§ 7034. Vice Chief of Staff

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1956

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 162, § 3035 · 70A Stat. 162

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7034

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 162, § 3035

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 162, § 3035

2. 1958

   Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958

   Pub. L. 85–599 § 6(a) · 72 Stat. 514

   Added · 10 U.S.C. § 7034(c)

   Pub. L. 85–599 added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85–599 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 3035 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 70A Stat. 162. by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (c) to read as follows: “(c) The Vice Chief of Staff has such authority and duties with Vice Chief of Staff. respect to the Department of the Army as the Chief of Staff, with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, may delegate to or prescribe for him. Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Staff in performing such duties have the same effect as those issued by the Chief of Staff.”

3. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 § 502(d) · 100 Stat. 992

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7034

   Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d), renumbered section 3035 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d), renumbered section 3035 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Vice Chief of Staff.— Section 8085 is redesignated as section 3034 and is amended— (1) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(a) There is a Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the general officers of the Army. “(b) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating his permanent grade.”; (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) When there is a vacancy in the office of Chief of Staff or during the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff— “(1) the Vice Chief of Staff shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or “(2) if there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise, the most senior officer of the Army in the Army Staff who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in performance of duty shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor to the Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is appointed or until the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff or Vice Chief of Staff ceases, whichever occurs first.”; and (3) by striking out the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “§ 3034. Vice Chief of Starr”.

4. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 § 502(d)(3) · 100 Stat. 992

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7034

   Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d)(3), substituted “Vice Chief of Staff” for “Vice Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and Assistant Chiefs of Staff: succession to duties of Chief of Staff” in section catchline

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d)(3), substituted “Vice Chief of Staff” for “Vice Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and Assistant Chiefs of Staff: succession to duties of Chief of Staff” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) by striking out the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “§ 3034. Vice Chief of Starr”.

5. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 § 502(d)(1) · 100 Stat. 992

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 7034(a); 10 U.S.C. § 7034(b)

   Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d)(1), amended subsecs. (a) and (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsecs. (a) and (b) read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d)(1), amended subsecs. (a) and (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsecs. (a) and (b) read as follows:

   “(a) The Vice Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and the Assistant Chiefs of Staff shall be general officers detailed to those positions. “(b) If the Chief of Staff is absent or disabled or if that office is vacant, the officer who is highest on the following list and who is not absent or disabled shall, unless otherwise directed by the President, perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases: “(1) The Vice Chief of Staff. “(2) The Deputy Chiefs of Staff in order of seniority.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(a) There is a Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the general officers of the Army. “(b) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating his permanent grade.”;

6. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 § 502(d)(2) · 100 Stat. 992

   Added · 10 U.S.C. § 7034(d)

   Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d)(2), added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–433, § 502(d)(2), added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) When there is a vacancy in the office of Chief of Staff or during the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff— “(1) the Vice Chief of Staff shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or “(2) if there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise, the most senior officer of the Army in the Army Staff who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in performance of duty shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor to the Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is appointed or until the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff or Vice Chief of Staff ceases, whichever occurs first.”; and

7. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 808(a) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7034

   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3034 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3034 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Subtitle B, Part I, Section Numbers.— Each section in part I of subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 4,000.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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