Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part I · Chapter 707 — The Army
§ 7067. Army Medical Department
Statutory text
There is an Army Medical Department in the Army. The Army Medical Department consists of—
the Surgeon General;
the Assistant Surgeons General;
the Medical Corps;
the Dental Corps;
the Veterinary Corps;
the Medical Service Corps;
the Army Nurse Corps; and
the Army Medical Specialist Corps.
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.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 168, § 3067 · 70A Stat. 168
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7067
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 168, § 3067
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 168, § 3067Pub. L. 85–861 § 1(60) · 72 Stat. 1437
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7067
Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “Army Medical Specialist Corps” for “Women’s Medical Specialist Corps” in cl. (8)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “Army Medical Specialist Corps” for “Women’s Medical Specialist Corps” in cl. (8).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 101 is amended by inserting the following new clause after clause (24): “(25) ‘Active status’ means the status of a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.”Pub. L. 90–329 · 82 Stat. 170
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7067
Pub. L. 90–329 substituted “Army Medical Department” for “Army Medical Service”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 90–329 substituted “Army Medical Department” for “Army Medical Service”.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. § 7067
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3067 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3067 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.
2 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1956 Act | ||
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 3067 | 10:81–1 (less last sentence). | June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 307 (less last sentence), 64 Stat. 270. |
The words “authorized by sections 21f and 21h, respectively, of this title” are omitted as surplusage. 10:81–1 (2d sentence) is omitted as covered by section 3064 of this title.
historicalAndRevision
| 1958 Act | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 3067(8) | 10 App.:81–1. | Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 654, § 3(a), 69 Stat. 579. |
Editorial Notes
Amendments1958–2018 · 3 rounds
2018
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3067 of this title as this section.
1968
Pub. L. 90–329 substituted “Army Medical Department” for “Army Medical Service”.
1958
Pub. L. 85–861 substituted “Army Medical Specialist Corps” for “Women’s Medical Specialist Corps” in cl. (8).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , 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.
Augmentation of Army Medical Department by Detailing Reserve Officers of Public Health Service
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 755(a), (b)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–197, provided that:
“(a) Authority.—
The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Health and Human Services may jointly conduct a program to augment the Army Medical Department by exercising any authorities provided to those officials in law for the detailing of reserve commissioned officers of the Public Health Service not in an active status to the Army Medical Department for that purpose.
“(b) Agreement.—
The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into an agreement governing any program conducted under subsection (a).”
Credits
1956–2018 · 4 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 168, § 3067
- 1958Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(60), , 72 Stat. 1462
- 1968Pub. L. 90–329, , 82 Stat. 170
- 2018renumbered § 7067, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 168, § 3067; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(60), , 72 Stat. 1462; Pub. L. 90–329, , 82 Stat. 170; renumbered § 7067, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.)