Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part I · Chapter 707 — The Army
§ 7068. Medical Service Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs
Statutory text
There is a Medical Service Corps in the Army. The Medical Service Corps consists of—
the Chief of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Army from among the officers of the Medical Service Corps whose regular grade is above captain;
the assistant chiefs of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be designated by the Surgeon General from officers in that Corps and who shall be his consultants on activities relating to their sections;
commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed therein;
other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army; and
the following sections—
the Administrative Health Services Section;
the Medical Allied Sciences Section;
the Preventive Medicine Sciences Section;
the Clinical Health Sciences Section; and
other sections considered necessary by the Secretary of the Army.
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.
Pub. L. 89–603 § 1(1) · 80 Stat. 846
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7068
Added Pub. L. 89–603, § 1(1), Sept. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 846, § 3068
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 89–603, § 1(1), Sept. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 846, § 3068Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) By striking out section 3068 and inserting the following new section in place thereof: “§ 3068. Medical Service Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs “There is a Medical Service Corps in the Army. The Medical Service Corps consists of— “(1) the Chief of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Army from among the officers of the Medical Service Corps whose regular grade is above captain; “(2) the assistant chiefs of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be designated by the Surgeon General from officers in that Corps and who shall be his consultants on activities relating to their sections; “(3) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed therein; “(4) other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army; and “(5) the following sections— “(a) the Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration Section; “(b) the Medical Allied Sciences Section; “(c) the Sanitary Engineering Section; “(d) the Optometry Section; and “(e) other sections considered necessary by the Secretary of the Army.”Pub. L. 97–295 § 1(37) · 96 Stat. 1287
Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 7068(5)
Pub. L. 97–295 redesignated cls. (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subpars. (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5). Pub. L. 97–295 redesignated cls. (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subpars. (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(37) Section 3068(5) is amended by striking out “(a)”, “(b)”, “(c)”, “(d)”, and “(e)” and substituting “(A)”, “(B)”, “(C)”, “(D)”, and “(E)”, respectively.Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Pub. L. 111–383 § 594(1) · 124 Stat. 4137
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7068(5)(A)
Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(1), substituted “Administrative Health Services” for “Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5)(A). Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(1), substituted “Administrative Health Services” for “Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration” and inserting “Administrative Health Services”;Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Pub. L. 111–383 § 594(2) · 124 Stat. 4137
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7068(5)(C)
Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(2), substituted “Preventive Medicine Sciences” for “Sanitary Engineering”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5)(C). Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(2), substituted “Preventive Medicine Sciences” for “Sanitary Engineering”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking “Sanitary Engineering” and inserting “Preventive Medicine Sciences”; andIke Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Pub. L. 111–383 § 594(3) · 124 Stat. 4137
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 7068(5)(D)
Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(3), substituted “Clinical Health Sciences” for “Optometry”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5)(D). Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(3), substituted “Clinical Health Sciences” for “Optometry”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking “Optometry” and inserting “Clinical Health Sciences”.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. § 7068
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3068 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3068 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.
6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 3068(a) | 10:81–1 (last sentence, less 5th through 14th words).10:156a (less 2d sentence). | June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 307 (last sentence, less 5th through 14th words), 64 Stat. 270. |
| 3068(b)3068(c) | 10:156b.10:156d. | Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 459, §§ 101 (less 2d sentence), 102(a), (b), 61 Stat. 734, 735; Mar. 23, 1954, ch. 103, 68 Stat. 30. |
In subsection (a), 10:156a (1st 20 words) is omitted as superseded by section 3067 of this title, which establishes the Medical Service Corps in the Army Medical Service. 10:156a (last 16 words of 1st sentence) is omitted as superseded by section 3012(e) of this title, which authorizes the Secretary of the Army to prescribe the duties of members of the Army. 10:81–1 (last sentence, less 5th through 14th words) is omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (b), the words “of the Regular Army in that corps whose regular grade is above captain” are substituted for the words “commissioned in the Medical Service Corps, Regular Army, in the permanent grade of major or above”. The words “If he holds a lower regular grade” are substituted for the words “if commissioned in permanent grade below colonel”. The words “is entitled” are substituted for the words “shall * * * have”. The words “ranks above” are substituted for the words “shall be superior in rank”.
In subsection (c), the words “is the Surgeon General’s consultant” are substituted for the words “who shall be consultants to him”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1982–2018 · 3 rounds
2018
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3068 of this title as this section.
2011
Par. (5)(A). Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(1), substituted “Administrative Health Services” for “Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration”.
Par. (5)(C). Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(2), substituted “Preventive Medicine Sciences” for “Sanitary Engineering”.
Par. (5)(D). Pub. L. 111–383, § 594(3), substituted “Clinical Health Sciences” for “Optometry”.
1982
Par. (5). Pub. L. 97–295 redesignated cls. (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subpars. (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively.
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.
Credits
1966–2018 · 4 acts
- 1966Added Pub. L. 89–603, § 1(1), , 80 Stat. 846, § 3068
- 1982amended Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(37), , 96 Stat. 1296
- 2011Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 594, , 124 Stat. 4234
- 2018renumbered § 7068, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.
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(Added Pub. L. 89–603, § 1(1), , 80 Stat. 846, § 3068; amended Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(37), , 96 Stat. 1296; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 594, , 124 Stat. 4234; renumbered § 7068, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.)