§ 9031. The Air Staff: function; composition

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. 490, § 8031 · 70A Stat. 490

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9031

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 490, § 8031

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 490, § 8031

2. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–718 § 45 · 80 Stat. 1113

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9031(c)

   Pub. L. 89–718 changed the reporting requirement from quarterly to annually

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–718 changed the reporting requirement from quarterly to annually.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 45. The last sentence of section 8031 (c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “quarterly” and inserting in place 70A Stat. 490; 79 Stat. 1312. thereof “annually”.

3. 1975

   Pub. L. 93–608 § 1(5) · 88 Stat. 1967

   Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 9031(c)

   Pub. L. 93–608 struck out requirement of annual report to Congress on the number of officers in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force and the justification therefor

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–608 struck out requirement of annual report to Congress on the number of officers in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force and the justification therefor.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the expenditure Repeal. of funds through grants for support of scientific research, and for other purposes”, approved September 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 1793; 42 U.S.C. 1893), is repealed, thereby eliminating the annual report under such Act to the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress concerning grants for basic scientific research.

4. 1984

   Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985

   Pub. L. 98–525 title V § 515 · 98 Stat. 2492

   Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 9031(d)

   Pub. L. 98–525 struck out subsec. (d) which had provided that no commissioned officer who was assigned or detailed to duty in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force could serve for a tour of duty of more than four years, but that the Secretary could extend such a tour of duty if he made a special finding that the extension was necessary in the public interest, that no officer could be assigned or detailed to duty in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force within two years after relief from that duty, except upon a special finding by the Secretary that the assignment or detail was necessary in the public interest, and that the subsection did not apply in time of war, or of national emergency declared by Congress

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–525 struck out subsec. (d) which had provided that no commissioned officer who was assigned or detailed to duty in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force could serve for a tour of duty of more than four years, but that the Secretary could extend such a tour of duty if he made a special finding that the extension was necessary in the public interest, that no officer could be assigned or detailed to duty in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force within two years after relief from that duty, except upon a special finding by the Secretary that the assignment or detail was necessary in the public interest, and that the subsection did not apply in time of war, or of national emergency declared by Congress.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 515. repeal of four-year limitation on period an officer may be assigned to the army staff or the air staff Effective on October 1, 1984, sections 3031(d) and 8031(d) of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.

5. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 title V § 522(a) · 100 Stat. 992

   1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 9031

      Pub. L. 99–433 amended section generally

   2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 9031

      Pub. L. 99–433 substituting “The Air Staff: function; composition” for “Composition: assignment and detail of members of Air Force and civilians” in section catchline

   3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 9031

      Pub. L. 99–433 substituting in text provisions relating to establishment and composition of the Air Staff and authorizing the Secretary to prescribe the organization, duties, and titles of the Air Staff for provisions relating to establishment and composition of the Air Staff, authorizing the Secretary to prescribe the organization, duties, and titles of the Air Staff, and limiting the number of officers who may be assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–433 amended section generally, substituting “The Air Staff: function; composition” for “Composition: assignment and detail of members of Air Force and civilians” in section catchline and substituting in text provisions relating to establishment and composition of the Air Staff and authorizing the Secretary to prescribe the organization, duties, and titles of the Air Staff for provisions relating to establishment and composition of the Air Staff, authorizing the Secretary to prescribe the organization, duties, and titles of the Air Staff, and limiting the number of officers who may be assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Composition of the Air Staff.— Section 8031 is amended to read as follows: “§ 8031. The Air Staff: function; composition “(a) There is in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force an Air Staff. The function of the Air Staff is to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out his responsibilities. “(b) The AirStaff is composed of the following: “(1) The Chief of Staff. “(2) The Vice Chief of Staff. “(3) The Deputy Chiefs of Staff. “(4) The Assistant Chiefs of Staff. “(5) The Surgeon General of the Air Force. “(6) The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. “(7) The Chief of the Air Force Reserve. “(8) Other members of the Air Force assigned or detailed to the Air Staff. “(9) Civilian employees in the Department of the Air Force assigned or detailed to the Air Staff. “(c) Except as otherwise specifically prescribed by law, the Air Staff shall be organized in such manner, and its members shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary may prescribe.”.

6. 2018

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

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 806(c) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9031

   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8031 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8031 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Subtitle D, Part I, Section Numbers.— Each 10 USC prec. 9511, prec. 9531, prec. 9561, prec. 9591, prec. 9621, prec. 9651, prec. 9681, prec. 9711, prec. 9741, prec. 9771, prec. 9801, prec. 9831. section in part I of such subtitle is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 1,000.

   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.

7. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 923(b)(5) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 9031(b)(8)

   Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “of the Air Force”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “of the Air Force”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (5) The air staff: function; composition.— Section 9031(b)(8) of such title is amended by inserting “or the Space Force” after “of the Air Force”.

8 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial