Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 925 — Rank and Command
§ 9231. Command: chaplains
Statutory text
An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command.
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. 531, § 8581 · 70A Stat. 531
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9231
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531, § 8581
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531, § 8581John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 806(b)(7) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9231
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8581 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8581 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) Chapter 845.— Sections 8572, 8575, 8579, 8581, and 8583 are redesignated as sections 9222, 9225, 9229, 9231, and 9233, respectively.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.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 8581 | 10:235. | R.S. 1122. |
The words “and shall be on the same footing with other officers of the Army, as to tenure of office, retirement, and pensions” are omitted as obsolete, since there is no distinction between the status of a chaplain as an officer and the status of other officers of the Air Force.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8581 of this title as this section.
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
1956–2018 · 2 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531, § 8581
- 2018renumbered § 9231, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(7), , 132 Stat. 1832.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531, § 8581; renumbered § 9231, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(7), , 132 Stat. 1832.)