10 U.S. Code § 9064 - Air Force nurses: Chief; appointment

2019—Pub. L. 116–92, § 952(b)(1), renumbered section 9069 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 1731(a)(61), substituted “is” for “are”. Amendment was directed to section 9069 of this title and was executed before amendment by section 952(b)(1) of Pub. L. 116–92, see above, pursuant to section 1731(f) of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a Coordination of Certain Sections of an Act With Other Provisions of That Act note under section 101 of this title.

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8069 of this title as section 9069 of this title.

2016—Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(nn)(2), amended section catchline generally, substituting “Air Force nurses: Chief; appointment” for “Air Force nurses: Chief and assistant chief; appointment; grade”.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(nn)(1)(A), substituted “Position of Chief” for “Positions of Chief and Assistant Chief” in heading and struck out “and assistant chief” after “There are a Chief” in text.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(nn)(1)(B), struck out second sentence which read as follows: “An appointee who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of major general.”

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(nn)(1)(C), struck out subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “The Surgeon General shall appoint the assistant chief from the officers of the Regular Air Force designated as Air Force nurses whose regular grade is above lieutenant colonel.”

2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “major general” for “brigadier general” in second sentence.

1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–261 struck out “, but not for more than three years, and may not be reappointed to the same position” after “pleasure of the Secretary”.

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.