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10 U.S.C. 9035: Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of StaffText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 905-THE AIR STAFF
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§9035. Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff

(a)  The Deputy Chiefs of Staff and the Assistant Chiefs of Staff shall be general officers detailed to those positions.

(b)  The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe the number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff, for a total of not more than eight positions.

(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 522(e) , Oct. 1, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1062 , § 8035; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 902(c) , Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 273 ; renumbered § 9035, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(c) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1833 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8035 of this title as this section.

2008⁠—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–181 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff shall be prescribed by the Secretary, except that⁠—

“(1) there may not be more than five Deputy Chiefs of Staff; and

“(2) there may not be more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

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.