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10 U.S.C. 9218: Duties: warrant officers; limitationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 923-SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES
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§9218. Duties: warrant officers; limitations

Under regulations prescribed by the President, a warrant officer may be assigned to perform duties that necessarily include those normally performed by a commissioned officer.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 528 , § 8548; renumbered § 9218, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(6) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1832 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8548

10:593 (1st sentence).

Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 4 (1st sentence), 55 Stat. 653.

10:593 (1st sentence, less provisos) is omitted as superseded by section 8012(e) of this title. 10:593 (last proviso) is omitted as covered by section 936(a)(4) of this title (article 136(a)(4) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The words “may be assigned” are substituted for the words “shall be vested with power to”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8548 of this title as this section.

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.