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10 U.S.C. 7073: ChaplainsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 707-THE ARMY
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§7073. Chaplains

(a)  There are chaplains in the Army. The Chaplains include⁠—

(1)  the Chief of Chaplains;

(2)  commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed as chaplains; and

(3)  other officers of the Army appointed as chaplains in the Army.

(b)  The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the grade of major general.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 170 , § 3073; renumbered § 7073 and amended Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title V, § 510(a) , title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1751 , 1838.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

3073

10:231a.

June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 309, 64 Stat. 270.

The words “authorized by section 21f of this title”, “as now or hereafter provided by law”, and “and commissioned * * * or in any component thereof” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115-232, § 808(a), renumbered section 3073 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 115-232, § 510(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

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.