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10 USC 3068: Medical Service Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
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§3068. Medical Service Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs

There is a Medical Service Corps in the Army. The Medical Service Corps consists of-

(1) the Chief of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Army from among the officers of the Medical Service Corps whose regular grade is above captain;

(2) the assistant chiefs of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be designated by the Surgeon General from officers in that Corps and who shall be his consultants on activities relating to their sections;

(3) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed therein;

(4) other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army; and

(5) the following sections-

(A) the Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration Section;

(B) the Medical Allied Sciences Section;

(C) the Sanitary Engineering Section;

(D) the Optometry Section; and

(E) other sections considered necessary by the Secretary of the Army.

(Added Pub. L. 89–603, §1(1), Sept. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 846 , and amended Pub. L. 97–295, §1(37), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1296 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3068(a)

3068(b)

3068(c)

 10:81–1 (last sentence, less 5th through 14th words).

10:156a (less 2d sentence).

10:156b.

10:156d.

 June 28, 1950, ch. 383, §307 (last sentence, less 5th through 14th words), 64 Stat. 270 .

Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 459, §§101 (less 2d sentence), 102(a), (b), 61 Stat. 734 , 735; Mar. 23, 1954, ch. 103, 68 Stat. 30 .

In subsection (a), 10:156a (1st 20 words) is omitted as superseded by section 3067 of this title, which establishes the Medical Service Corps in the Army Medical Service. 10:156a (last 16 words of 1st sentence) is omitted as superseded by section 3012(e) of this title, which authorizes the Secretary of the Army to prescribe the duties of members of the Army. 10:81–1 (last sentence, less 5th through 14th words) is omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (b), the words "of the Regular Army in that corps whose regular grade is above captain" are substituted for the words "commissioned in the Medical Service Corps, Regular Army, in the permanent grade of major or above". The words "If he holds a lower regular grade" are substituted for the words "if commissioned in permanent grade below colonel". The words "is entitled" are substituted for the words "shall * * * have". The words "ranks above" are substituted for the words "shall be superior in rank".

In subsection (c), the words "is the Surgeon General's consultant" are substituted for the words "who shall be consultants to him".

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3068, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 168 ; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–649, §6(a)(1), 76 Stat. 494 , contained substantially the same provisions as the present section but placed the upper limit for the rank of officers of the Medical Service Corps at colonel, prior to Pub. L. 89–603.

Amendments

1982-Par. (5). Pub. L. 97–295 redesignated cls. (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subpars. (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively.

Cross References

Chiefs of branches generally, see section 3036 of this title.

Deputy and assistant chiefs of branches, see section 3039 of this title.