§5045. Deputy Commandants
There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, not more than six Deputy Commandants, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps.
(Added
Pub. L. 99–433, title V, §513(b), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1054
; amended
Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title IX, §902(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654
, 1654A-224;
Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IX, §934, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2626
.)
Amendments
2002-Pub. L. 107–314 substituted "six" for "five".
2000-Pub. L. 106–398 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, a Chief of Staff, not more than five Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps."