Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3070 of this title as this section.
2016—Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(p)(2), amended section catchline generally, substituting “Army Medical Specialist Corps: organization; Chief” for “Army Medical Specialist Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs”.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(p)(1)(A), struck out “and assistant chiefs” after “consists of the Chief” in introductory provisions.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(p)(1)(B), (C), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “The Surgeon General shall appoint up to five assistant chiefs from officers of the Regular Army in that corps whose regular grade is above captain. Each assistant chief is the chief of a section of that corps. An assistant chief serves during the pleasure of the Surgeon General, but not for more than four years, and may not be reappointed to the same position.”
1992—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 102–484, § 505(a)(1), added par. (5).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–484, § 505(a)(2), substituted “up to five assistant chiefs” for “four assistant chiefs”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–484, § 505(a)(3), added subsec. (d).
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–190, § 551(a)(1), (2), substituted “sections:” for “sections—”, substituted “The” for “the” and a period for the concluding semicolon in par. (1), substituted “The” for “the” and a period for “; and” in par. (2), substituted “The” for “the” in par. (3), and added par. (4).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–190, § 551(a)(3), substituted “four assistant chiefs” for “three assistant chiefs” in first sentence.
1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–130 removed limitation restricting membership in the Corps to officers in grades of second lieutenant through colonel and inserted provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Army to prescribe the grades of officers comprising the Corps.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–130 struck out provision entitling the Chief to the temporary grade of colonel while serving, ranking above all other colonels in the Corps.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90–130 struck out provisions entitling each assistant chief to the temporary grade of lieutenant colonel while so serving, ranking above all other lieutenant colonels in the section.
1966—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–609, § 1(2), combined second and third sentences, substituting “, and” for period at end of second sentence and introductory word “She” to third sentence, and substituted “the regular grade held, the Chief” for “her regular grade, she” in fourth sentence.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–609, § 1(3), combined second and third sentences, substituting “, and” for period at end of second sentence and introductory word “She” to third sentence, substituted “An assistant chief” for “She” in fourth sentence, and in fifth sentence substituted “the regular grade held” and “in the section” for “her regular grade” and “in her section”, respectively, and struck out “and the pay and allowances” before “of a lieutenant colonel”.
1962—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(b)(2), struck out provisions which authorized the pay and allowances of a colonel for Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(b)(3), struck out provisions which authorized the pay and allowances of a lieutenant colonel for each assistant chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.
1957—Pub. L. 85–155 substituted “Army Medical Specialist Corps” for “Women’s Medical Specialist Corps” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–155 substituted “Army Medical Specialist Corps” for “Women’s Medical Specialist Corps” and “colonel” for “major”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–155 struck out provisions which related to assistant chiefs which are now covered by subsec. (c) of this section, substituted “Army Medical Specialist Corps” for “Women’s Medical Specialist Corps”, required the chief to be above the regular grade of captain, prohibited service for more than four years and reappointment, and provided that the chief shall rank above all other colonels in the corps.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85–155 added subsec. (c). Former provisions which related to assistant chiefs were contained in subsec. (b) of this section.
