10 U.S.C. 741: Rank: commissioned officers of the armed forces

2023

• Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "Marine Corps, and Space Force" for "and Marine Corps" in table. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)

2021

• Pub. L. 116–283, §924(b)(1)(G), substituted "Marine Corps, and Space Force" for "and Marine Corps" in two places. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 116–283, §924(b)(3)(M), substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps" wherever appearing. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 116–283, §924(b)(1)(G), substituted "Marine Corps, and Space Force" for "and Marine Corps" wherever appearing. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)

2001

• Pub. L. 107–107 added par. (4). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (d)

1996

• Pub. L. 104–106 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 103–337, §1626(1). See 1994 Amendment note below. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)

1994

• Pub. L. 103–337, §1626(3), inserted at end "The authority to change the date of rank of a reserve officer who is placed on the active-duty list to a later date does not apply in the case of an officer who (A) has served continuously in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve since… · (d)
• Pub. L. 103–337, §1626(2), inserted "or reserve active-status list" after "he is placed on the active-duty list". · (d)
• Pub. L. 103–337, §1626(1), as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, inserted "or who is transferred from an inactive status to an active status and placed on the active-duty list or the reserve active-status list may, effective on the date on which he is placed on the active-duty list" after "warrant officer… · (d)

1991

• Pub. L. 102–190 substituted "chief warrant officer, W–⁠5," for "warrant officer (W–4)". · (d)

1985

• Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "Rear admiral (lower half)" for "Commodore" in table. · (a)

1984

• Pub. L. 98–557 struck out "(Navy) and Rear admiral (upper half) (Coast Guard)" after "Rear admiral" and "(Navy) and Rear admiral (lower half) (Coast Guard)" after "Commodore" in table. · (a)

1982

• Pub. L. 97–295 substituted "the" for "the the" after "uniformly among". · (c)

1981

• Pub. L. 97–22, §4(h)(4), substituted "armed forces" for "Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps" in section catchline.
• Pub. L. 97–86 substituted "Commodore" for "Commodore admiral" in right column of table opposite Brigadier general. · (a)
• Pub. L. 97–22, §4(h)(1), inserted reference to the Coast Guard in column heading and inserted references to Rear admiral (upper half) (Coast Guard) and Rear admiral (lower half) (Coast Guard). · (a)
• Pub. L. 97–22, §4(h)(2), inserted "of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps" after "Rank among officers". · (c)
• Pub. L. 97–22, §4(h)(3)(A), inserted "of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps" after "officer" in two places. · (d)
• Pub. L. 97–22, §4(h)(3)(B), inserted "of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps" after "(other than a warrant officer)". · (d)

1980

• Pub. L. 96–513 completely revised section to restructure and redefine various ranks of commissioned officers of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy and relationships of officers in those ranks among themselves.