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10 U.S.C. 8046: Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-661. Changed by 7 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 10847 Military Justice Leadership and Independence Act · introduced · would change (a)
- H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (a)
How it got here
2018
- Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5046 of this title as this section. Law text
2017
- Pub. L. 115–91 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). Law text · (b)
2016
- Pub. L. 114–328 struck out last sentence which read as follows: "If the officer to be appointed as the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps holds a grade lower than the grade of major general immediately before the appointment, the officer shall be appointed in th… Law text · (a)
2013
- Pub. L. 112–239, §531(a), substituted "appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," for "detailed" and "If the officer to be appointed as the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps holds a grade lower than the grade of major general… Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 112–239, §531(b), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). Law text · (c), (d)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–417 substituted "The Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, while so serving, has the grade of major general." for "If an officer appointed as the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps holds a lower regular grade, the officer shall … Law text · (a)
2004
- Pub. L. 108–375 added subsec. (c). Law text · (c)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–337, §504(b)(4)(A), added second sentence and struck out former second sentence which read as follows: "While so serving, a judge advocate who holds a grade lower than brigadier general shall hold the grade of brigadier general if appointed to that grade by the President, b… · (a)
- Pub. L. 103–337, §504(b)(4)(B), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "An officer retiring from the position of Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, after serving at least three years in that position, shall be retired in the … · (b)
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