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10 U.S.C. 9110: Regular Air Force: strength in grade; general officers

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-861. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8210 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–190 substituted "section 526" for "section 8202(a)". · (a)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–513 substituted "active-duty list" for "active list" wherever appearing. · (a), (c)

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–861 inserted "Subject to section 8202(a) of this title," before "the", and struck out provisions which excluded the number of commissioned officers on the active list authorized by former subsec. (b) of this section and medical service officers. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 85–861 redesignated subsec. (d) as (b), and struck out former subsec. (b) which prescribed the authorized strength of general officers as medical, dental, and veterinary officers, and as chaplains. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 85–861 redesignated subsec. (e) as (c), and struck out former subsec. (c) which prescribed the maximum number of general officers for the active list of the Regular Air Force. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 85–861 redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (b) and (c), respectively. · (d), (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.