There is a career field in the Army known as the Public Affairs Specialty. Members of the Army with the Public Affairs Specialty are—(1) the Chief of Public Affairs;
(2) commissioned officers of the Army in the grade of major or above who are selected and specifically educated, trained, and experienced to perform as professional public affairs officers for the remainder of their careers; and
(3) other members of the Army assigned to public affairs positions by the Secretary of the Army.
(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 596(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1765, § 3083; renumbered § 7083, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 7083 was renumbered section 8583 of this title.
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3083 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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