Commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force may be detailed for duty with the American National Red Cross, by the Secretary of the military department concerned, as follows:(1) for duty with the Service to the Armed Forces Division—(A) one or more officers of the Army Medical Department;
(B) one or more officers of the Medical Department of the Navy; and
(C) one or more officers selected from among medical officers, dental officers, veterinary officers, medical service officers, nurses, and medical specialists of the Air Force; and
(2) to be in charge of the first-aid department—(A) an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army;
(B) an officer of the Medical Corps of the Navy; or
(C) a medical officer of the Air Force.
(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 4(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 759; amended Pub. L. 90–329, June 4, 1968, 82 Stat. 170; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(21), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2921.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments1980—Pub. L. 96–513 struck out “(a)” before “Commissioned”.
1968—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 90–329 substituted “Army Medical Department” for “Army Medical Service”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.