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10 U.S.C. § 7222

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Rank: commissioned officers serving under temporary appointments
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Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STB/PTII/CH725
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The President may, in accordance with the needs of the Army, adjust dates of rank of commissioned officers of the Army serving in temporary grades. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 204, § 3572; renumbered § 7222, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 357210:506d(c) (last sentence).Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 515(c) (last sentence), 61 Stat. 907. The word “commissioned” is inserted for clarity, since the source statute related only to commissioned officers. The words “in his discretion, from time to time” are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsPrior sections 7222 to 7224 were renumbered sections 8622 to 8624 of this title, respectively. Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3572 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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