§ 7070. Army Medical Specialist Corps: organization; Chief

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(a)The Army Medical Specialist Corps consists of the Chief of that corps, other officers in grades prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, and the following sections:

(1)The Dietitian Section.

(2)The Physical Therapist Section.

(3)The Occupational Therapist Section.

(4)The Physician Assistant Section.

(5)The Chiropractic Section.

(b)The Secretary of the Army shall appoint the Chief from the officers of the Regular Army in that corps whose regular grade is above captain and who are recommended by the Surgeon General. The Chief serves during the pleasure of the Secretary, but not for more than four years, and may not be reappointed.

(c)Chiropractors who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army may be appointed as commissioned officers in the Chiropractic Section of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 169, § 3070; Pub. L. 85–155, title I, § 101(2), Aug. 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(b)(2), (3), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 89–609, § 1(2), (3), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 852; Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(8)(B), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 374; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 551(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1370; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 505(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2404; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(p)(1), (2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2103; renumbered § 7070, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)

In subsection (a), 10:166a(a) (1st 20 words of 1st sentence) is omitted as superseded by section 3067 of this title, which establishes the Women’s Medical Specialist Corps in the Army Medical Service. 10:166a(a) (last 16 words of 1st sentence) is omitted as superseded by section 3012(e) of this title, which authorizes the Secretary of the Army to prescribe the duties of members of the Army.

In subsection (b), the words “officers of the Regular Army in that corps” are substituted for the words “officers permanently commissioned in such Women’s Medical Specialist Corps”. The words “vacating her regular grade” are substituted for the words “vacation of her permanent grade”.

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