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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE · SUBCHAPTER I— ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · § 205

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§ 205. Appointment and tenure of office of Surgeon General; reversion in rank

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The Surgeon General shall be appointed from the Regular Corps for a four-year term by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Surgeon General shall be appointed from individuals who

(1)are members of the Regular Corps, and

(2)have specialized training or significant experience in public health programs. Upon the expiration of such term the Surgeon General, unless reappointed, shall revert to the grade and number in the Regular Corps or Ready Reserve Corps that he would have occupied had he not served as Surgeon General.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, § 204, 58 Stat. 684; Pub. L. 97–25, title III, § 303(a), July 27, 1981, 95 Stat. 145; Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, § 2765(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 932; Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3214(e)(1), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 373.)

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Sec. 3214
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE MODERNIZATION

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July 1, 1944, ch. 373
58 Stat. 684
Pub. L. 97–25, title III, § 303(a)
95 Stat. 145
Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, § 2765(b)
95 Stat. 932
134 Stat. 373
Pub. L. 97–35
Pub. L. 97–25
section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88
80 Stat. 1610

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§ 205

Appointment and tenure of office of Surgeon General; reversion in rank

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Pub. L.Public Law 116-136

ActJuly 1, 1944, ch. 373

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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–25, title III, § 303(a)

Stat.95 Stat. 145

Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, § 2765(b)

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