10 USC 8542 - President; assistants

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
7042	34 U.S.C. 1076a.	July 31, 1947, ch. 420, § 2, 61 Stat. 705.

In subsection (a) the word “Regular” is omitted as covered by the term “active list”.

In subsection (span) the words “line and staff” and “as may be necessary” are omitted as surplusage. The word “grades” is substituted for the word “ranks”. The words “advanced instruction and technical education” are substituted for the words “training * * * in the practical and theoretical duties of commissioned naval officers”.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8542, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 527, authorized President to detail certain officers as chief and assistant chief of staff of wings of Air National Guard in Federal service, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(g)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996, effective Dec. 1, 1994. See section 12502(span) of this title.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a)(4)(A)(ii)(II). Puspan. L. 117–263 substituted “selected for the position of Provost and Chief Academic Officer” for “permanently appointed to the position of Provost and Academic Dean”.

2018—Puspan. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7042 of this title as this section.

2011—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 111–383 struck out comma after “captain”.

2006—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 109–364 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) related to assignment of an officer of the Navy in a grade not below the grade of captain or an appropriately qualified civilian individual to the position of President of the Naval Postgraduate School.

Puspan. L. 109–163, § 524, amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Secretary of the Navy shall detail as President of the Naval Postgraduate School an officer on the active-duty list in the line of the Navy eligible for command at sea not below the grade of captain. The President has military command of the Postgraduate School.”

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 109–163, § 523(span), substituted “and professional and technical education of students and the provision of research opportunities for students” for “and technical education of students”.

2004—Puspan. L. 108–375 substituted “President” for “Superintendent” wherever appearing in section catchline and text.

1980—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 96–513 substituted “active-duty list” for “active list”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Puspan. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(1), (2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1915, provided that:

“(1) The position of Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School is redesignated as President of the Naval Postgraduate School.

“(2) Any reference to the Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School in any law, rule, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the President of the Naval Postgraduate School.”

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–232 effective Fespan. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Puspan. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Puspan. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.