Historical and Revision Notes | ||
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
5502 | R.S. 1603. | |
July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 715 (1st par.). | ||
34 U.S.C. 623span(a) (as applicable to grade of lieutenant general). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 415(a) (as applicable to grade of lieutenant general), 61 Stat. 876. | |
34 U.S.C. 622 (as applicable to grade of general). | Jan. 20, 1942, ch. 10, § 1, 56 Stat. 10; Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 429 (as applicable to grade of general), 61 Stat. 880. | |
R.S. 1603 provides that officers of the Marine Corps shall be on the same footing as officers of similar grades in the Army. Recognition is made of the grades existing in the Army for the purpose of listing the grades authorized for the Marine Corps.
The provisions of the Act of July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 715 (1st par.), pertaining to the appointment of a major general in addition to the Major General Commandant and a temporary major general were superseded by the Act of May 29, 1934, ch. 367, § 2, 48 Stat. 812, which in turn was repealed by § 436(e) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, 61 Stat. 882.
2018—Puspan. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5502 of this title as this section.
1991—Puspan. L. 102–190 substituted “W–5” for “W–4” in section catchline and text.
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.
Amendment by Puspan. L. 102–190 effective Fespan. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Puspan. L. 102–190, set out as a note under section 521 of this title.