Under regulations prescribed by the President, a warrant officer may be assigned to perform duties that necessarily include those normally performed by a commissioned officer.
10 U.S.C. § 7218
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
3548 | 10:593 (1st sentence). | Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, §4 (1st sentence), 55 Stat. 653. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 7218, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 445; Pub. L. 89-718, §8(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117, repealed by Pub. L. 97-295, §6(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1314, authorized Secretary of Navy to give special recognition to members of naval service for excellence, special service and good conduct in naval service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89-529, §1(3), Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 339; Pub. L. 97-295, §1(46), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1298. Prior sections 7219 to 7221 were renumbered sections 8619 to 8621 of this title, respectively.
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 3548 of this title as this section.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment 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.
- commissioned officer
- The term "commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer.
- warrant officer
- The term "warrant officer" means a person who holds a commission or warrant in a warrant officer grade.