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§ 5502 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES Page 1952 (1) Admiral. the Army make it impracticable to continue to relate (2) Vice admiral. Navy Department positions to former War Department (3) Rear admiral. positions. This treatment of 5 U.S.C. 441 does not, how- (4) Rear admiral (lower half). ever, completely cover the question of the rank, in re- (5) Captain. lation to other officers in the Navy and other services, of a captain or rear admiral of the lower half who by (6) Commander. virtue of his position becomes entitled to the rank, (7) Lieutenant commander. pay, and allowances of a rear admiral of the upper half. (8) Lieutenant. Under 34 U.S.C. 241a officers holding commissions in the (9) Lieutenant (junior grade). grade of rear admiral rank with major generals if enti- (10) Ensign. tled to the pay of the upper half and with brigadier gen- (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 314; Pub. L. erals if entitled to the pay of the lower half. Under 5 U.S.C. 441 bureau chiefs and the Judge Advocate Gen- 96–513, title III, § 301, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2887; eral rank with major generals regardless of the grade in Pub. L. 97–86, title IV, § 405(a), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 which they hold commissions and, therefore, also rank Stat. 1105; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 514(a)(1), Nov. all officers of the Navy who are ranked by major gen- 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 628; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title erals. This fact, obscured by the substitution of Navy XI, § 1131(8)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1506.) rank in the codification of 5 U.S.C. 441, is set out in subsection (c). HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES AMENDMENTS Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1991—Pub. L. 102–190 substituted ‘‘W–5’’ for ‘‘W–4’’ in section catchline and text. 5501(a) ..... 34 U.S.C. 1. R.S. 1362; Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 1985—Par. (4). Pub. L. 99–145 substituted ‘‘Rear admi- 97, § 1 (2d par. on p. 472, ral (lower half)’’ for ‘‘Commodore’’. as applicable to mas- ters and junior grade 1981—Par. (4). Pub. L. 97–86 substituted ‘‘Commodore’’ lieutenants), 22 Stat. for ‘‘Commodore admiral’’. 472; Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 struck out subsec. (a) designation 413, § 7 (1st sentence, less proviso), 30 Stat. from provisions formerly classified as such and, as so 1005. redesignated, inserted commodore admiral in the list- 34 U.S.C. 211d(a) (as ap- Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, ing of commissioned grades above the grade of chief plicable to grades of § 413(a) (as applicable admiral and vice admi- to grades of admiral warrant officer, W–4 and struck out former subsecs. (b) ral). and vice admiral), 61 and (c) which related to the grades of commodore and Stat. 875. rear admiral, respectively. 34 U.S.C. 10a (1st sen- Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 405 tence). (1st sentence), 61 Stat. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT 872. 5501(b) ..... 34 U.S.C. 350e (1st sen- July 24, 1941, ch. 320, § 6 Amendment by Pub. L. 102–190 effective Feb. 1, 1992, tence). (1st sentence), 55 Stat. 604; Apr. 9, 1943, ch. 38, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note § 1, 57 Stat. 59; Oct. 12, under section 521 of this title. 1949, ch. 681, § 531(b)(28), 63 Stat. 839. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97–86 effective Sept. 15, 1981, The Act of July 24, 1941, ch. 320, as amended (34 U.S.C. see section 405(f) of Pub. L. 97–86, set out as a note 350 et seq.), and § 413 of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 under section 101 of this title. (34 U.S.C. 211d) provide for the temporary appointment of officers to grades up to and including admiral. Staff EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT corps officers, women officers, and reserve officers are Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, not excluded from the operation of the provisions of the but the authority to prescribe regulations under the 1941 Act. Since authority exists for the appointment of amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective on Dec. 12, 1980, officers of any category in any grade in the Navy, the see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under existence of every grade in the several staff corps and section 101 of this title. in the Naval Reserve is recognized, and the restriction of these grades to the active list of the line is removed. TRANSITION PROVISIONS OF DEFENSE OFFICER The grade of Fleet Admiral is omitted inasmuch as PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ACT the law authorizing appointments in this grade was For transition provisions relating to the new com- limited. modore admiral grade established in the Navy, see sec- In subsection (a) the words ‘‘above the grade of chief tion 614 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under sec- warrant officer, W–4’’ are inserted for clarity. tion 611 of this title. Subsection (c) is added to make clear the fact that an officer serving in a position, such as chief of bureau, § 5502. Marine Corps: grades above chief warrant which entitles him to the rank, pay, and allowances of officer, W–5 a rear admiral of the upper half ranks rear admirals re- ceiving the pay and allowances of the lower half even The commissioned grades in the Marine Corps though he has not been appointed to the grade of rear above the grade of chief warrant officer, W–5, admiral or, if so appointed, is in the lower half. A state- are: ment of this fact is necessary to give full effect to 5 (1) General. U.S.C. 441 which provides that chiefs of bureaus of the Navy Department and the Judge Advocate General of (2) Lieutenant general. the Navy, while so serving, shall have ‘‘corresponding (3) Major general. rank and shall receive the same pay and allowances (4) Brigadier general. * * * as * * * chiefs of bureaus of the War Department (5) Colonel. and the Judge Advocate General of the Army’’. The (6) Lieutenant colonel. rank so conferred, corresponding to the Army rank of (7) Major. major general, is rear admiral of the upper half. In (8) Captain. §§ 5133 and 5148 of this title, based on 5 U.S.C. 441, the (9) First lieutenant. reference to the Army rank is eliminated and the cor- (10) Second lieutenant. responding Navy rank is substituted. The substitution is made because, as stated in the revision notes on (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 314; Pub. L. those sections, the creation of the Department of the 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1131(8)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, Air Force and the reorganization of the Department of 105 Stat. 1506.) Page 1953 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 5508 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES AMENDMENTS Revised 1991—Pub. L. 102–190 added par. (1) and redesignated section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) former pars. (1) to (4) as (2) to (5), respectively. 5502 ......... 34 U.S.C. 651. R.S. 1603. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT 34 U.S.C. 629. July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 715 (1st par.). Amendment by Pub. L. 102–190 effective Feb. 1, 1992, 34 U.S.C. 623b(a) (as ap- Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note plicable to grade of § 415(a) (as applicable lieutenant general). to grade of lieutenant under section 521 of this title. general), 61 Stat. 876. 34 U.S.C. 622 (as applica- Jan. 20, 1942, ch. 10, § 1, 56 [§§ 5504, 5505. Repealed. Pub. L. 96–513, title III, ble to grade of gen- Stat. 10; Aug. 7, 1947, eral). ch. 512, § 429 (as appli- § 314, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2892] cable to grade of gen- eral), 61 Stat. 880. Section 5504, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 314; Oct. 13, 1964, Pub. L. 88–647, title III, § 301(13), 78 Stat. R.S. 1603 provides that officers of the Marine Corps 1072; Sept. 19, 1978, Pub. L. 95–377, § 5, 92 Stat. 721, relat- shall be on the same footing as officers of similar ed to maintenance of lineal lists of officers in line of grades in the Army. Recognition is made of the grades Navy. existing in the Army for the purpose of listing the Section 5505, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 316; grades authorized for the Marine Corps. June 30, 1960, Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(40), 74 Stat. 273; Sept. 7, The provisions of the Act of July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 1962, Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(25), 76 Stat. 501, related to Stat. 715 (1st par.), pertaining to the appointment of a changes of position on lineal list of reserve officers of major general in addition to the Major General Com- Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve. mandant and a temporary major general were super- seded by the Act of May 29, 1934, ch. 367, § 2, 48 Stat. 812, EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL which in turn was repealed by § 436(e) of the Officer Per- Repeal effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. sonnel Act of 1947, 61 Stat. 882. L. 96–513, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amend- AMENDMENTS ment note under section 101 of this title.