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10 U.S.C. § 7033

Chief of Staff

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 7033, Chief of Staff, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/435278
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The President may appoint an officer as Chief of Staff only if— Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff shall—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 96-513(S. 1918)1980-12-12
    An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-22(H.R. 3807)1981-07-10
    Defense Officer Personnel Management Act Technical Corrections Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-433(H.R. 3622)1986-10-01
    Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-456(H.R. 4481)1988-09-29
    National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-92(S. 1356)2015-11-25
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
    House: 370–58Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-232(H.R. 5515)2018-08-13
    John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
    House: 359–54Senate: 87–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-81(S. 1605)2021-12-27
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
    House: 363–70Senate: no recorded tally