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10 U.S.C. § 12204

Commissioned officers: original appointment; limitation

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

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10 U.S.C. § 12204, Commissioned officers: original appointment; limitation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436394
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No person may be appointed as a Reserve in a commissioned grade above major or lieutenant commander, unless—

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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. 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. 103-337(S. 2182)1994-10-05
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
    House: 280–137Senate: 80–18
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-163(H.R. 1815)2006-01-06
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
    House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally