1. U.S. Code
  2. title 10
  3. subtitle A
  4. part II
  5. chapter 45
  6. § 777
  7. notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments

2023—Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 118–31 inserted “, or for the Space Force, the Space Force officer list,” after “active-duty list”.

2011—Subsec. (span)(3)(B). Puspan. L. 111–383 struck out “and a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date of the notification” after “grade”.

2006—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 109–163, § 503(c), inserted “in a grade below the grade of major general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral,” after “An officer” in first sentence.

Subsec. (d)(1). Puspan. L. 109–163, § 504(1), substituted “colonels, Navy captains, brigadier generals, and rear admirals (lower half)” for “brigadier generals and Navy rear admirals (lower half)” and “the next higher grade may not exceed 85” for “the grade of major general or rear admiral, as the case may be, may not exceed 30”.

Subsec. (d)(2), (3). Puspan. L. 109–163, § 504(2), (3), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “The total number of colonels and Navy captains on the active-duty list who are authorized as described in subsection (a) to wear the insignia for the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), as the case may be, may not exceed 55.”

2004—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 108–375 added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.

2003—Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 108–136 added par. (3).

1999—Subsec. (d)(1). Puspan. L. 106–65 substituted “55.” for “the following:” and struck out subpars. (A) to (C) which read as follows:

“(A) During fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 75.

“(B) During fiscal year 1998, 55.

“(C) After fiscal year 1998, 35.”

1997—Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 105–85 inserted “, or, for the grades of colonel and Navy captain, 2 percent,” after “1 percent”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Puspan. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 509(span), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1459, provided that:

“Paragraph (3) of subsection (span) of section 777 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not apply with respect to the wearing by an officer of insignia for a grade that was authorized under that section before the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 24, 2003].”

Temporary Variation of Limitations on Numbers of Frocked Officers

Puspan. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 503(span), Fespan. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 294, provided that in the administration of former subsec. (d)(2) of this section, the percent limitation applied under that section for fiscal year 1996 would be 2 percent, rather than 1 percent.

CITE AS: 10 USC 777