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[CITE: 10USC6027]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle C--Navy and Marine Corps
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                       CHAPTER 555--ADMINISTRATION
 
Sec. 6027. Medical Department: composition

    The Medical Corps and Dental Corps, and such other staff corps as 
the Secretary of the Navy may establish under section 5150(b) of this 
title and designate to be in the Medical Department of the Navy, are in 
the Medical Department of the Navy.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 377; Pub. L. 96-513, title III, 
Sec. 353, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2902; Pub. L. 99-433, title V, 
Sec. 514(c)(3), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1055.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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6027..................................  34 U.S.C. 30a (1st 20 words of 1st   Au
g. 4, 1947, ch. 459, Sec.  201
                                         sentence).                           (
1st 20 words of 1st sentence), 61
                                                                              S
tat. 736.
                                        34 U.S.C. 43 (less 2d sentence).     Ap
r. 16, 1947, ch. 38, Sec.  201
                                                                              (
less 2d sentence), 61 Stat. 47;
                                                                              A
ug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, Sec.
                                                                              4
34(a), 61 Stat. 882.
                                        34 U.S.C. 32.                        Au
g. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat.
                                                                              5
73 (30th through 44th words of
                                                                              6
th par. under ``Hospital
                                                                              C
orps'').
                                        34 U.S.C. 51 (26th through 37th      Au
g. 29, 1916, ch. 417 (1st par.
                                         words).                              u
nder ``Naval Dental Corps'', 75th
                                                                              w
ord to end of 1st sentence);
                                                                              a
dded July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40
                                                                              S
tat. 708 (4th par.).
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    There is no provision of law specifically stating that the Medical 
Corps is in the Medical Department. It was the first corps to have 
duties relating to medical and sanitary matters and so long as it was 
the only corps having such duties there was no need for the departmental 
concept. The subsequent establishment of other corps with related duties 
``in the Medical Department'' indicates clearly that the Medical Corps 
is in that Department.
    The words ``effective August 4, 1947'' and the words ``establishing 
the Medical Service Corps'' in 34 U.S.C. 30a are omitted as executed. 
The words ``is created and established as a Staff Corps of the United 
States Navy'' in 34 U.S.C. 43 are omitted as executed.


                               Amendments

    1986--Pub. L. 99-433 substituted ``section 5150(b)'' for ``section 
5155(b)''.
    1980--Pub. L. 96-513 authorized the Secretary of the Navy to 
designate staff corps as being in the Medical Department of the Navy and 
deleted specific references to the Medical Service Corps, the Nurse 
Corps, and the Hospital Corps as being in such Medical Department.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the 
authority to prescribe regulations under the amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 
effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96-513, set out 
as a note under section 101 of this title.


  Transition Provisions Under Defense Officer Personnel Management Act

    For provisions to prevent extinction or premature termination of 
rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that existed or were begun 
prior to the effective date of Pub. L. 96-513 and otherwise to allow for 
an orderly transition to the system of officer personnel management put 
in place under Pub. L. 96-513, see section 601 et seq. of Pub. L. 96-
513, set out as a note under section 611 of this title.
