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 94 STAT. 2902

PUBLIC LAW 96-513—DEC. 12, 1980 PART F—ABOLISHMENT OF CERTAIN NAVY STAFF CORPS; AUTHORITY To ESTABLISH N E W STAFF CORPS IN THE NAVY AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH NEW STAFF CORPS IN THE NAVY

10 USC 5155.

Establishment.

SEC. 351. Chapter 513, relating to bureaus and certain offices in the Navy, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 5155. Staff corps of the Navy "(a) The staff corps of the Navy are— "(1) the Medical Corps; "(2) the Dental Corps; "(3) the Judge Advocate General's Corps; "(4) the Chaplain Corps; and "(5) such other staff corps as may be established by the Secretary of the Navy under subsection (b). "(b)(1) The Secretary of the Navy may establish staff corps of the Navy in addition to the Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the Judge Advocate General's Corps, and the Chaplain Corps. The Secretary may designate commissioned officers in, and may assign members to, any such staff corps. "(2) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy may provide for the appointment of the chief of any staff corps established under this subsection. "(c) The Secretary of the Navy, whenever the needs of the service require, may convene a selection board under section 611(a) of this title to select an officer in the Nurse Corps or Medical Service Corps for promotion to the grade of commodore admiral or rear admiral, as appropriate. An officer so selected shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of four years to serve in the position, respectively, of Director of the Nurse Corps or Director of the Medical Service Corps.". ABOLISHMENT OF MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS AND NURSE CORPS

Repeals. Repeal.

SEC. 352. (a) Section 5139, relating to the Medical Service Corps, and 5140, relating to the Nurse Corps, are repealed. (b) Section 6028, relating to the Medical Service Corps, is repealed. COMPOSITION OF MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

10 USC 6027.

SEC. 353. Section 6027 is amended to read as follows: "§ 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 5155(b) of this title and designate to be in the Medical Department of the Navy, are in the Medical Department of the Navy.". PART G—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RETIRED OFFICERS RIGHT OF RETIRED OFFICERS TO COMMAND

Repeal. Repeal.

SEC. 361. (a) Section 5955, relating to the withdrawal of retired officers from command, is repealed. (b) Section 5982, relating to the detail of retired officers to command of ships and squadrons, is repealed.

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