Us Code § 8047 - Legislative Assistant to the Commandant
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§ 8047. Legislative Assistant to the Commandant
There is in the Marine Corps a Legislative Assistant to the Commandant.
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, §504(d)(3)(A), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2532, §5047; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, §502(y), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2104; renumbered §8047, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §807(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5047 of this title as this section.
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 struck out second sentence which read as follows: "An officer assigned to that position shall be in a grade above colonel."
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
CHAPTER 807—COMPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior chapter 807, consisting of sections 8061 to 8084, related to the Air Force, prior to renumbering as chapter 907 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §807(e)(1), (f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837, 1838, redesignated chapter 507 of this title as this chapter and items 5061 to 5063 as 8061 to 8063, respectively.
1986—Pub. L. 99–433, title V, §511(b)(1), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1042, inserted heading for new chapter 507 relating to composition of the Department of the Navy, and items 5061 to 5063. The heading for former chapter 507, relating to Office of the Comptroller of the Navy, and former items 5061 to 5064 were struck out as part of the repeal of former chapter 507 by Pub. L. 99–433, title V, §511(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1042.
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