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10 U.S.C. § 8077 — Surgeon General: appointment; duties

submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 183 words · no verdicts yet

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The President appoints the Navy's Surgeon General for a four-year term. This officer leads the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. The Surgeon General advises on Navy and Marine Corps health matters and manages medical personnel.

(a) Appointment — The President appoints the Surgeon General of the Navy, with Senate approval, for a four-year term, from active-duty Navy officers in any corps of the Navy Medical Department. (b) Duties — (1) The Surgeon General is the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and the main advisor to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations on Navy and Marine Corps health and medical matters, including planning and policy. (2) The Surgeon General is also the chief medical advisor to the Defense Health Agency's Director on Navy and Marine Corps health readiness and safety. (3) Under the Secretary of the Navy's authority, direction, and control, the Surgeon General recruits, organizes, trains, and equips Navy and Marine Corps medical personnel.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)Appointment.—

The Surgeon General of the Navy shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of four years, from officers on the active-duty list of the Navy in any corps of the Navy Medical Department.

(b)Duties.—
(1)

The Surgeon General serves as the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations on all health and medical matters of the Navy and the Marine Corps, including strategic planning and policy development relating to such matters.

(2)

The Surgeon General serves as the chief medical advisor of the Navy and the Marine Corps to the Director of the Defense Health Agency on matters pertaining to military health readiness requirements and safety of members of the Navy and the Marine Corps.

(3)

The Surgeon General, acting under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy, shall recruit, organize, train, and equip, medical personnel of the Navy and the Marine Corps.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 286, § 5137; Pub. L. 89–288, § 4, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 503(10), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2912; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 506(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 296; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 702(b)(2)(A), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2195; renumbered § 8077, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 1965Amended · Pub. L. 89-288 · 79 Stat. 1050
  • 1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-513 · 94 Stat. 2912
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 296
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2195
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1834

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.

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