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10 U.S.C. § 8082 — Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains

submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-343 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 208 words · no verdicts yet

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The Navy has a Chaplain Corps and a Chief of Chaplains. The President appoints the Chief for a four-year term, from experienced chaplains. The Chief of Chaplains reports to the Chief of Naval Personnel on staffing matters.

(a) The Chaplain Corps is a staff corps of the Navy, organized under rules the Secretary of the Navy sets. (b) The executive part of the Department of the Navy includes the office of the Chief of Chaplains of the Navy. The President appoints the Chief of Chaplains, with Senate approval, from active-duty Chaplain Corps officers ranked commander or above who have served at least eight years in the Chaplain Corps. (c) The Chief of Chaplains is appointed for a four-year term, though the President may end or extend that appointment at any time. (d) (1) The Chief of Chaplains performs whatever duties the Secretary of the Navy and the law assign. (2) For anything involving recruiting, assigning, and supporting Chaplain Corps personnel, the Chief of Chaplains reports to and is supported by the Chief of Naval Personnel. (e) While serving, the Chief of Chaplains holds the grade of rear admiral (upper half).
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(a)

The Chaplain Corps is a staff corps of the Navy and shall be organized in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.

(b)

There is in the executive part of the Department of the Navy the office of the Chief of Chaplains of the Navy. The Chief of Chaplains shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from officers of the Chaplain Corps in the grade of commander or above who are serving on active duty and who have served on active duty in the Chaplain Corps for at least eight years.

(c)

An officer appointed as the Chief of Chaplains shall be appointed for a term of four years. However, the President may terminate or extend the appointment at any time.

(d)
(1)

The Chief of Chaplains shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and by law.

(2)

The Chief of Chaplains shall, with respect to all duties pertaining to the procurement, distribution, and support of personnel of the Chaplain Corps, report to and be supported by the Chief of Naval Personnel.

(e)

The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the grade of rear admiral (upper half).

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 96–343, § 11(a), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1130, § 5142; amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 504(c)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1725; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(cc), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2105; renumbered § 8082 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 510(b), title VIII, § 807(a)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1751, 1834.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-343 · 94 Stat. 1130
  • 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 1725
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2105
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1751, 1834

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-343 on 1980-09-08.

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