10 USC § 12210 - Attending Physician to the Congress: reserve grade

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title: "10 USC § 12210 - Attending Physician to the Congress: reserve grade"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12210"
section_name: "Attending Physician to the Congress: reserve grade"
chapter_number: 1205
chapter_name: "APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title V, § 508(d)(1)(A), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3867, § 600a; renumbered § 12210, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(c)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2990; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(12)(B), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(2)(A), (B), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2180.)"
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# § 12210. Attending Physician to the Congress: reserve grade

While serving as Attending Physician to the Congress, a Reserve holds the reserve grade of major general or rear admiral, as appropriate.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title V, § 508(d)(1)(A), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3867, § 600a; renumbered § 12210, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(c)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2990; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(12)(B), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(2)(A), (B), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2180.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2006— struck out “while so serving” after “reserve grade” in section catchline and substituted “holds the reserve grade of major general or rear admiral, as appropriate” for “who holds a reserve grade lower than major general or rear admiral shall hold the reserve grade of major general or rear admiral, as appropriate, if appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” in text.

1996— substituted “Congress: reserve grade while so serving” for “Congress” in section catchline.

1994— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by  effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of , as enacted on , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

> “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending sections 1374, 4335, 5149, and 9335 of this title] shall apply only with respect to appointments or details made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [
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. title V, § 508(f), , , provided that: