10 USC § 9067 - Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services

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title: "10 USC § 9067 - Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services"
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title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "9067"
section_name: "Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services"
chapter_number: 907
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 805(c)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1622, § 8081; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 506, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2004; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 504(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2179; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(oo), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2106; renumbered § 9081 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(c), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840; renumbered § 9067, Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 952(b)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1561.)"
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# § 9067. Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services

section 9067(b) of this title

There is an Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services in the Air Force who is appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General from officers of the Air Force above the grade of lieutenant colonel who are designated as dental officers under . The Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 805(c)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1622, § 8081; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 506, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2004; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 504(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2179; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(*oo*), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2106; renumbered § 9081 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(c), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840; renumbered § 9067, Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 952(b)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1561.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 9067 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2019— renumbered  as this section.

2018— renumbered  as  and substituted “section 9067(b)” for “section 8067(b)”.

2016— struck out second sentence which read as follows: “An appointee who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of major general.”

2006— substituted “major general” for “brigadier general”.

1998— substituted “lieutenant colonel” for “major” and “An appointee who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of brigadier general. The Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.” for “The term of office of the Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services is four years but may be increased or decreased by the Secretary of the Air Force.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

> “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the occurrence of the next vacancy in the position of Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services in the Air Force that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act [
> 
> ] or, if earlier, on the date of the appointment to the grade of major general of the officer who is the incumbent in that position on the date of the enactment of the Act.”

, , , provided that: