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# 10 U.S.C. § 686 - Renumbered § 12318]

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 686, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 32; Apr. 21, 1976, Pub. L. 94–273, § 11(2), 90 Stat. 378, provided for an annual officer grade distribution report, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–107, title III, § 303(a)(1), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 806.