republic-os/legal/us/code/title-10/chapter-707/section-7064.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, corpus, kind, title_number, title_name, chapter_number, chapter_name, section, citation, status, release_point, release_date, source, source_url, source_identifier, source_file, source_hash, raw_snapshot_hash, text_hash, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	corpus	kind	title_number	title_name	chapter_number	chapter_name	section	citation	status	release_point	release_date	source	source_url	source_identifier	source_file	source_hash	raw_snapshot_hash	text_hash	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
LegalText	10 U.S.C. § 7064	Special branches	us	united_states_code	code_section	10	ARMED FORCES	707	THE ARMY	7064	10 U.S.C. § 7064	current	119-100	2026-06-26	official	https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc10@119-100.zip	/us/usc/t10/s7064	data/legal/raw/us/code/title-10/usc10.xml	542a55733d8e5e15c67374dcdfb11e09ab32a803bf0f8f64a38b675b9da4f6a9	06a2679d38355c44f4219c983fdad34009233205d6ba271593a4c1b17a739ec1	07271c240b3217e8d156f24ad3192b4e893114d9b79c432d45e84d7e936ce951	2026-07-04	official	legal us-code

10 U.S.C. § 7064 - Special branches

Text

(a) The special branches of the Army consist of commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed therein, other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army, and the sections prescribed in this chapter. The special branches are—

(1) each corps of the Army Medical Department;

(2) the Judge Advocate General’s Corps;

(3) the Chaplains; and

(4) such other special branches as may be established by the Secretary of the Army under subsection (b).

(b) The Secretary of the Army may establish special branches for the Army and may assign commissioned officers (other than officers of the Regular Army) and members to such branches.

(c) Commissioned officers of the Regular Army may be appointed in a special branch, but the Secretary may not assign any officer of the Regular Army to a special branch.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 167, § 3064; Pub. L. 90–329, June 4, 1968, 82 Stat. 170; Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 231, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2886; Pub. L. 97–22, § 5(a), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 128; renumbered § 7064, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3064(a)10:1g(b) (less words of 1st sentence after semicolon).June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 306(b), 64 Stat. 269. 3064(b)10:1g(b) (words of 1st sentence after semicolon). In subsection (a), the words “The special branches of the Army” are substituted for the words “There shall be in the Army certain branches, which shall be known as special branches, and which shall”. The words “authorized by sections 61–1, 81–1, and 231a of this title” are omitted as surplusage. The words “and the sections prescribed in this chapter” are inserted, since some of the corps of the Army Medical Service consist of members and sections. Clauses (1), (2), and (3) are substituted for 10:1g(b) (last sentence). In subsection (b), the words “who has been appointed and commissioned in some other special branch, or * * * without specification of branch” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3064 of this title as this section. 1981—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–22, § 5(a)(1), substituted “may assign commissioned officers (other than officers of the Regular Army) and members to such branches” for “may appoint commissioned officers in, and may assign members to, such branches”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–22, § 5(a)(2), substituted “Commissioned officers of the Regular Army may be appointed in a special branch, but the Secretary” for “The Secretary”. 1980—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 96–513, § 231(1), added cl. (4). Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 96–513, § 231(2), (3), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c). 1968—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 90–329 substituted “Army Medical Department” for “Army Medical Service”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe regulations under the amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.