100 STAT. 1054
PUBLIC LAW 99-433—OCT. 1, 1986
10 USC 5044.
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"§ 5044. Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps "(a) There is an Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps not restricted in the performance of duty. "(b) The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating his permanent grade. v.:.j--»-'-"(c) The Assistant Commandant has such authority and duties with respect to the Marine Corps as the Commandant, with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, may delegate to or prescribe for him. Orders issued by the Assistant Commandant in performing such duties have the same effect as those issued by the Commandant. "(d) When there is a vacancy in the office of Commandant of the Marine Corps, or during the absence or disability of the Commandant— "(1) the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps shall perform the duties of the Commandant until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or "(2) if there is a vacancy in the office of the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps or the Assistant Commandant is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise, the -t»< most senior officer of the Marine Corps in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in performance of duty shall perform the duties of the ^^' Commandant until a successor to the Commandant or the '* Assistant Commandant is appointed or until the absence or disability of the Commandant or Assistant Commandant ceases, whichever occurs first.
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"§ 5045. Chief of Staff; Deputy and Assistant Chiefs of Staff "There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, a Chief of Staff, not more than five Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps.". SEC. 514. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 513.—(1) The heading
of chapter 513 is amended to read as follows:
^" "CHAPTER 513—BUREAUS; OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL". f: »\Rc
10 USC 7861 et
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(2) Section 5155 is redesignated as section 5150. (3) rpj^g table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended— (A) by striking out the items relating to sections 5150, 5151, 5152, and 5153; and (B) by redesignating the item relating to section 5155 to conform to the redesignation made by paragraph (2). Qo) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 6 6 1. — Chapter 661 i s
amended— (1) by redesignating sections 7861 and 7862 as sections 7862 rftij and 7863, respectively; and (2) by striking out the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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