[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 123 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 123

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the grade provided 
         for the heads of the nurse corps of the Armed Forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the grade provided 
         for the heads of the nurse corps of the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASED GRADE FOR HEADS OF NURSE CORPS.

    (a) Army.--Section 3069(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out ``brigadier general'' in the second sentence 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``major general''.
    (b) Navy.--The first sentence of section 5150(c) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``rear admiral (upper half) in the case of 
        an officer in the Nurse Corps or'' after ``for promotion to the 
        grade of''; and
            (2) by inserting ``in the case of an officer in the Medical 
        Service Corps'' after ``rear admiral (lower half)''.
    (c) Air Force.--Section 8069(b) of such title is amended by 
striking out ``brigadier general'' in the second sentence and inserting 
in lieu thereof ``major general''.
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