[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 786 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 786

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the appointment and 
        grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 12, 2011

 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota 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 modify the appointment and 
        grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

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

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT AND GRADE OF CHIEF OF THE ARMY MEDICAL 
              SPECIALIST CORPS.

    Section 3070(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``captain'' and 
        inserting ``lieutenant colonel''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``An appointee who holds a lower regular grade shall 
        be appointed in the regular grade of brigadier general.''.
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