Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 582

Warrant officer active-duty list: exclusions

Warrant officers in the following categories are not subject to this chapter:
(1)
Reserve warrant officers—
(A)
section 115(i) of this title on active duty as authorized under section 115(a)(1)(B) or 115(b)(1) of this title, or excluded from counting for active duty end strengths under ; or
(B)
on full-time National Guard duty.
(2)
Retired warrant officers on active duty (other than retired warrant officers who were recalled to active duty before , and have served continuously on active duty since that date).
(3)
Students enrolled in the Army Physician’s Assistant Program.

Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a)105 Stat. 1500Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 501(d)108 Stat. 2748Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c)(5)110 Stat. 498Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title IV, § 416(i)118 Stat. 1869(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–3752004—Par. (1). amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “Reserve warrant officers—

“(A) on active duty for training;

section 12301(d) of this title“(B) on active duty under in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components;

“(C) on active duty to pursue special work;

section 12304 of this title“(D) ordered to active duty under ; or

“(E) on full-time National Guard duty.”

Pub. L. 104–1061996—Par. (1)(B). substituted “section 12301(d)” for “section 672(d)”.

Pub. L. 104–106Par. (1)(D). substituted “section 12304” for “section 673b”.

Pub. L. 103–3371994—Par. (2). inserted before period at end “(other than retired warrant officers who were recalled to active duty before , and have served continuously on active duty since that date)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c)110 Stat. 498Pub. L. 103–337, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of , and as if included as an amendment made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of , as originally enacted.

Effective Date

section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190section 521 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1991 Amendment note under .