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

10 U.S.C. § 7035

Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff

(a)
The Deputy Chiefs of Staff and the Assistant Chiefs of Staff shall be general officers detailed to those positions.
(b)
The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe the number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff, for a total of not more than eight positions.

Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 502(e)100 Stat. 1042Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 902(a)122 Stat. 272Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a)132 Stat. 1838(Added , , , § 3035; amended , , ; renumbered § 7035, , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 3035 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 110–1812008—Subsec. (b). , amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff shall be prescribed by the Secretary, except that—

“(1) there may not be more than five Deputy Chiefs of Staff; and

“(2) there may not be more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .