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

10 U.S.C. § 7433

Superintendent; faculty: appointment and detail

(a)
The Superintendent and the Commandant of Cadets of the Academy shall be detailed to those positions by the President from any branch of the Army. Other officers on duty at the Academy, except the permanent professors, may be detailed from any branch of the Army.
(b)
The permanent professors of the Academy shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c)
The director of admissions of the Academy shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall perform such duties as the Superintendent of the Academy may prescribe with the approval of the Secretary of the Army.
(d)
Any officer of the Regular Army in a grade above captain may be detailed to perform the duties of director of admissions without being appointed as director of admissions. Such a detail does not affect his position on the active-duty list.
(e)
No graduate of the Academy may be appointed or detailed to serve at the Academy as a professor or instructor, or as an assistant to a professor or instructor, within two years after his graduation.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 238Pub. L. 85–600, § 1(9)72 Stat. 522Pub. L. 95–551, § 292 Stat. 2069Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 502(24)94 Stat. 2910Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(c)(1)132 Stat. 1839(, , § 4333; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 7433, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

4333(a)

4333(b)

4333(c)

10:1062.

10:1063 (1st sentence, and 1st 26 words of last sentence).

10:1063 (last sentence, less 1st 26 words).

10:1064.

R.S. 1313.

R.S. 1314 (words before semicolon).

July 26, 1894, ch. 167 (words after semicolon in 7th clause), 28 Stat. 151.

In subsection (a), the word “detailed” is substituted for the word “selected”, in 10:1062, and for the word “appointed”, in 10:1063, since historically the offices of superintendent and commandant of cadets have been filled by detail. The words “assistant professors, acting assistant professors, and the adjutant”, in 10:1063, are omitted as covered by the word “officers”, in 10:1062. The words “except the permanent professors” are inserted to conform to 10:1062.

section 4349(b) of this titleIn subsection (b), the words “by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” are inserted, since many of the statutes establishing particular permanent professorships from time to time have so provided, and historically it has been the uniform practice to make these appointments in this manner. 10:1063 (last 14 words) is omitted as obsolete and as covered by .

In subsection (c), the word “appointed” is substituted for the word “assigned”.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 8733 of this titleA prior section 7433 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 4333 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 96–5131980—Subsec. (d). struck out “regular or temporary” in first sentence, and substituted “active-duty list” for “applicable promotion list” in second sentence.

Pub. L. 95–5511978—Subsecs. (c), (d). substituted “director of admissions” for “registrar” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 85–6001958—Subsecs. (c) to (e). added subsecs. (c) and (d) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (e).

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 .

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–513section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Detail of Retired Officer as Librarian

Pub. L. 85–724, title III72 Stat. 714Provisions authorizing the performance of the duties of the librarian at the United States Military Academy by a retired officer detailed on active duty, which were contained in , , , the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1959, were not contained in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior acts:

Pub. L. 85–117, title III71 Stat. 313, , .

July 2, 1956, ch. 48870 Stat. 456, title III, .

July 13, 1955, ch. 35869 Stat. 303, title III, .

June 30, 1954, ch. 43268 Stat. 339, title IV, .

Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 30567 Stat. 338, title III, .

July 10, 1952, ch. 63066 Stat. 520, title III, .

Oct. 18, 1951, ch. 51265 Stat. 427, title III, .

Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 89664 Stat. 733, Ch. X, title III, .

Oct. 29, 1949, ch. 78763 Stat. 998, title III, .

June 24, 1948, ch. 63262 Stat. 660, .

July 30, 1947, ch. 35761 Stat. 563, title I, .

July 16, 1946, ch. 58360 Stat. 555, .

July 3, 1945, ch. 26559 Stat. 398, .

June 28, 1944, ch. 30358 Stat. 588, .

July 1, 1943, ch. 18557 Stat. 361, .

July 2, 1942, ch. 47756 Stat. 624, .

June 30, 1941, ch. 26255 Stat. 384, .

June 13, 1940, ch. 34354 Stat. 370, .

Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 8853 Stat. 610, .

June 11, 1938, ch. 34752 Stat. 659, .

July 1, 1937, ch. 42350 Stat. 460, .

May 15, 1936, ch. 40449 Stat. 1297, .

Apr. 9, 1935, ch. 5449 Stat. 138, title I, .

Apr. 26, 1934, ch. 16548 Stat. 631, title I, .