10 U.S.C. § 8287 | United States Marine Band; United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps: composition; appointment and promotion of members

(a)

United States Marine Band .—

The band of the Marine Corps shall be composed of one director, two assistant directors, and other personnel in such numbers and grades as the Secretary of the Navy determines to be necessary.

(b)

United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps .—

The drum and bugle corps of the Marine Corps shall be composed of one commanding officer and other personnel in such numbers and grades as the Secretary of the Navy determines to be necessary.

(c)

Appointment and Promotion .—

(1)

The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe regulations for the appointment and promotion of members of the Marine Band and members of the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps.

(2)

The President may from time to time appoint members of the Marine Band and members of the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps to grades not above the grade of captain. The authority of the President to make appointments under this paragraph may be delegated only to the Secretary of Defense.

(3)

The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may from time to time appoint any member of the Marine Band or of the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps to a grade above the grade of captain.

(d)

Retirement .—

Unless otherwise entitled to higher retired grade and retired pay, a member of the Marine Band or Marine Drum and Bugle Corps who holds, or has held, an appointment under this section is entitled, when retired, to be retired in, and with retired pay based on, the highest grade held under this section in which the Secretary of the Navy determines that such member served satisfactorily.

(e)

Revocation of Appointment .—

The Secretary of the Navy may revoke any appointment of a member of the Marine Band or Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. When a member’s appointment to a commissioned grade terminates under this subsection, such member is entitled, at the option of such member—

(1)

to be discharged from the Marine Corps; or

(2)

to revert to the grade and status such member held at the time of appointment under this section.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 388 Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(140)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1508 Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(45)Sept. 7, 196276 Stat. 501 Pub. L. 91–197Feb. 24, 197084 Stat. 15 Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(18)Dec. 12, 198094 Stat. 2932 Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 599(a)Oct. 17, 2006120 Stat. 2238 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(12)Aug. 13, 2018132 Stat. 1835(, , § 6222; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 8287, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes
1956 Act
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
6222	34 U.S.C. 701 (less proviso).	Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 536, § 11 (less proviso), 43 Stat. 1274; June 29, 1946, ch. 523, § 1(c), 60 Stat. 343; Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 517(a), 63 Stat. 833.

In subsection (b) the second sentence is substituted for the two references to the Career Compensation Act of 1949 and for the words “and with the same number of cumulative years of service”.

1958 Act
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
6222(a) 6222(b)	34 App.:701. 34 App.:701–1(a).	July 24, 1956, ch. 686, 70 Stat. 628.
6222(c)	34 App.:701–1(b).
6222(d)	34 App.:701–2.
6222(e)	34 App.:701–3.
6222(f)	34 App.:701–4.
6222(g)	34 App.:701–5.

section 6224 of this titleIn subsection (a), the words “and appropriate” are omitted as covered by the word “necessary”. The words “and ranks” are omitted as covered by the word “grades”. The second sentence of 34 App.:701 is omitted as covered by .

section 5001(a)(2) of this titleIn subsection (b), the words “United States” and “or the United States Marine Corps Reserve” are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definition of “Marine Corps” in . The words “as authorized by sections 701 to 701–5 of this title” are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (e), the words “from the United States . . . as provided by law” are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (f), the words “a member who holds, or has held” are substituted for the words “Directors and assistant directors of the Marine Band and former directors and assistant directors who have held”.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 204Dec. 12, 198094 Stat. 2880Sept. 15, 1981Prior sections 8287 to 8289 were repealed by , , , effective .

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 508Aug. 21, 1957Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(6)71 Stat. 386Sept. 2, 1958Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(169)72 Stat. 1517Sept. 30, 1966Pub. L. 89–609, § 1(28)80 Stat. 854 section 533 of this titleSection 8287, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , , provided service credit for a person originally appointed in a commissioned grade in Regular Air Force, other than a person appointed as a medical or dental officer, for purpose of determining grade, position on a promotion list, seniority in his grade in Regular Air Force, and eligibility for promotion, with appointment and service credit restrictions on persons who were cadets at the United States Air Force, Military, or Naval Academies but were not graduated, and a disallowance of service credit under this section for persons who graduated from one of these Academies. See .

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 508Aug. 2, 1957Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(7)71 Stat. 387Sept. 2, 1958Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(170)72 Stat. 1518 section 533 of this titleSection 8288, acts , ; , , ; , , , provided for determination of grade of a person originally appointed as a commissioned officer in Regular Air Force, other than persons appointed as medical or dental officers. See .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 509 section 532 of this titleSection 8289, , , provided that no person be originally appointed as a first lieutenant in Regular Air Force with a view to designation as a medical officer until he passes an examination of his professional fitness before an examining board composed of at least three medical officers designated by Secretary of Air Force. See .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232 section 6222 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 109–3642006— amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (f) relating to composition of the United States Marine Band, designation of its director and assistant directors, grades upon initial appointment, promotion, retirement, and revocation of appointments.

Pub. L. 96–5131980—Subsecs. (e) to (g). redesignated subsecs. (f) and (g) as (e) and (f), respectively.

Pub. L. 91–1971970—Subsec. (d). struck out provision that the grade of the director be no higher than lieutenant colonel and that the grades of the assistant directors be no higher than captain.

Pub. L. 87–6491962—Subsec. (e). repealed subsec. (e) which related to pay and allowances of members who accepted a commission under this section. See sections 207 and 424 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.

Pub. L. 85–8611958— substituted “United States Marine Band” for “United States Marine Corps Band”, and “director; assistant director” for “pay and allowances of leader and second leader” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 85–861Subsec. (a). authorized one director and two assistant directors instead of one leader and one second leader.

Pub. L. 85–861Subsec. (b). substituted provisions relating to designation of director and assistant directors for provisions which prescribed the pay and allowances of the leader and second leader.

Pub. L. 85–861Subsecs. (c) to (g). added subsecs. (c) to (g).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232Feb. 1, 2019section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232 section 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. 96–513Dec. 12, 1980section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513 section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1962 Amendment

Pub. L. 87–649Nov. 1, 1962section 15 of Pub. L. 87–649 section 101 of Title 37Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note preceding , Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

Jan. 27, 2012section 301 of Title 3Functions of President under subsec. (c)(2) delegated to Secretary of Defense, without authority for Secretary to redelegate, see Ex. Ord. No. 13598, §§ 1(c), 2, , 77 F.R. 5371, set out as a note under , The President.