§9160. Warrant officers: original appointment; qualifications

Original appointments as warrant officers in the Regular Air Force or the Space Force shall be made from persons who have served on active duty at least one year in the Air Force or the Space Force.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 518 , §8310; renumbered §9160, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(b)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §923(c)(3)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3810 ; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, §1721(a)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 665 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
8310	10:591. [Uncodified: June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §4a (less 3d and last sentences); added June 4, 1920, ch. 227, subch. I, §4 (3d par., less 3d and last sentences), 41 Stat. 761 ].	June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §4a (less 3d and last sentences); added June 4, 1920. ch. 227, subch. I, §4 (3d par., less 3d and last sentences), 41 Stat. 761.] Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, §2; restated May 29, 1954, ch. 249, §19(c), 68 Stat. 166 .

The first sentence of section 4a of the act of June 3, 1916, cited above, is omitted as superseded by section 8213 of this title. The second sentence, less first nine words, of section 4a of that act, is omitted as superseded by 10:591.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023-Pub. L. 118–31 struck out "Regular" before "Space Force shall be made".

2021-Pub. L. 116–283 inserted "or the Regular Space Force" after "Regular Air Force" and "or the Space Force" before period at end.

2018-Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8310 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.