FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter 753
Cadets: degree and commission on graduation
10 U.S.C. § 7453
Title10 — Armed Forces
Chapter753 — UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
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10 U.S.C. § 7453.
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(a)Under such conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, the Superintendent of the Academy may confer the degree of bachelor of science upon graduates of the Academy.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a cadet who completes the prescribed course of instruction may, upon graduation, be appointed a second lieutenant in the Regular Army under section 531 of this title.
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§ 531
10 U.S.C. § 531
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History
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 245, §4353; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(103), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1489; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §502(26), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2911; renumbered §7453, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §808(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
Editorial Notes
In subsection (a), the last 27 words are substituted for 10:486a (last sentence). The words "rules and" and "from and after the date of the accrediting of said Academy" are omitted as surplusage. The word "conditions" is substituted for the words "rules and regulations".
In subsection (b), the words "except section 541 of this title" are inserted to reflect the authority to appoint graduates of one service academy as officers of another service.
It is unnecessary to include a reference to section 541, since that section does not derogate from the authority granted in this section.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4353 of this title as this section.
1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–513 inserted "under section 531 of this title" after "Regular Army".
1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–861 struck out "except section 541 of this title" after "provision of law".
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.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Degrees for Persons Who Graduated Before Accrediting of Military Academy
Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §35, 70A Stat. 634, provided in part that, under conditions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy may confer the degree of bachelor of science upon living graduates of the Academy who were graduated before the date of accrediting of the Academy and who have met the requirements of the Academy for that degree.
In subsection (b), the words "except section 541 of this title" are inserted to reflect the authority to appoint graduates of one service academy as officers of another service.
It is unnecessary to include a reference to section 541, since that section does not derogate from the authority granted in this section.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4353 of this title as this section.
1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–513 inserted "under section 531 of this title" after "Regular Army".
1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–861 struck out "except section 541 of this title" after "provision of law".
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.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Degrees for Persons Who Graduated Before Accrediting of Military Academy
Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §35, 70A Stat. 634, provided in part that, under conditions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy may confer the degree of bachelor of science upon living graduates of the Academy who were graduated before the date of accrediting of the Academy and who have met the requirements of the Academy for that degree.
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