§7083. Public Affairs Specialty
Enacted 1997 · amended 1 time, last in 2018 · reading the current textFull lineage →
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Latest NOW As last amended Aug 13, 2018 — Pub. L. 115–232 As originally enacted Nov 18, 199710 U.S.C. § 7083
There is a career field in the Army known as the Public Affairs Specialty. Members of the Army with the Public Affairs Specialty are—
the Chief of Public Affairs;
commissioned officers of the Army in the grade of major or above who are selected and specifically educated, trained, and experienced to perform as professional public affairs officers for the remainder of their careers; and
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 596(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1765, § 3083; renumbered § 7083, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 7083 was renumbered section 8583 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3083 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.