10 U.S.C. § 203
Section 203 · Director of Missile Defense Agency
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Cavazos v. United States (1985)
Most recently applied in Colley v. James (May 2017)
If an officer of the armed forces on active duty is appointed to the position of Director of the Missile Defense Agency, the position shall be treated as having been designated by the President as a position of importance and responsibility for purposes of section 601 of this title and shall carry the grade of lieutenant general or general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice admiral or admiral.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “Missile Defense Agency” for “Ballistic Missile Defense Organization” in section catchline and text.