10 U.S.C. § 3073
Section 3073 · Chaplains
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Cutter et al. v. Wilkinson Director Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (2005)
Most recently applied in Cutter et al. v. Wilkinson Director Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (May 2005)
How often courts cite this section
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There are chaplains in the Army. The Chaplains include—
(1) the Chief of Chaplains;
(2) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed as chaplains; and
(3) other officers of the Army appointed as chaplains in the Army.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The words “authorized by section 21f of this title”, “as now or hereafter provided by law”, and “and commissioned * * * or in any component thereof” are omitted as surplusage.
Cross References
Appointment and duties of Chief of Chaplains, see section 3036 of this title.
Secretary of the Army prohibited from assigning officers of Regular Army to Chaplains, see section 3064 of this title.