10 U.S.C. § 5045
Section 5045 · Deputy Commandants
Amended 4 times on record
There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, not more than seven Deputy Commandants, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 substituted "seven" for "six".
2002—Pub. L. 107–314 substituted "six" for "five".
2000—Pub. L. 106–398 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, a Chief of Staff, not more than five Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps."