Annual edition
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted "appointed as Dean of the Faculty" for "so appointed".
Source credit
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title V, §507(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1375.
Annual edition
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328 struck out first and third sentences which read "While serving as Dean of the Faculty, an officer on active duty who holds a grade lower than brigadier general (or the equivalent) shall hold the grade of brigadier general (or the equivalent), if appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." and "An officer so appointed is counted for purposes of the applicable limitation in section 526(a) of this title on general officers on active duty.", respectively.
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Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, §502(qq), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2106
Annual edition
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375 inserted ", except that a person may not be appointed or assigned as Dean unless that person holds the highest academic degree in that person's academic field" after "Secretary of the Air Force".
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Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, §542, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1904
Annual edition
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, §529(a), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "The Dean of the Faculty shall be appointed as an additional permanent professor from the permanent professors who have served as heads of departments of instruction at the Academy."
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Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, §529(a), (b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1471
Annual edition
Pub. L. 106–65 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, §533(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 605
Annual edition
Pub. L. 102–484 designated subsec. (a) as entire section and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "The Dean has the grade of brigadier general while serving in such position, with the benefits authorized for regular brigadier generals of the Air Force, if appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. However, the retirement age of an officer so appointed is that of a permanent professor of the Academy."
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Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, §521(b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2409
Nov 14, 1986 – Oct 23, 1992
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–661 amended subsec. (b) generally, substituting "while serving in such position" for "while serving as such" and "if appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. However, the retirement age of an officer so appointed" for "except that his retirement age".
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Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title V, §508(c), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3867
Sep 2, 1958 – Nov 14, 1986
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–861 substituted "the grade of brigadier general" for "the regular grade of brigadier general".
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Pub. L. 85–861, §33(a)(46)(A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1567
Aug 10, 1956 – Sep 2, 1958
Enacted · full text not held
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Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 562
