§8045. Deputy Commandants

§8045. Deputy Commandants

There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, not more than eight Deputy Commandants, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2024—Pub. L. 118–159 substituted "not more than eight Deputy Commandants" for "not more than seven Deputy Commandants".

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5045 of this title as this section.

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."

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.