To amend title 10, United States Code, to standardize the grade specified by law for the senior dental officer of the Air Force with that of the senior dental officer of the Army.

Standardizes the grade specified by law (major general) for the senior dental officer of the Air Force with that of the senior dental officer of the Army.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1932 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1932

    To amend title 10, United States Code, to standardize the grade 
 specified by law for the senior dental officer of the Air Force with 
             that of the senior dental officer of the Army.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2005

   Mrs. Miller of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 10, United States Code, to standardize the grade 
 specified by law for the senior dental officer of the Air Force with 
             that of the senior dental officer of the Army.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STANDARDIZATION OF GRADE OF SENIOR DENTAL OFFICER OF THE AIR 
              FORCE WITH THAT OF SENIOR DENTAL OFFICER OF THE ARMY.


    (a) Air Force Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services.--
Section 8081 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``brigadier general'' in the second sentence and inserting ``major 
general''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the occurrence of the next vacancy in the 
position of Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services in the Air 
Force that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act or, if 
earlier, on the date of the appointment to the grade of major general 
of the officer who is the incumbent in that position on the date of the 
enactment of the Act.
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