A prior section 526, added Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(b)(1)(B), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 840; amended Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title IV, § 403(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1545; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title IV, § 403, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IV, § 404, title V, § 512, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2744, 2752; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §§ 1502(a)(1), 1503(a)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 502, 510; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title IV, § 405, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2506; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title IV, § 405, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1996; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 553, title X, § 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 615, 774; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title IV, § 405(c), title X, § 1041(a)(3), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2526, 2645; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 504(c), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1457; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, §§ 503(b), 510, 515(b)(1)(C), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3226, 3231, 3233; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 507(c), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2180; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 502, title XVIII, § 1824(c), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 95, 501; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, §§ 503(a)–(c), 525, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4433, 4448; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 502(e)–(g), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2275, 2276; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 502(b)(1), (c)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1387; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 501(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1714; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, § 501(a), (b)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 748, 749; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, §§ 501(h)(2), 503(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2102, 2107; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1731(a)(17), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1813; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, § 501(c)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3563; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 501(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1678, related to authorized strength of general officers on active duty in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and the number of flag officers on active duty in the Navy, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title V, § 501(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 240.

Another prior section 526 was renumbered section 527 of this title.

2025—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 119–60, § 502(1), substituted “168” for “171”.

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 119–60, § 502(2), substituted “24” for “21”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60, § 501(b)(1)(A), inserted “and of the Space Force” after “Components” in heading.

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 119–60, § 501(b)(1)(B), inserted “or of the Space Force” after “a reserve component” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 119–60, § 501(b)(1)(C), added subpar. (D).

Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 119–60, § 501(b)(1)(D), inserted “, or a Space Force general officer in a Space Force active status not on sustained duty,” after “a reserve component”.

Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 119–60, § 501(b)(2), added par. (3).

2024—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 118–159, § 509(c), added subsec. (g) and redesignated subsec. (g), as added by section 502(a)(2), as (h).

Pub. L. 118–159, § 502(a)(2), added subsec. (g), which was subsequently redesignated (h).

Subsecs. (i) to (l). Pub. L. 118–159, §§ 502(a)(1), 509B(c)(1), successively redesignated subsecs. (g) to (j) first as (h) to (k), then as (i) to (l), respectively.

2023—Pub. L. 118–31, § 501(a)(4), struck out “after December 31, 2022” after “Authorized strength” in section catchline.

Pub. L. 118–31, § 501(a)(2), renumbered section 526a of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31, § 501(b)(1)(A), struck out “after December 31, 2022,” after “in the Navy,” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–31, § 501(b)(1)(B), substituted “219” for “218”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–31, § 501(b)(1)(C), substituted “150” for “149”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 118–31, § 501(b)(1)(D), substituted “171” for “170”.

Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 118–31, § 501(b)(1)(E), substituted “64” for “62”.

Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 118–31, §§ 501(b)(2), 1801(a)(9), amended section identically, redesignating subsec. (i) relating to transfer of authorizations among the military services as (j).

2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, § 504(1)(A), substituted “Marine Corps, and Space Force” for “and Marine Corps” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 504(1)(B), substituted “218” for “220”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–263, § 504(1)(C), substituted “149” for “151”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117–263, § 504(1)(D), substituted “170” for “187”.

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–263, § 504(1)(E), added par. (5).

Subsec. (b)(2)(E). Pub. L. 117–263, § 504(2), added subpar. (E).

2021—Subsecs. (c) to (h). Pub. L. 116–283, § 501(a), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) to (g) as (d) to (h), respectively. Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 117–81 added subsec. (i) relating to transfer of authorizations among military services.

Pub. L. 116–283, § 501(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (h) as (i) relating to annual report.