Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 212 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615).

This section incorporates only the second sentence of former section 212. The balance will be found in section 1115 of this revision.

1999—Pub. L. 106–113 struck out “the Commissioner of Patents,” after “Engineers of the Army,” in second par.

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

Positions of Chief Signal Officer and Chief of Ordinance of Army Department abolished, see note set out under section 3036 of Title 10, Armed Forces.