USC Chapter 711

in effect

10 U.S.C. § 7101 Officers on active duty: minimum strength based on requirements

(a) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that the strength at the end of each fiscal year of officers on active duty is sufficient to enable the Army to meet at least that percentage of the programmed manpower structure for officers for the active component of the Army that is provided for in the most recent Defense Planning Guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense. (b) The number of officers on active duty shall be counted for purposes of this section in the same manner as applies under section 115(a)(1) of this title. (c) In this section:(1) The term “programmed manpower structure” means the aggregation of billets describing the full manpower requirements for units and organizations in the programmed force structure. (2) The term “programmed force structure” means the set of units and organizations that exist in the current year and that is planned to exist in each future year under the then-current Future-Years Defense Program.

10 U.S.C. § 7102 Congressional notification of significant Army force structure changes

(a) Notification Required.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of any decision to make a significant change to Army force structure prior to implementing or announcing such change. (b) Contents.—A notification required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following:(1) The justification for the planned change. (2) A description of the details of the planned change and timing for implementation. (3) A description of the operational implications of the planned change. (4) The estimated costs of such change. (c) Exception.—The notification requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees in advance that the planned Army force structure change must be implemented immediately for reasons of military urgency. (d) Definition of Significant Change to Army Force Structure.—In this section, the term “significant change to Army force structure” means—(1) a change in the number, type, or component of brigade-level organizations or higher-echelon headquarters; (2) a change in the number or component of theater-level capabilities, such as a multi-domain task force, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, long range fires unit, or headquarters; or (3) a permanent or temporary activation or inactivation of an experimental unit or brigade-size or higher task force.

10 U.S.C. § 7110 Regular Army: strength in grade; general officers

(a) Subject to section 526 of this title, the authorized strength of the Regular Army in general officers on the active-duty list is 75/10,000 of the authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active-duty list. (b) The authorized strength of each of the following branches—(1) each corps of the Army Medical Department; and (2) the Chaplains; in general officers on the active-duty list of the Regular Army is 5/1,000 of the authorized strength of the branch concerned in commissioned officers on the active-duty list of the Regular Army. Not more than one-half of the authorized strength in general officers in such a branch may be in a regular grade above brigadier general. (c) When the application of the percentages and ratios specified in this section results in a fraction, a fraction of one-half or more is counted as one, and a fraction of less than one-half is disregarded.