Prior sections 8038 to 8040 were renumbered sections 9038 to 9040 of this title.

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5038 of this title as this section.

2016—Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 114–328 redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “An officer assigned to the position of Director for Expeditionary Warfare, while so serving, has the grade of major general.”

2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted “office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations with responsibility for warfare requirements and programs” for “Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Warfare Requirements, and Assessments”.

1993—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–160 struck out subsec. (e) which read as follows: “This section shall cease to apply on November 1, 1997.”

Pub. L. 103–35 substituted “section” for “subsection”.

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.