Amendments
2006—[Pub. L. 109–163] substituted colon for semicolon in section catchline.
2003—[Pub. L. 108–136] inserted “shall be appointed from among officers of the Veterinary Corps. The Chief of the Veterinary Corps” after “Army”.
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
[Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 502(b)], Nov. 24, 2003, [117 Stat. 1456], provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to appointments of the Chief of the Veterinary Corps of the Army that are made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 24, 2003].”