Pub. L. 90-22, tit. IV, sec. 404

Sec. 404. Section 5201 (a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “There is a Commandant of the Marine Corps, appointed by the President, for a term of four years, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the President, from officers on the active list of the Marine Corps, not below the rank of colonel. In time of war or national emergency declared by the Congress after December 31, 1968, he may be reappointed for a term of not more than four years.”