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10 U.S.C. 1216: Secretaries: powers, functions, and duties

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-225. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 14 U.S.C. 2157.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–106, §903(a), (f)(2), which directed amendment of subsec. (d), eff. Jan. 31, 1997, by substituting "official in the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for health affairs" for "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs", was repealed by Pub. L. 104–2… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–189 substituted "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" for "Administrator of Veterans' Affairs". · (c)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–661 substituted "who is a general officer or flag officer or is a medical officer" for "who is in pay grade O–7 or higher or is a Medical Corps officer or medical officer of the Air Force" in provisions preceding par. (1). · (d)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–525 struck out "of this section" after "subsection (d)" in provisions preceding par. (1). · (b)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–513 substituted "Affairs" for "and Environment". · (d)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–225, §2(a)(1), substituted "Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary" for "The Secretary". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 94–225, §2(a)(2), added subsec. (d). · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.