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10 U.S.C. 139b: Secretariat for Special Operations; Special Operations Policy and Oversight Council

Created in 2016 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328). Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to Special Operations Policy and Oversight Council. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92 substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (c)

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–91 inserted period at end. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c)

    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.