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10 U.S.C. 1501: System for accounting for missing persons

Created in 1996 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106). Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 131, 10 U.S.C. 1501a, 10 U.S.C. 1502, 10 U.S.C. 1506, 10 U.S.C. 1509.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(1), inserted "from past conflicts" after "matters relating to missing persons". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(2)(A), (B), redesignated subpar. (B) as (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "Policy, control, and oversight within the Department of Defense of the entire process for investigation and recovery related to missing persons, includin… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(2)(B), (C), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and inserted "from past conflicts" after "missing persons" in two places. Former subpar. (B) redesignated (A). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(2)(B), redesignated subpars. (D) and (E) as (C) and (D), respectively. Former subpar. (C) redesignated (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a), (D)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(2)(B), (C), redesignated subpar. (F) as (E) and inserted "from past conflicts" after "missing persons" in two places. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a), (F)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(3)(B), inserted "from past conflicts" after "missing persons". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(3)(A), which directed striking out "for personal recovery (including search, rescue, escape, and evasion) and" was executed by striking out "for personnel recovery (including search, rescue, escape, and evasion) and" after "Department of Defense,", to reflect the probable i… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §953(a)(4), struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "The designated Agency Director shall establish procedures to be followed by Department of Defense boards of inquiry, and by officials reviewing the reports of such boards, under this chapter." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–291 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) related to responsibility for missing personnel, consisting of pars. (1) to (6). (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (a)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 113–66 added subpar. (D). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (a)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(1), substituted "Responsibility for Missing Personnel" for "Office for Missing Personnel" in heading. (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(2)(A)–(C), in introductory provisions, substituted "designate within the Office of the Secretary of Defense an official as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs to have responsibility for Department of Defens… (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(2)(D)–(F), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a), (C)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(4), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(3), (5), redesignated par. (2) as (3), struck out "of the office" after "responsibilities", and substituted "official designated under paragraph (1) and (2)" for "head of the office". Former par. (3) redesignated (4). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(3), (6), redesignated par. (3) as (4), substituted "designated official" for "office", and inserted "and for personnel accounting (including locating, recovering, and identifying missing persons or their remains after hostilities have ceased)" after "evasion… (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(3), (7), redesignated par. (4) as (5) and substituted "designated official" for "office". Former par. (5) redesignated (6). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(3), redesignated par. (5) as (6). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(8)(A)(ii), which directed the substitution of "activity" for "office" both places appearing, was executed by making the substitution in three places to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(8)(A)(i), inserted "The Secretary of Defense shall establish an activity to account for personnel who are missing or whose remains have not been recovered from the conflict in which they were lost. This activity shall be known as the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personne… (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(8)(B), substituted "activity" for "to the office". (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(8)(C), substituted "activity" for "to the office" and "of the activity" for "of the office". (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §901(g)(8)(D), substituted "activity" for "office". (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–375 designated existing provisions as cl. (i), inserted ", whether temporary or permanent," after "civilian personnel", and added cl. (ii). (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (a)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–314, §551(b), inserted "Such office shall be known as the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office." after first sentence. (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–314, §551(a), added par. (5). (Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (a)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "described" for "prescribed" in first sentence. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (d)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–85, §599(a)(1)(A), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–85, §599(a)(1)(B), added subsec. (f). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (f)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–201, §578(a)(1)(A), substituted "applies in the case of" for "applies in the case of the following persons:" and "any member" for "(1) Any member" and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: "Any civilian employee of the Department of Defense, and any employee of a contr… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 104–201, §578(a)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (f) which read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (f)

    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.