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10 U.S.C. 1503: Actions of Secretary concerned; initial board inquiry
Created in 1996 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1504.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
1997
- Pub. L. 105–85, §599(a)(2)(A), substituted "one individual described in paragraph (2)" for "one military officer". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 105–85, §599(a)(2)(B), (C), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 105–85, §599(d)(1), inserted at end "The identity of counsel appointed under this paragraph for a missing person shall be made known to the missing person's primary next of kin and any other previously designated person of the person." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 105–85, §599(d)(2), inserted at end "The primary next of kin of a missing person and any other previously designated person of the missing person shall have the right to submit information to the missing person's counsel relative to the disappearance or status of the missing… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (f)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–201, §578(b)(2), substituted "section 1502(a)" for "section 1502(b)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §578(a)(2)(A), substituted "one military officer" for "one individual described in paragraph (2)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §578(a)(2)(B), (C), redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (c)
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