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10 U.S.C. 1513: Definitions
Created in 1996 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106). Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1509, 50 U.S.C. 3054.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2016
- Pub. L. 114–328 inserted "to the extent practicable" after "are recovered". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (3)
2014
- Pub. L. 113–291 substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (b)" in concluding provisions. (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (1)
2013
- Pub. L. 113–66 added par. (9). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (9)
2009
- Pub. L. 111–84 substituted "subsection (a) of section 1509 of this title who is required by subsection (b) of such section" for "section 1509(b) of this title who is required by section 1509(a)(1) of this title" in concluding provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (1)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "who is required by section 1509(a)(1) of this title to be considered a missing person" for ", under the circumstances specified in the last sentence of section 1509(a) of this title" in concluding provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (1)
1997
- Pub. L. 105–85, §599(a)(4), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "The term 'missing person' means a member of the armed forces on active duty who is in a missing status." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (1)
- Pub. L. 105–85, §599(b)(2), added par. (8). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (8)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–201, §578(a)(4), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "The term 'missing person' means— (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (1)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §578(b)(3), struck out par. (8) which read as follows: "The term 'theater component commander' means, with respect to any of the combatant commands, an officer of any of the armed forces who (A) is commander of all forces of that armed force assigned to that combatant com… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (8)
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.