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10 U.S.C. 2004: Detail as students at law schools; commissioned officers; certain enlisted members

Created in 1973 by Public Law 93-155. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it; 1 new law this Congress changed it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2603, 37 U.S.C. 321.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (b)
  • S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · reported by committee · would change (a), (c)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159, §552(a)(1), designated first sentence as par. (1), added pars. (2) and (3), and struck out former second sentence which read as follows: "No more than twenty-five officers and enlisted members from each military department may commence such training in any single fisca… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §552(a)(2)(A), inserted "(A) in the case of a member detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)," after "(1)", redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §552(a)(2)(B), which directed substitution of "period of—" and cls. (i) and (ii) for "period of two years", was executed by making the substitution for "period of two years for each year or part thereof of his legal training under subsection (a).", to reflect the… (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "enlisted" for "enlistment". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d), (e)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(b)(1), substituted "Detail as students at law schools; commissioned officers; certain enlisted members" for "Detail of commissioned officers as students at law schools" in section catchline. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(1), inserted "and enlisted members" after "commissioned officers" and after "twenty-five officers" and struck out "bachelor of laws or" before "juris doctor". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(2)(A), inserted "or enlisted member" after "officer" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(2)(B), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "have served on active duty for a period of not less than two years nor more than six years and be in the pay grade O–3 or below as of the time the training is to begin; and". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(2)(C), (D), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b), (3)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(2)(E), struck out "or law specialist" after "judge advocate". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(3), inserted "and enlisted members" after "Officers" and, in two places, inserted "or enlisted member" after "officer". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(4), inserted "and enlistment members" after "officers". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(5), inserted "or enlistment member" after "officer". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §551(a)(6), inserted "or enlisted member" after "officer". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (f)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–510 struck out "of the military departments" after "officers" in section catchline.

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.