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10 U.S.C. 2859: Construction requirements related to antiterrorism and force protection or urban-training operations

Created in 2004 by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375). Changed by 4 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed the section as a whole

How it got here

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which required annual reports describing vulnerability assessments and military construction requirements. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c), (d)

2013

  • Pub. L. 113–66 substituted "develop construction standards that, taking into consideration other security or force-protection measures available for the facility or military installation concerned, are designed" for "develop construction standards designed". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 112–239 redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall conduct the evaluation required by paragraph (1)(B) in consultation with the Commander of the United States Joint… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (d), (3)

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–364, §2808(b)(1), inserted "or urban-training operations" after "force protection" in section catchline. (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text
  • Pub. L. 109–364, §2808(a), added subsec. (d). (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (d)

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.