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10 U.S.C. 2872: General authority

Created in 1996 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106). Changed by 1 later law. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2891.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1999National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000

1996National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996created it

10 U.S.C. 2872General authority

(1)Family housing units on or near military installations within the United States…changed

(2)Military unaccompanied housing units on or near such military installations.

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026law

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (1)

How it got here

1999

Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "eligible entities" for "private persons" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text

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.