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10 U.S.C. 611: Convening of selection boards

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-513. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

26 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 115a, 10 U.S.C. 612, 10 U.S.C. 614, 10 U.S.C. 615, 10 U.S.C. 616.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159 substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–107, §505(a)(3)(A), substituted "Whenever the needs of the service require, the Secretary of the military department concerned" for "Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the military department concerned, whenever the needs of the servi… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–107, §505(a)(3)(B), substituted "Whenever the needs of the service require, the Secretary of the military department concerned" for "Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the military department concerned, whenever the needs of the servi… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 107–107, §505(a)(3)(C), added subsec. (c). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (c)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "rear admiral (lower half)" for "commodore". · (a)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–86 substituted "commodore" for "commodore admiral". · (a)

    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.