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10 U.S.C. 7448: Cadets: service obligation

Created in 1964 by Public Law 88-276. Changed by 13 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (b)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159, §557(a)(1), substituted "service obligation" for "agreement to serve as officer" in section catchline. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §557(a)(2)(A), substituted "Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Army" for "The Secretary of the Army". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §557(a)(2)(B), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "A cadet who violates paragraph (5) of subsection (a) is not eligible for the alternative obligation under paragraph (1)." (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §557(a)(3), inserted "unless such cadet receives a transfer under paragraph (4) of subsection (b)" before "; and". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §557(a)(4), substituted "an alternative obligation" for "the alternative obligation". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (f)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263, §553(a)(1), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: "That the cadet— (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §553(a)(2), added par. (4). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §553(a)(3), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §553(a)(4), substituted "with respect to a cadet" for "with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy" and "cadet's" for "officer's". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §553(a)(5), substituted "each term" for "the terms". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (f)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92 inserted "or seek or accept approval for off-duty employment while completing the cadet's commissioned service obligation" before "to obtain employment". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (a)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4348 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91, §543(a), added par. (5). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §618(a)(1)(K), inserted "or 373" before "of title 37". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (f)

2011

  • Pub. L. 111–383 added par. (4). (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)

2009

  • Pub. L. 111–84 substituted "subsection (a)" for "section (a)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (f)

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–163 added subsec. (f). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006) Law text · (f)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "five years" for "six years". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)

1989

  • Pub. L. 101–189, §511(b), substituted "six years" for "five years". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–189, §1622(e)(5), inserted "the term" after "In this section,". · (d)

1985

  • Pub. L. 99–145 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

1984

  • Pub. L. 98–525, §541(a), struck out ", unless sooner separated," in introductory text before "he will"; inserted in cl. (1) "unless sooner separated from the Academy,"; and inserted ", unless sooner separated from the service," in cls. (2) and (3). · (a)
  • Pub. L. 98–525, §524(b), substituted "at least the sixth anniversary and, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, up to the eighth anniversary" for "the sixth anniversary". · (a)

1964

  • Pub. L. 88–647 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
  • Pub. L. 88–276 substituted "five" for "three". · (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.