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10 U.S.C. 8081: Chief of Naval Personnel; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-513. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed senate · would change (c)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5141 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–328, §502(bb)(2), amended section catchline generally, substituting "Chief of Naval Personnel; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel" for "Bureau of Naval Personnel: Chief of Naval Personnel; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text
  • Pub. L. 114–328, §502(bb)(1)(A), struck out first sentence which read as follows: "The Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel shall be known as the Chief of Naval Personnel." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 114–328, §502(bb)(1)(B), struck out first sentence which read as follows: "The Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel shall be known as the Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (b)

1980

  • Pub. L. 96–513 substituted "active-duty list" for "active list" wherever appearing.

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.