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10 U.S.C. 8082: Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-343. Changed by 3 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 (f)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232, §807(a)(2), renumbered section 5142 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §510(b), added subsec. (e). (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (e)

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–328 struck out subsec. (e) which read as follows: "The Chief of Chaplains of the Navy is entitled to the same rank and privileges of retirement as provided for chiefs of bureaus in section 5133 of this title." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (e)

1997

  • Pub. L. 105–85 struck out ", who are not on the retired list," after "serving on active duty". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (b)

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.