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10 U.S.C. 8082a: Deputy Chief of Chaplains

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-343. Changed by 2 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 the section as a whole

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5142a of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text

1997

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