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10 U.S.C. 8545: Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members: admission

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-513. Changed by 10 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (a), (b), (c)
  • H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (a), (b), (c)

How it got here

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31, §915(1), substituted "Space Force, and Coast Guard" for "and Coast Guard". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–31, §915(2), substituted "Space Force, and Coast Guard" for "and Coast Guard". Law text · (c)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263 struck out "only on a space-available basis" after "provided". Law text · (a)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232, §807(c)(1), renumbered section 7045 of this title as this section. Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 8548" for "section 7048". Law text · (a)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91 substituted "a cyber discipline" for "information assurance" and "Cyber Scholarship program" for "Information Security Scholarship program". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1649(d)(3)(A), substituted "Cyber Scholarship program" for "Information Security Scholarship program". Law text · (b)

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–364, §543(a), substituted "armed forces" for "Navy or Marine Corps". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 109–163, §526(a)(1)(B), added subpar. (C). Former subpar.(C) redesignated (D). Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 109–364, §543(b)(2), added subpar. (D). Former subpar. (D) redesignated (E). Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 109–163, §526(a)(1)(A), (C), redesignated subpar. (C) as (D) and substituted "subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)" for "subparagraphs (A) and (B)". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 109–364, §543(b)(1), (c)(1), redesignated subpar. (D) as (E) and substituted "(C), and (D)" for "and (C)". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 109–364, §543(c)(2), substituted "(a)(2)(E)" for "(a)(2)(D)". Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 109–163, §526(a)(2), substituted "subsection (a)(2)(D)" for "subsection (a)(2)(C)". Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 109–163, §526(b), added subsec. (d). Law text · (d)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–136, §532(a), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "The Secretary may permit an enlisted member of the armed forces who is assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School or to a nearby command to receive instruction at the Naval Postgradua… Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 108–136, §532(b), designated first sentence as par. (1) and substituted "Except as provided under paragraph (3), the Department" for "The Department" and "members" for "officers", designated second sentence as par. (2) and inserted "under subsection (a)(2)(C)" after "permitted"… Law text · (b)

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–296, §1704(b)(5)(A), substituted "Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of Homeland Security" for "Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Transportation". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–296, §1704(b)(5), substituted "Department of Homeland Security" for "Department of Transportation" and "Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of Homeland Security" for "Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Transportation". Law text · (b)

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–261 struck out "the" after "are subject to". Law text · (c)

1997

  • Pub. L. 105–85, §551(b)(1), substituted "Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members:" for "Officers of Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard:" in section catchline. Law text
  • Pub. L. 105–85, §551(a)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 105–85, §551(a)(2), substituted "officers detailed" for "the students detailed" and inserted at end "In the case of an enlisted member permitted to receive instruction at the Postgraduate School, the Secretary of the Navy shall charge that member only for such costs and fees as… Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 105–85, §551(a)(3), substituted "members" for "officers" in two places and "such regulations, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy," for "same regulations". Law text · (c)

1980

  • Pub. L. 96–513, §513(23), substituted references to Transportation Department and Secretary for references to Treasury Department and Secretary, respectively. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 96–513, §513(23)(A), substituted reference to Transportation Secretary for reference to Treasury Secretary. · (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.