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37 U.S.C. 555: Secretarial review

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 701, 10 U.S.C. 1524, 37 U.S.C. 552, 37 U.S.C. 553, 37 U.S.C. 556.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1996National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

1991Pub. L. 102-25

1966Pub. L. 89-554created it

37 U.S.C. 555Secretarial review

(a)Except as provided in subsection (d), when a member of a uniformed service…

(b)When a finding of death is made under subsection (a), it shall include the date…

(c)For the sole purpose of determining status under this section, a dependent of a…

(d)This section does not apply in a case to which section 1502 of title 10 applies.

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–106, §569(c)(1)(A), substituted "Except as provided in subsection (d), when" for "When". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 104–106, §569(c)(1)(B), added subsec. (d). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (d)

1991

Pub. L. 102–25 struck out "of this section" after "subsection (a)" in two places. · (b)

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