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37 U.S.C. 556: Secretarial determinations

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 26 U.S.C. 2, 26 U.S.C. 692, 37 U.S.C. 559, 38 U.S.C. 3501, 38 U.S.C. 3701.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–106, §569(c)(4)(A), inserted concluding provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–106, §569(c)(4)(B), inserted ", in a case to which section 555 of this title applies," after "When the Secretary concerned". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–106, §569(c)(4)(C), substituted "determining pay" for "determining status" and inserted "in a case to which section 555 of this title applies" after "designee, under this section". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (h)

    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.