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37 U.S.C. 559: Benefits for members held as captives

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-399. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1095a, 10 U.S.C. 2181, 37 U.S.C. 1013.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–484, §1054(c)(2), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 102–25, §702(b)(4). See 1991 Amendment note below. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–484, §1054(a)(6), made amendment identical to amendment by Pub. L. 102–25, §702(b)(4). See 1991 Amendment note below. · (c)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–25, §702(b)(2), struck out "of this subsection" after "paragraph (3)". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–25, §702(b)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 102–484, §1054(c)(2), struck out "of this subparagraph" after "clause (ii)". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–25, §702(b)(3), struck out "of this paragraph" after "subparagraph (A)". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–25, §702(b)(2), struck out "of this subsection" after "paragraph (1)" and after "paragraph (3)(A)(ii)". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–25, §702(b)(1), struck out "of this section" after "(c)". · (d)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–510, §1484(d)(4), substituted "August 27, 1986" for "the date of the enactment of the Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–510, §1484(e)(2), inserted "(5 U.S.C. 5569 note)" after "Terrorism Compensation Act". · (c)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–26 substituted "In this section:" for "In this section—", inserted "The term" at beginning of pars. (1) and (2), and substituted period for "; and" at end of par. (1). · (a)

    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.