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46 U.S.C. 11203: Documentation of qualified service

Created in 1998 by the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-368). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 46 U.S.C. 11201, 46 U.S.C. 11204.

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

2021William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

1998Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998created it

46 U.S.C. 11203Documentation of qualified service

(a)Record of Service.—The Secretary, or in the case of personnel of the Army…

(b)Timing of Documentation.—A Secretary receiving an application under subsection…

(c)Standards Relating to Service.—In making a determination under subsection…

(d)Correction of Records.—An official who is requested under subsection (a)(2) to…

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

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2021

Pub. L. 116–283, §8505(b)(13)(A), substituted "an individual" for "a person" in subsecs. (a)(1) and (d). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text
Pub. L. 116–283, §8505(b)(13)(B), substituted "that individual" for "that person". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)

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