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46 U.S.C. 7511: Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial

Created in 2022 by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 · passed house · would change (a)

How it got here

Unchanged since the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117-263 (Dec 23, 2022).

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.