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5 U.S.C. 9902: Department of Defense personnel authorities

Created in 2003 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136). Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 419, 10 U.S.C. 1701a, 10 U.S.C. 1762, 10 U.S.C. 2463.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31, §1120(1), struck out "and the Comptroller General," after "committees of Congress". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §1120(2), (3), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which provided for review by the Comptroller General of reports under paragraph (1). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (h), (3)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–81, §1101(a), added subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpar. (D) as (E). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (a), (E)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §1075(a)(2), substituted "chapter" for "chapters" in two places. (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–81, §1101(b), added pars. (5) and (6). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (b), (6)
    • Pub. L. 112–81, §1101(c), added pars. (6) and (7) and redesignated former pars. (6) and (7) as (8) and (9), respectively. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 111–383, §1101(c), amended directory language of Pub. L. 111–84, §1121. See 2009 Amendment note below. (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (g), (4)
    • Pub. L. 112–81, §1102(a), added subsec. (h). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (h)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–84, §1113(f)(1), amended section catchline generally, substituting "Department of Defense personnel authorities" for "Establishment of human resources management system". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text
    • Pub. L. 111–84, §1113(b)(1), (d), added subsecs. (a) to (d), redesignated subsecs. (f) to (h) as (e) to (g), respectively, and struck out former subsecs. (a) to (e), (i), and (j) which, respectively, authorized the Secretary of Defense to establish and adjust the National Security Personnel System … (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text
    • Pub. L. 111–84, §1121, as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, §1101(c), added par. (3), redesignated former par. (3) as (4), and, in par. (4), inserted ", excluding paragraph (3)" before period at end. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (g), (4)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–181 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to establishment of human resources management system for former provisions which related to, in subsec. (a), general authority of Secretary of Defense to establish and adjust a human resources management system, in subsec.… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Law text
    • Pub. L. 110–417 substituted "the requirements and limitations in paragraph (3)" for "the requirements of chapter 71 and the limitations in subsection (b)(3)" in par. (1), inserted ", in a manner comparable to that in which such provisions are applied under chapter 33" before period at … (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (i)

    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.