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50 U.S.C. 3510: Appropriations

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-507. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 3024, 50 U.S.C. 3510b.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (c)

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (c). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92 inserted "payment of death benefits in cases in which the circumstances of the death of an employee of the Agency, a detailee of the Agency or other employee of another department or agency of the Federal Government assigned to the Agency, or an individual affiliated … (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (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.