§ 1789. Chaplain-led programs: authorized support

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2003

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

   Pub. L. 108–136 div. A title V § 582(a)(1) · 117 Stat. 1392

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 1789

   Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 582(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1489

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 582(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1489

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end of subchapter I the following new section: “§ 1789. Chaplain-led programs: authorized support “(a) Authority.— The Secretary of a military department may provide support services described in subsection (b) to support chaplain-led programs to assist members of the armed forces on active duty and their immediate family members, and members of reserve components in an active status and their immediate family members, in building and maintaining a strong family structure. “(b) Authorized Support Services.— The support services referred to in subsection (a) are costs of transportation, food, lodging, child care, supplies, fees, and training materials for members of the armed forces and their family members while participating in programs referred to in that subsection, including participation at retreats and conferences. “(c) Immediate Family Members.— In this section, the term ‘immediate family members’, with respect to a member of the armed forces, means— “(1) the member’s spouse; and “(2) any child (as defined in section 1072(6) of this title) of the member who is described in subparagraph (D) of section 1072(2) of this title.” .

2. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 571(a)(1) · 136 Stat. 2395

   1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(a)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(1), substituted “a chaplain-led program to assist a covered individual” for “chaplain-led programs to assist members of the armed forces on active duty and their immediate family members, and members of reserve components in an active status and their immediate family members,”

   2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(a)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(1), inserted “, or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual” after “structure”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(1), substituted “a chaplain-led program to assist a covered individual” for “chaplain-led programs to assist members of the armed forces on active duty and their immediate family members, and members of reserve components in an active status and their immediate family members,” and inserted “, or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual” after “structure”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “chaplain-led programs” and inserting “a chaplain-led program”; (B) by striking “members of the armed forces” and all that follows through “status and their immediate family members,” and inserting “a covered individual”; and (C) by inserting “, or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual” after “structure”;

3. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 571(a)(2) · 136 Stat. 2395

   1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(b)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(2), substituted “a covered individual” for “members of the armed forces and their family members”

   2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(b)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(2), substituted “a program” for “programs”

   3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(b)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(2), substituted “a retreat or conference” for “retreats and conferences”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(2), substituted “a covered individual” for “members of the armed forces and their family members”, “a program” for “programs”, and “a retreat or conference” for “retreats and conferences”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking “members of the armed forces and their family members” and inserting “a covered individual”; (B) by striking “programs” and inserting “a program”; and (C) by striking “retreats and conferences” and inserting “a retreat or conference”; and

4. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 571(a)(3) · 136 Stat. 2395

   1. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(c)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(3), added subsec. (c)

   2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(c)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(3), struck out former subsec. (c) which defined “immediate family members”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which defined “immediate family members”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: “(c) Covered Individual Defined.— In this section, the term ‘covered individual’ means— “(1) a member of the armed forces on active duty; “(2) a member of the reserve components in an active status; or “(3) a dependent of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).” .

5. 2023

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

   Pub. L. 118–31 div. A title XVIII § 1801(a)(17) · 137 Stat. 136

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1789(c)(3)

   Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “paragraph (1) or (2)” for “subparagraph (A) or (B)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “paragraph (1) or (2)” for “subparagraph (A) or (B)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (17) Section 1789(c)(3) is amended by striking “subparagraph (A) or (B)” and inserting “paragraph (1) or (2)”.

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision