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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part V · Chapter 1803 — Facilities for Reserve Components

§ 18232. Definitions

Statutory text

In this chapter:

(1)

The term “State” means any of the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States and includes political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein.

(2)

The term “facility” includes any (A) interest in land, (B) armory, readiness center, or other structure, and (C) storage or other facility normally needed for the administration and training of any unit of the reserve components of the armed forces.

(3)

The terms “armory” and “readiness center” mean a structure that houses one or more units of a reserve component and is used for training and administering those units. Such terms include a structure that is appurtenant to such a structure and houses equipment used for that training and administration.

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. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 121, § 2232 · 70A Stat. 121

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 18232

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 121, § 2232

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 121, § 2232

  2. Pub. L. 85–861 § 1(36) · 72 Stat. 1437

    Added · 10 U.S.C. § 18232

    Pub. L. 85–861 added cl. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Cl. (3). Pub. L. 85–861 added cl. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 101 is amended by inserting the following new clause after clause (24): “(25) ‘Active status’ means the status of a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.”

  3. Military Construction Codification Act

    Pub. L. 97–214 § 3(d)(1) · 96 Stat. 153

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 18232

    Pub. L. 97–214 substituted provision defining “State” as any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein for provision defining “State” and “Territory” as including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Cl. (1). Pub. L. 97–214 substituted provision defining “State” as any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein for provision defining “State” and “Territory” as including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Clause (1) of section 2232 of such title is amended to read as 10 USC 2232. follows: “(1) ‘State’ means any of the States of the United States, the “State.” District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States and includes political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein.”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 97–214 effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2801 of this title.

  4. Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987

    Pub. L. 100–26 § 7(k)(2) · 101 Stat. 273

    1. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 18232

      Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation

    2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 18232

      Pub. L. 100–26 struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in pars. (2) and (3)

    3. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 18232

      Pub. L. 100–26 substituted lowercase letter

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation and struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in pars. (2) and (3) and substituted lowercase letter.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Sections 976(a), 1045(e), 1587(a), 1621, 2006(b), 2120, 2213(e), 2232, 2302 (other than paragraph (3)), 2305a(d), 2350, 2362(e), 2394(c), 2397(a), 2397a(a), 2403(a), 2432(a), 2547(e), 2801(c), and 5001(a) are amended— (A) by inserting “The term” in each paragraph after the paragraph designation; and (B) by revising the first word after the first quotation marks in each paragraph (other than in sections 1045(e), 2006(b)(1), 2213(e)(2), 2232(1), 2350(2), 2801(c)(3), 5001(a)(1), and 5001(a)(2)) so that the initial letter of such word is lower case.

  5. Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 103–337 div. A title XVI § 1664(b)(2) · 108 Stat. 2663

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 18232

    Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 2232 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 2232 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) The sections of that chapter are redesignated as follows: Section Redesignated section  2231 18231  2232 18232  2233 18233  2233a 18233a  2234 18234  2235 18235  2236 18236  2237 18237  2238 18238  2239 18239

  6. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dB)(tXXVIII)(s2807)(b)(1) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 18232(2)(B)

    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(b)(1)], substituted “armory, readiness center, or other structure” for “armory or other structure”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(b)(1)], substituted “armory, readiness center, or other structure” for “armory or other structure”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  7. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dB)(tXXVIII)(s2807)(a) · 114 Stat. 1654

    1. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 18232(3)

      Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(a)], substituted “The terms ‘armory’ and ‘readiness center’ mean” for “The term ‘armory’ means”

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 18232(3)

      Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(a)], substituted “Such terms include” for “It includes”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(a)], substituted “The terms ‘armory’ and ‘readiness center’ mean” for “The term ‘armory’ means” and “Such terms include” for “It includes”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

9 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
1956 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
223250:886.Sept. 11, 1950, ch. 945, § 7, 64 Stat. 831.

Clause (1) is substituted for 50:886(b). The words “(2) Puerto Rico; and (3) the District of Columbia” are omitted, since they are specifically included, where applicable, in the revised chapter. The words “together with any improvement thereto” and “of the United States” are omitted as surplusage. 50:886(c) is omitted, since the reserve components of the armed forces are named in section 261 of this title. 50:886(d) is omitted, since its subject matter is covered by other relevant sections of the revised chapter.

historicalAndRevision
1958 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
223250:886.Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 662, § 1(g), (h), 69 Stat. 594.

The last sentence of 50:886(b) is omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1958–2000 · 5 rounds

2000

Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(b)(1)], substituted “armory, readiness center, or other structure” for “armory or other structure”.

Par. (3). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(a)], substituted “The terms ‘armory’ and ‘readiness center’ mean” for “The term ‘armory’ means” and “Such terms include” for “It includes”.

1994

Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 2232 of this title as this section.

1987

Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “The term” after each par. designation and struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in pars. (2) and (3) and substituted lowercase letter.

1982

Cl. (1). Pub. L. 97–214 substituted provision defining “State” as any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein for provision defining “State” and “Territory” as including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein.

1958

Cl. (3). Pub. L. 85–861 added cl. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–214 effective , and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2801 of this title.

Credits

1956–2000 · 6 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 121, § 2232
  2. 1958Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(36), , 72 Stat. 1456
  3. 1982Pub. L. 97–214, § 3(d)(1), , 96 Stat. 170
  4. 1987Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(2), , 101 Stat. 284
  5. 1994renumbered § 18232, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1664(b)(2), , 108 Stat. 3010
  6. 2000Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(a), (b)(1)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–415.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 121, § 2232; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(36), , 72 Stat. 1456; Pub. L. 97–214, § 3(d)(1), , 96 Stat. 170; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(2), , 101 Stat. 284; renumbered § 18232, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1664(b)(2), , 108 Stat. 3010; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807(a), (b)(1)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–415.)

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