Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part I · Chapter 12 — The Militia
§ 247. Militia duty: exemptions
Statutory text
The following persons are exempt from militia duty:
The Vice President.
The judicial and executive officers of the United States, the several States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Members of the armed forces, except members who are not on active duty.
Customhouse clerks.
Persons employed by the United States in the transmission of mail.
Workmen employed in armories, arsenals, and naval shipyards of the United States.
Pilots on navigable waters.
Mariners in the sea service of a citizen of, or a merchant in, the United States.
A person who claims exemption because of religious belief is exempt from militia duty in a combatant capacity, if the conscientious holding of that belief is established under such regulations as the President may prescribe. However, such a person is not exempt from militia duty that the President determines to be noncombatant.
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.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 15, § 312 · 70A Stat. 15
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 247
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 15, § 312
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 15, § 312National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989
Pub. L. 100–456 div. A title XII § 1234(a)(3) · 102 Stat. 1918
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 247(a)(2)
Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “and Puerto Rico” for “Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “and Puerto Rico” for “Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) Sections 312(a)(2), 3500, and 8500 are each amended by striking out “Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone” and inserting in lieu thereof “and Puerto Rico”.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
Pub. L. 109–163 div. A title X § 1057(a)(7) · 119 Stat. 3136
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 247(a)(2)
Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “States and Territories, and Puerto Rico”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “States and Territories, and Puerto Rico”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) Section 312 is amended by striking “States and Territories, and Puerto Rico” and inserting “States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands”.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Pub. L. 114–328 div. A title XII § 1241(a)(2) · 130 Stat. 2000
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 247
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 312 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 312 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) by redesignating sections 261, 311, 312, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 351, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, and 384 (as added by section 1011 of this Act) as sections 241, 246, 247, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 261, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, and 284, respectively; and
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 312(a)312(b) | 32:3 (less last 67 words).32:3 (last 67 words). | June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 59, 39 Stat. 197. |
In subsection (a), the words “Members of the armed forces” are substituted for the words “persons in the military or naval service”. The words “except members who are not on active duty” are inserted to reflect an opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAGA 1952/4374, 9 July 1952). The word “artificers” is omitted as covered by the word “workmen”. The words “naval shipyards” are substituted for the words “navy yards” to reflect modern terminology. The words “on navigable waters” are inserted to preserve the original coverage of the word “pilots”. The words “actually” and “without regard to age” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1988–2016 · 3 rounds
2016
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 312 of this title as this section.
2006
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “States and Territories, and Puerto Rico”.
1988
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “and Puerto Rico” for “Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone”.
Credits
1956–2016 · 4 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 15, § 312
- 1988Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(3), , 102 Stat. 2059
- 2006Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(7), , 119 Stat. 3441
- 2016renumbered § 247, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), , 130 Stat. 2497.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 15, § 312; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(3), , 102 Stat. 2059; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(7), , 119 Stat. 3441; renumbered § 247, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), , 130 Stat. 2497.)