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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 31 — Enlistments

§ 520b. Applicants for enlistment: authority to use funds for the issue of authorized articles

Statutory text

Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used for the issue of authorized articles to applicants for enlistment.

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. Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985

    Pub. L. 98–525 title XIV § 1401(a)(1) · 98 Stat. 2492

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 520b

    Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2614

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2614

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 520b. Applicants for enlistment: authority to use funds for the issue of authorized articles “Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used for the issue of authorized articles to applicants for enlistments.”.

  2. Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986

    Pub. L. 99–145 title XIII § 1303(a)(4)(A) · 99 Stat. 583

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 520b

    Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “enlistment” for “enlistments”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “enlistment” for “enlistments”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) Section 520b is amended by striking out “enlistments” and inserting in lieu thereof “enlistment”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation acts:

, Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8006], 98 Stat. 1904, 1923.

, Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 709, 97 Stat. 1439.

, Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 709], 96 Stat. 1833, 1851.

, Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, § 709, 95 Stat. 1579.

, Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, § 709, 94 Stat. 3081.

, Pub. L. 96–154, title VII, § 709, 93 Stat. 1153.

, Pub. L. 95–457, title VIII, § 809, 92 Stat. 1244.

, Pub. L. 95–111, title VIII, § 808, 91 Stat. 900.

, Pub. L. 94–419, title VII, § 708, 90 Stat. 1292.

, Pub. L. 94–212, title VII, § 708, 90 Stat. 169.

, Pub. L. 93–437, title VIII, § 808, 88 Stat. 1225.

, Pub. L. 93–238, title VII, § 708, 87 Stat. 1039.

, Pub. L. 92–570, title VII, § 708, 86 Stat. 1197.

, Pub. L. 92–204, title VII, § 708, 85 Stat. 728.

, Pub. L. 91–668, title VIII, § 808, 84 Stat. 2031.

, Pub. L. 91–171, title VI, § 608, 83 Stat. 480.

, Pub. L. 90–580, title V, § 507, 82 Stat. 1130.

, Pub. L. 90–96, title VI, § 607, 81 Stat. 242.

, Pub. L. 89–687, title VI, § 607, 80 Stat. 991.

, Pub. L. 89–213, title VI, § 607, 79 Stat. 874.

, Pub. L. 88–446, title V, § 507, 78 Stat. 475.

, Pub. L. 88–149, title V, § 507, 77 Stat. 264.

, Pub. L. 87–577, title V, § 507, 76 Stat. 328.

, Pub. L. 87–144, title II, § 201, 75 Stat. 367, 369.

, Pub. L. 86–601, title II, § 201, 74 Stat. 340, 342.

, Pub. L. 86–166, title II, § 201, 73 Stat. 368, 370.

, Pub. L. 85–724, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 72 Stat. 714, 721.

, Pub. L. 85–117, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 71 Stat. 314, 321.

July 2, 1956, ch. 488, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 70 Stat. 457, 464.

July 13, 1955, ch. 358, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 69 Stat. 304, 312.

June 30, 1954, ch. 432, title IV, § 401, title VI, § 601, 68 Stat. 339, 347.

Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 67 Stat. 339, 348.

July 10, 1952, ch. 630, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 66 Stat. 520, 530.

Oct. 18, 1951, ch. 512, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 65 Stat. 429, 443.

Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. X, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 64 Stat. 735, 750.

Oct. 29, 1949, ch. 787, title III, § 301, title V, § 501, 63 Stat. 992, 1015.

June 24, 1948, ch. 632, 62 Stat. 655.

July 30, 1947, ch. 357, title I, § 1, 61 Stat. 557.

July 16, 1946, ch. 583, § 1, 60 Stat. 547, 548.

July 3, 1945, ch. 265, § 1, 59 Stat. 390.

June 28, 1944, ch. 303, § 1, 58 Stat. 580.

July 1, 1943, ch. 185, § 1, 57 Stat. 354.

July 2, 1942, ch. 477, § 1, 56 Stat. 617.

June 30, 1941, ch. 262, § 1, 55 Stat. 373.

June 13, 1940, ch. 343, § 1, 54 Stat. 358, 359.

Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 88, § 1, 53 Stat. 600.

June 11, 1938, ch. 37, § 1, 52 Stat. 649.

July 1, 1937, ch. 423, § 1, 50 Stat. 450.

May 15, 1936, ch. 404, § 1, title I, 49 Stat. 1286.

Apr. 9, 1935, ch. 54, § 1, title I, 49 Stat. 128.

Apr. 26, 1934, ch. 165, title I, 48 Stat. 621.

Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 281, title I, 47 Stat. 1577.

July 14, 1932, ch. 482, title I, 47 Stat. 670, 671.

Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 279, title I, 46 Stat. 1283, 1284.

May 28, 1930, ch. 348, title I, 46 Stat. 438.

Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 366, title I, 45 Stat. 1356.

Mar. 23, 1928, ch. 232, title I, 45 Stat. 332.

Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 167, title I, 44 Stat. 1113.

Apr. 15, 1926, ch. 146, title I, 44 Stat. 262.

Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title I, 43 Stat. 900.

Amendments

1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “enlistment” for “enlistments”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1404, , 98 Stat. 2621, provided that: “The amendments made by sections 1401 [enacting this section and sections 956, 979 to 981, 1047 to 1050, 1074b [now 1074c], 1093, 1589, 2007 to 2009, 2484, 2638, and 2639 of this title, amending sections 1074, 1077, 1079, 2104, and 7204 of this title, and repealing section 7208 of this title], 1402 [enacting section 306a of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and amending sections 206 and 404 of Title 37], and 1403 [amending provisions set out as a note under section 138 of this title and repealing provisions set out as notes under sections 138 and 2102 of this title] take effect on .”

Credits

1984–1985 · 2 acts
  1. 1984Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(a)(1), , 98 Stat. 2614
  2. 1985amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(4)(A), , 99 Stat. 738.
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(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(a)(1), , 98 Stat. 2614; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(4)(A), , 99 Stat. 738.)

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