§ 671. Members not to be assigned outside United States before completing training

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. 1956

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 27 · 70A Stat. 27

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 671

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 27

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 27

2. 1975

   Pub. L. 94–106 title VIII § 802(b) · 89 Stat. 531

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 671

   Pub. L. 94–106 reduced minimum period of basic training from four months to twelve weeks

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–106 reduced minimum period of basic training from four months to twelve weeks.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 671 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “four months” and inserting in lieu thereof “twelve weeks”.

3. 1986

   Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987

   Pub. L. 99–661 div. A title V § 501 · 100 Stat. 3816

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 671

   Pub. L. 99–661 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “No member of an armed force may be assigned to active duty on land outside the United States and its Territories and possessions, until he has had twelve weeks of basic training or its equivalent.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–661 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “No member of an armed force may be assigned to active duty on land outside the United States and its Territories and possessions, until he has had twelve weeks of basic training or its equivalent.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 501. ASSIGNMENT OF ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES The text of section 671 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) A member of the armed forces may not be assigned to active duty on land outside the United States and its territories and possessions until the member has completed the basic training requirements of the armed force of which he is a member. “(b) In time of war or a national emergency declared by Congress or the President, the period of required basic training (or its equivalent) may not be less than 12 weeks.”.

4. 1993

   Pub. L. 103–160 § 511(1) · 107 Stat. 1547

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 671(b)

   Pub. L. 103–160, § 511(1), inserted “(except as provided in subsection (c))” after “may not”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–160, § 511(1), inserted “(except as provided in subsection (c))” after “may not”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by inserting “(except as provided in subsection (c))” in subsection (b) after “may not”; and

5. 1993

   Pub. L. 103–160 § 511(2) · 107 Stat. 1547

   Added · 10 U.S.C. § 671(c)

   Pub. L. 103–160, § 511(2), added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–160, § 511(2), added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) (1) A period of basic training (or equivalent training) shorter than 12 weeks may be established by the Secretary concerned for members of the armed forces who have been credentialed in a medical profession or occupation and are serving in a healthcare occupational specialty, as determined under regulations prescribed under paragraph (2). Any such period shall be established under regulations prescribed under paragraph (2) and may be established notwithstanding section 4(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 454(a)). “(2) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation Regulations. with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations for the purposes of paragraph (1). The regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense shall apply uniformly to the military departments.”.

6. 2002

   Homeland Security Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–296 title XVII § 1704(b)(1) · 116 Stat. 2135

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 671(c)(2)

   Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Title 10, United States Code, is amended in sections 101(9), 130b(a), 130b(c)(4), 130c(h)(1), 379, 513(d), 575(b)(2), 580(e)(6), 580a(e), 651(a), 671(c)(2), 708(a), 716(a), 717, 806(d)(2), 815(e), 888, 946(c)(1), 973(d), 978(d), 983(b)(1), 985(a), 1033(b)(1), 1033(d), 1034, 1037(c), 1044d(f), 1058(c), 1059(a), 1059(k)(1), 1073(a), 1074(c)(1), 1089(g)(2), 1090, 1091(a), 1124, 1143, 1143a(h), 1144, 1145(e), 1148, 1149, 1150(c), 1152(a), 1152(d)(1), 1153, 1175, 1212(a), 1408(h)(2), 1408(h)(8), 1463(a)(2), 1482a(b), 1510, 1552(a)(1), 1565(f), 1588(f)(4), 1589, 2002(a), 2302(1), 2306b(b), 2323(j)(2), 2376(2), 2396(b)(1), 2410a(a), 2572(a), 2575(a), 2578, 2601(b)(4), 2634(e), 2635(a), 2734(g), 2734a, 2775, 2830(b)(2), 2835, 2836, 4745(a), 5013a(a), 7361(b), 10143(b)(2), 10146(a), 10147(a), 10149(b), 10150, 10202(b), 10203(d), 10205(b), 10301(b), 12103(b), 12103(d), 12304, 12311(c), 12522(c), 12527(a)(2), 12731(b), 12731a(e), 16131(a), 16136(a), 16301(g), and 18501 by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

7. 2016

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

   Pub. L. 114–328 div. A title X § 1081(b)(1)(A)(v) · 130 Stat. 2000

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 671(c)(1)

   Pub. L. 114–328 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3803(a))” for “(50 U.S.C. App. 454(a))”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 114–328 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 3803(a))” for “(50 U.S.C. App. 454(a))”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (v) Section 671(c)(1) is amended by striking “(50 U.S.C. App. 454(a))” and inserting “(50 U.S.C. 3803(a))”.

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