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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 825 — Administration

§ 8225. Female members: congressional review period for assignment to duty on submarines or for reconfiguration of submarines

Statutory text

(a)

No change in the Department of the Navy policy limiting service on submarines to males, as in effect on , may take effect until—

(1)

the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written notice of the proposed change; and

(2)

a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress (excluding any day on which either House of Congress is not in session) expires following the date on which the notice is received.

(b)

No funds available to the Department of the Navy may be expended to reconfigure any existing submarine, or to design any new submarine, to accommodate female crew members until—

(1)

the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written notice of the proposed reconfiguration or design; and

(2)

a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress (excluding any day on which either House of Congress is not in session) expires following the date on which the notice is received.

(c)

For purposes of this section, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die.

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. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8225

    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 573(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–136, § 6035

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 573(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–136, § 6035

    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.

  2. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(b)(7) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8225

    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6035 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6035 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (7) Chapter 555.— The sections in chapter 555 are redesignated as follows: SectionRedesignated Section 60118211 60128212 60138213 60148214 60198215 60218216 60228217 60248218 60278219 60298220 60318221 60328222 60358225 60368226

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8225, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 503; , Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(9), 94 Stat. 2916; , Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), 102 Stat. 2059, related to authorized strength of Air National Guard and Air National Guard of United States, exclusive of members on active duty, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(a)(3), , 108 Stat. 2988. See section 12002 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6035 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Credits

2000–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2000Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 573(a)(1)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–136, § 6035
  2. 2018renumbered § 8225, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), , 132 Stat. 1834.
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(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 573(a)(1)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–136, § 6035; renumbered § 8225, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), , 132 Stat. 1834.)

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