§ 8261. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement

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. 1998

   Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

   Pub. L. 105–261 div. A title VI § 644(b)(1) · 112 Stat. 1920

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8261

   Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 644(b)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2048, § 6141

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 644(b)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2048, § 6141

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Chapter 561 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the table of sections the following new section: “§ 6141. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement “(a) Presentation of Flag.— Upon the release of a member of the Navy or Marine Corps from active duty for retirement or transfer to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, the Secretary of the Navy shall present a United States flag to the member. “(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.— A member is not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or section 3681 or 8681 of this title or section 516 of title 14. “(c) No Cost to Recipient.— The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.”.

2. 1999

   Pub. L. 106–65 div. A title VI § 652(e) · 113 Stat. 512

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 8261(b)

   Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.” for “under this section or section 3681 or 8681 of this title or section 516 of title 14.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.” for “under this section or section 3681 or 8681 of this title or section 516 of title 14.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (e) Conforming Amendments to Prior Law.— Sections 3681(b), 6141(b), and 8681(b) of title 10, United States Code, and section 516(b) of title 14, United States Code, are each amended by striking “under this section” and all that follows through the period and inserting “under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.”.

3. 2018

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

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(b)(10) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8261

   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6141 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6141 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (10) Chapter 561.— The sections in chapter 561 are redesignated as follows: SectionRedesignated Section 61418261 61518262 61528263 61538264 61548265 61558266 61568267 61608270 61618271

   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.

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