Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 923 — Special Appointments, Assignments, Details, and Duties
§ 9217. Duties: chaplains; assistance required of commanding officers
Statutory text
Each chaplain shall, when practicable, hold appropriate religious services at least once on each Sunday for the command to which he is assigned, and shall perform appropriate religious burial services for members of the Air Force or the Space Force who die while in that command.
Each commanding officer shall furnish facilities, including necessary transportation, to any chaplain assigned to his command, to assist the chaplain in performing his duties.
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. 528, § 8547 · 70A Stat. 528
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9217
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528, § 8547
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528, § 8547John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 806(b)(6) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9217
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8547 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8547 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(6) Chapter 843.— Sections 8547 and 8548 are redesignated as sections 9217 and 9218, respectively.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.William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 923(c)(5) · 134 Stat. 3388
Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 9217(a)
Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “the Air Force”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “the Air Force”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(5) Duties: chaplains; assistance required of commanding officers.— Section 9217(a) of such title is amended by inserting “or the Space Force” after “the Air Force”.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 8547(a) | 10:238. | R.S. 1125. |
| 8547(b) | 10:239. | R.S. 1127. |
| [Uncodified: Feb. 2, 1901, ch. 192, § 12 (last sentence), 31 Stat. 750]. | Feb. 2, 1901, ch. 192, § 12 (last sentence), 31 Stat. 750. | |
In subsection (a), the words “members of the Air Force” are substituted for the words “officers and soldiers”.
In subsection (b), the words “regiments, hospitals, and posts”, in 10:239, are omitted, since at the time of the enactment of section 1127 of the Revised Statutes, chaplains were authorized only for regiments, hospitals, and posts. The revised section preserves the broad coverage of the original statute. The words “each commanding officer shall” are substituted for the words “It shall be the duty of commanders”, in 10:239. The word “furnish” is substituted for the words “to afford”, in 10:239. The words “including necessary transportation” are substituted for the last sentence of section 12 of the Act of February 2, 1901, ch. 192, 31 Stat. 750. The words “his command” are substituted for the words “the same”, in 10:239. The words “to assist” are substituted for the words “as may aid them”, in 10:239.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018–2021 · 2 rounds
2021
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “the Air Force”.
2018
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8547 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
1956–2021 · 3 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528, § 8547
- 2018renumbered § 9217, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(6), , 132 Stat. 1832
- 2021amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(5), , 134 Stat. 3811.
Show as published
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528, § 8547; renumbered § 9217, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(6), , 132 Stat. 1832; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(5), , 134 Stat. 3811.)