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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part III · Chapter 959 — Civil Air Patrol

§ 9492. Status as volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force

Statutory text

(a)

Volunteer Civilian Auxiliary.—

The Civil Air Patrol is a volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force when the services of the Civil Air Patrol are used by any department or agency in any branch of the Federal Government.

(b)

Use by Air Force.—

(1)

The Secretary of the Air Force may use the services of the Civil Air Patrol to fulfill the noncombat programs and missions of the Department of the Air Force.

(2)

The Civil Air Patrol shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the United States with respect to any act or omission of the Civil Air Patrol, including any member of the Civil Air Patrol, in carrying out a mission assigned by the Secretary of the Air Force.

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. § 9492

    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9442

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9442

    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 § 806(a)(1) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9492

    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9442 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9442 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Chapter 909.— Each section in chapter 909 10 USC 9481–9498. is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 50.

    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

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9442 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.

Effective Date

Section effective 120 days after , see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(c)] of Pub. L. 106–398, set out as a note under section 9491 of this title.

Credits

2000–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2000Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9442
  2. 2018renumbered § 9492, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(1), , 132 Stat. 1832.
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(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(a)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–295, § 9442; renumbered § 9492, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(1), , 132 Stat. 1832.)

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