§ 109. Maintenance of other troops

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. 600 · 70A Stat. 600

   Enacted · 32 U.S.C. § 109

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 600

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 600

2. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–861 § 2(2)(A) · 72 Stat. 1437

   Substituted · 32 U.S.C. § 109(a); 32 U.S.C. § 109(b)

   Pub. L. 85–861, § 2(2)(A), substituted “defense forces authorized by subsection (c)” for “State defense forces”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 85–861, § 2(2)(A), substituted “defense forces authorized by subsection (c)” for “State defense forces”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking out the words “State defense forces” in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following in place thereof: “defense forces authorized by subsection (c) , and

3. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–861 § 2(2)(B) · 72 Stat. 1437

   Added · 32 U.S.C. § 109(c)(e)

   Pub. L. 85–861, § 2(2)(B), added subsecs. (c) to (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 85–861, § 2(2)(B), added subsecs. (c) to (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by adding the following new subsections: “(c) In addition to its National Guard, if any, a State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, or the District of Columbia may, as provided by its laws, organize and maintain defense forces. A defense force established under this section may be used within the jurisdiction concerned, as its chief executive (or commanding general in the case of the District of Columbia) considers necessary, but it may not be called, ordered, or drafted into the armed forces. “(d) A member of a defense force established under subsection (c) is not, because of that membership, exempt from service in the armed forces, nor is he entitled to pay, allowances, subsistence, transportation, or medical care or treatment, from funds of the United States. “(e) A person may not become a member of a defense force established under subsection (c) if he is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces.”

4. 1988

   National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989

   Pub. L. 100–456 div. A title XII § 1234(b)(1) · 102 Stat. 1918

   Struck · 32 U.S.C. § 109(a)(c)

   Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Virgin Islands,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Virgin Islands,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Sections 101(4), 101(6), 103, 104(c), 104(d), 107(b), 109, 304, 314(a), 314(d), 315(a), 315(b), 333, 501(b), 503(b), 504(b), 702(b), 702(c), 702(d), 703, 704, 708(d), 710, 711 and 712 are each amended by striking out “the Canal Zone,”.

5. 2006

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

   Pub. L. 109–163 § 1057(b)(3) · 119 Stat. 3136

   1. Amended · 32 U.S.C. § 109(a)(c)

      Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(3), as amended by Pub. L. 111–383

   2. Substituted · 32 U.S.C. § 109(a)(c)

      Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(3), as substituted “State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands” for “State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or the District of Columbia”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(3), as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, substituted “State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands” for “State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or the District of Columbia”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Sections 104(d), 107, 109, 503, 703, 704, 710, and 712 are amended by striking “State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia” and “State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or the District of Columbia” each place they appear and inserting “State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(h), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4377, provided that the amendment made by section 1075(h)(4)(B) is effective as of Jan. 6, 2006, and as if included in Pub. L. 109–163 as enacted.

6. 2011

   Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

   Pub. L. 111–383 div. A title X § 1075(h)(4)(B) · 124 Stat. 4137

   Amended · 32 U.S.C. § 109(a)(c)

   Pub. L. 111–383 amended directory language of Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(3). See 2006 Amendment note below

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 111–383 amended directory language of Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(b)(3). See 2006 Amendment note below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (b)(3)— (i) by striking “109,”; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Section 109 is amended by striking ‘State or Territory, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or the District of Columbia’ each place it appears and inserting ‘State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands’ ”; and

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(h), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4377, provided that the amendment made by section 1075(h)(4)(B) is effective as of Jan. 6, 2006, and as if included in Pub. L. 109–163 as enacted.

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