10 U.S.C. § 772
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
772(a)772(b)772(c)772(d)772(e) | 10:1393 (words before 1st semicolon of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1393 (15th through 18th words after 1st semicolon of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1023 (1st sentence).34:43g(i).34:389 (less 1st and 3d sentences).10:1393 (words between 3d and 4th semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1028b.10:1393 (words between 2d and 3d semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.). | June 3, 1916, ch. 134, §12 (words before 4th semicolon, and words after 7th semicolon, of 1st proviso of 1st par.; and last proviso of last par.), 39 Stat. 216; July 9, 1918, ch. 143, subch. XVII, §10 (last proviso), 40 Stat. 892; June 4, 1920, ch. 228, §8, 41 Stat. 836; June 6, 1942, ch. 382, 56 Stat. 328; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, §15(b) (last proviso), 63 Stat. 91; July 6, 1953, ch. 180, §1, 67 Stat. 140. |
34:399d. | R.S. 1256 (1st sentence). | |
772(f) | 10:1393 (words between 8th and 9th semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.). | R.S. 1457 (less 1st and 3d sentences); May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §14(f), 64 Stat. 147. |
772(g)772(h) | 10:1393 (last proviso of last par.).10:1393 (words between 7th and 8th semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.). | Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38, §207(j), 61 Stat. 50; as redesignated (i); Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §434(d), 61 Stat. 882. |
772(i)772(j) | 10:1393 (words after 9th semicolon of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1393 (words between 1st and 2d semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par., less 15th through 18th words). | June 21, 1930, ch. 563, §2; restated Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §12, 63 Stat. 559; July 6, 1953, ch. 180, §2, 67 Stat. 140. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
CONSTITUTIONALITYFor information regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions of this section as enacted by act Aug. 10, 1956, see the Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on the Constitution Annotated website, constitution.congress.gov.
AMENDMENTS2023-Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 118-31, §1741(b)(2)(B), substituted "aviation or space badges of the Air Force or Space Force" for "aviation badges of the Air Force".Pub. L. 118-31, §1741(b)(2)(A), which directed amendment of subsec. (i) by substituting "an Air Force or Space Force school" for "an Air Force School", was executed by making the substitution for "an Air Force school" to reflect the probable intent of Congress.2021- Pub. L. 116-283 substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps" wherever appearing.1996-Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104-201 inserted before period at end "if the wear of such uniform is specifically authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned".1989-Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101-189 substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration".1985-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-145 struck out provisions relating to a retired officer of the Navy Nurse Corps.
EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS
EX. ORD. NO. 10554. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONSEx. Ord. No. 10554, Aug. 18, 1954, 19 F.R. 5295, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13286, §77, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10631, provided:The authority vested in the President (1) by section 125 of the act of June 3, 1916, 39 Stat. 216, as amended by the first section of the act of July 6, 1953, 67 Stat. 140, and (2) by section 2 of the act of June 21, 1930, 46 Stat. 793, as amended by section 2 of said act of July 6, 1953, to prescribe regulations authorizing occasions upon which the uniform may be worn by persons who have served honorably in the armed forces of the United States in time of war is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense so far as it pertains to the uniforms of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and to the Secretary of Homeland Security so far as it pertains to the uniform of the Coast Guard.
- Air National Guard
- The term "Air National Guard" means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that-(A) is an air force;(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I, of the Constitution;(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and(D) is federally recognized.
- Army National Guard
- The term "Army National Guard" means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that-(A) is a land force;(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the sixteenth clause of section 8, article I, of the Constitution;(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and(D) is federally recognized.
- active duty
- The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
- grade
- The term "grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.