10 U.S.C. § 1044d
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2016-Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 114-328, §523(a)(1), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "the instrument is executed in the presence of a military legal assistance counsel acting as presiding attorney;".Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 114-328, §523(a)(2), substituted "person notarizing the instrument in accordance with paragraph (2)" for "presiding attorney". 2002-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted "of Homeland Security" for "of Transportation".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
- includes
- "includes" means "includes but is not limited to"; and
- 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.