10 U.S.C. § 1044f
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117-263, §545(a)(1), substituted "Subject to subsection (c), the policies shall" for "The policies shall" in introductory provisions.Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 117-263, §545(a)(2), (3), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2022 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 117-263, div. A, title V, §545(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2584, provided that: "The amendments made subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by section 532 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1694) [enacting this section] as provided in section 539C of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note)."
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective on the date that is two years after Dec. 27, 2021, and applicable with respect to offenses that occur after that date, with provisions for delayed effect and applicability if regulations are not prescribed by the President before the date that is two years after Dec. 27, 2021, see section 539C of Pub. L. 117-81, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note under section 801 of this title.
- Secretary concerned
- The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
- 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.
- military departments
- The term "military departments" means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.