10 U.S.C. § 1503
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1997-Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 105-85, §599(a)(2)(A), substituted "one individual described in paragraph (2)" for "one military officer".Subsec. (c)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 105-85, §599(a)(2)(B), (C), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively.Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 105-85, §599(d)(1), inserted at end "The identity of counsel appointed under this paragraph for a missing person shall be made known to the missing person's primary next of kin and any other previously designated person of the person."Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 105-85, §599(d)(2), inserted at end "The primary next of kin of a missing person and any other previously designated person of the missing person shall have the right to submit information to the missing person's counsel relative to the disappearance or status of the missing person." 1996-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-201, §578(b)(2), substituted "section 1502(a)" for "section 1502(b)".Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 104-201, §578(a)(2)(A), substituted "one military officer" for "one individual described in paragraph (2)".Subsec. (c)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 104-201, §578(a)(2)(B), (C), redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is the following:"(A) A military officer, in the case of an inquiry with respect to a member of the armed forces."(B) A civilian, in the case of an inquiry with respect to a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or of a contractor of the Department of Defense."
- 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.
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
- missing person
- The term "missing person" means-(A) a member of the armed forces on active duty who is in a missing status; or(B) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or an employee of a contractor of the Department of Defense who serves in direct support of, or accompanies, the armed forces in the field under orders and who is in a missing status.Such term includes an unaccounted for person described in subsection (a) of section 1509 of this title who is required by subsection (c) of such section to be considered a missing person.
- missing status
- The term "missing status" means the status of a missing person who is determined to be absent in a category of any of the following:(A) Missing.(B) Missing in action.(C) Interned in a foreign country.(D) Captured.(E) Beleaguered.(F) Besieged.(G) Detained in a foreign country against that person's will.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.