10 U.S.C. § 8215

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 8215 - Citizenship of officers of vessels

The officers of vessels of the United States shall in all cases by citizens of the United States.

10 U.S.C. § 8215

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 376, §6019; renumbered §8215, Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
6019	34 U.S.C. 211 .	R.S. 1428.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 8215, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 502; Nov. 8, 1967, Pub. L. 90-130, §1(26)(E), (F), 81 Stat. 382, prescribed authorized strength of Regular Air Force in female warrant officers on active list, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96-513, title II, §202, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2878, effective Sept. 15, 1981.

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 6019 of this title as this section.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

authorized strength

The term "authorized strength" means the largest number of members authorized to be in an armed force, a component, a branch, a grade, or any other category of the armed forces.