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10 U.S.C. § 936

Art. 136. Authority to administer oaths

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 936, Art. 136. Authority to administer oaths, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/432976
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The following persons on active duty or performing inactive-duty training may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice: The following persons on active duty or performing inactive-duty training may administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 98-209(S. 974)1983-12-06
    Military Justice Act of 1983
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-661(S. 2638)1986-11-14
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-456(H.R. 4481)1988-09-29
    National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-510(H.R. 4739)1990-11-05
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-181(H.R. 4986)2008-01-28
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-328(S. 2943)2016-12-23
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017