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10 U.S.C. § 8043

Commandant of the Marine Corps

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

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10 U.S.C. § 8043, Commandant of the Marine Corps, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/435567
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The President may appoint an officer as Commandant of the Marine Corps only if— Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy, the Commandant shall—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-433(H.R. 3622)1986-10-01
    Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
    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. 102-190(H.R. 2100)1991-12-05
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
    House: 329–82Senate: 79–15
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-106(S. 1124)1996-02-10
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
    House: 287–129Senate: 56–34
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-136(H.R. 1588)2003-11-24
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
    House: 188–217Senate: 95–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-92(S. 1356)2015-11-25
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
    House: 370–58Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-232(H.R. 5515)2018-08-13
    John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
    House: 359–54Senate: 87–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-81(S. 1605)2021-12-27
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
    House: 363–70Senate: no recorded tally