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10 U.S.C. § 8720

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10 U.S.C. § 8720, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/435872
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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. 94-258(H.R. 49)1976-04-05
    Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-513(S. 1918)1980-12-12
    An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-26(H.R. 1783)1987-04-21
    Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 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