Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 311 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 311 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14; Pub. L. 85-861, Sec. 1(7),
Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title V,
Sec. 524(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1656.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1956 ACT
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311(a) 32:1 (less last 19 words). June 3, 1916, ch. 134,
Sec. 57, 39 Stat. 197;
June 28, 1947, ch. 162,
Sec. 7 (as applicable to
Sec. 57 of the Act of
June 3, 1916, ch. 134),
61 Stat. 192.
311(b)
32:1 (last 19 words).
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In subsection (a), the words "who have made a declaration of
intention" are substituted for the words "who have or shall have
declared their intention". The words "at least 17 years of age and
* * * under 45 years of age" are substituted for the words "who
shall be more than seventeen years of age and * * * not more than
forty-five years of age". The words "except as provided in section
313 of title 32" are substituted for the words "except as
hereinafter provided", to make explicit the exception as to maximum
age.
In subsection (b), the words "The organized militia, which
consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia" are
substituted for the words "the National Guard, the Naval Militia",
since the National Guard and the Naval Militia constitute the
organized militia.
1958 ACT
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311(a) 32 App.:1. July 30, 1956, ch. 789,
Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 729.
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The words "appointed as . . . under section 4 of this title" are
omitted as surplusage.
AMENDMENTS
1993 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-160 substituted "members" for
"commissioned officers".
1958 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-861 included female citizens of
the United States who are commissioned officers of the National
Guard.