Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 312 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 10 U.S.C. § 312 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 15; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A,
title XII, Sec. 1234(a)(3), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; Pub. L.
109-163, div. A, title X, Sec. 1057(a)(7), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat.
3441.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at
section Large)
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312(a) 32:3 (less last 67 words). June 3, 1916, ch. 134,
Sec. 59, 39 Stat. 197.
312(b)
32:3 (last 67 words).
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In subsection (a), the words "Members of the armed forces" are
substituted for the words "persons in the military or naval
service". The words "except members who are not on active duty" are
inserted to reflect an opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the
Army (JAGA 1952/4374, 9 July 1952). The word "artificers" is
omitted as covered by the word "workmen". The words "naval
shipyards" are substituted for the words "navy yards" to reflect
modern terminology. The words "on navigable waters" are inserted to
preserve the original coverage of the word "pilots". The words
"actually" and "without regard to age" are omitted as surplusage.
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109-163 substituted "States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands" for
"States and Territories, and Puerto Rico".
1988 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100-456 substituted "and Puerto
Rico" for "Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone".
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