Notes on 32 U.S.C. § 302 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 32 U.S.C. § 302 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 601; Pub. L. 87-378, Sec. 5(1),
Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 808.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at
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302 32:124. June 3, 1916, ch. 134,
Sec. 69; restated July
11, 1919, ch. 8 (20th
par. under "National
Guard"); restated June
4, 1920, ch. 227, subch.
I, Sec. 37; restated
June 6, 1924, ch. 275,
Sec. 4; restated June
15, 1933, ch. 87, Sec.
7, 48 Stat. 156; July 9,
1952, ch. 608, Sec.
806(a), 66 Stat. 506.
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32:124 (1st proviso) is omitted as executed. The word
"reenlistments" is substituted for the words "subsequent
enlistments".
AMENDMENTS
1961 - Pub. L. 87-378 permitted original enlistments for any
specified term, not less than three years, for persons who have not
served in an armed force, authorized reenlistments for any
specified period, or if the person last served in one of the
highest five enlisted grades, for an unspecified period, extensions
of enlistments or reenlistments at the request of the member for
any period not less than six months after termination of the
emergency.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1961 AMENDMENT
Section 6 of Pub. L. 87-378 provided that: "The amendments made
by sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Act [amending this section and
sections 3261 and 8261 of Title 10, Armed Forces] shall not affect
any enlistment, reenlistment, or appointment entered into or made
before the effective date of this Act [Oct. 4, 1961]."