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§8103 Suspension: preceding sections
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Title 10, §8103
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The President, during a war or national emergency, may suspend any provision of the preceding sections of this chapter. Such a suspension may not continue beyond September 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the war or national emergency ends.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5451(a)34 U.S.C. 3e.Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 426(c); added
June 30, 1951, ch. 196, § 1(h), 65 Stat. 109. 5451(b)34 U.S.C. 5a–1.
May 5, 1954, ch. 180, § 403 68 Stat. 70.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5451 of this title as this section. 1991—Pub. L. 102–190 substituted “The President” for “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the President” and struck out subsec. (b) which authorized President to suspend provisions of section 5442, 5443, and 5444 of this title only during war or national emergency declared by Congress or President after May 5, 1954. 1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–513 struck out “relating to officers serving in grades above lieutenant in the Navy or captain in the Marine Corps” after “and 5444 of this title”. 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “September” for “June”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8103
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
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