Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8225 Female Members: Congressional Review Period for Assignment to Duty on Submarines or for Reconfiguration of Submarines
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 825 — ADMINISTRATION › § 8225
Summary
The Navy cannot change the rule that limited submarine service to males (May 10, 2000), nor spend money to redesign submarines for women, until the Secretary of Defense notifies Congress in writing and 30 continuous session days of Congress pass after it is received. The 30‑day count is broken only by adjournment sine die.
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Title 10, §8225
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(a)No change in the Department of the Navy policy limiting service on submarines to males, as in effect on May 10, 2000, may take effect until—
(1)the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written notice of the proposed change; and
(2)a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress (excluding any day on which either House of Congress is not in session) expires following the date on which the notice is received.
(b)No funds available to the Department of the Navy may be expended to reconfigure any existing submarine, or to design any new submarine, to accommodate female crew members until—
(1)the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress written notice of the proposed reconfiguration or design; and
(2)a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress (excluding any day on which either House of Congress is not in session) expires following the date on which the notice is received.
(c)For purposes of this section, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8225, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 503; Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(9), 94 Stat. 2916; Sept. 29, 1988, Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), 102 Stat. 2059, related to authorized strength of Air National Guard and Air National Guard of United States, exclusive of members on active duty, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2988. See section 12002 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6035 of this title as this section.
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.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8225
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102