Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8901 Composition
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 887 — NAVAL MILITIA › § 8901
Summary
Defines who is part of the Naval Militia. It is made up of the naval militias from the States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8901
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The Naval Militia consists of the Naval Militia of the States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 785150 U.S.C. 1071.July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 501, 66 Stat. 500.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7851 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “States, the Territories, and the District of Columbia”.
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8901
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102