Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§940 Art. 140. Delegation by the President
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The President can give any power he has under this chapter to someone else, and he can let that person pass the power on to others.
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Title 10, §940
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The President may delegate any authority vested in him under this chapter, and provide for the subdelegation of any such authority.
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Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 94050:736.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 140), 64 Stat. 145. The word “may” is substituted for the words “is authorized to * * * to”.
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10 U.S.C. § 940
Title 10, Armed Forces
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102