Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60
§3818 Effective Date
Title 50 › Chapter 49— MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE › § 3818
Summary
Law starts right away. But unless the President or Congress (by concurrent resolution) declares a national emergency after June 24, 1948, no one may be inducted or ordered into active service under this chapter without their consent within ninety days after June 24, 1948.
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Title 50, §3818
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This chapter shall become effective immediately; except that unless the President, or the Congress by concurrent resolution, declares a national emergency after June 24, 1948, no person shall be inducted or ordered into active service without his consent under this chapter within ninety days after June 24, 1948.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of act June 24, 1948, ch. 625, 62 Stat. 604, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 470 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
1956—Act Aug. 10, 1956, repealed provisions requiring the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and the Treasury to initiate and carry forward intensified voluntary enlistment campaigns for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard. 1950—Act Sept. 27, 1950, struck out “and” after “Air Force” and inserted “and the Secretary of the Treasury, for the Coast Guard” after “Marine Corps”.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 3818
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60