2010 US Code
Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 533 - DISTRIBUTION IN GRADE
Sec. 5451 - Suspension: preceding sections

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 533 - DISTRIBUTION IN GRADE
Sec. 5451 - Suspension: preceding sections
Containssection 5451
Date2010
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 7, 2011
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 312; Pub. L. 94-273, §2(3), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 96-513, title V, §503(22), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2913; Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title X, §1061(a)(21), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473.
Statutes at Large References65 Stat. 109
68 Stat. 70
90 Stat. 375
94 Stat. 2913
105 Stat. 1473
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 94-273, Public Law 96-513, Public Law 102-190


§5451. Suspension: preceding sections

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.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 312; Pub. L. 94–273, §2(3), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §503(22), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2913; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, §1061(a)(21), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473.)

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.
Amendments

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 sections 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”.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment 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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