10 U.S.C. § 8169

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 8169 - Policy as to leave and liberty

The commanding officer of a vessel shall favor the faithful and obedient in granting leave and liberty.

10 U.S.C. § 8169

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372, §5949; renumbered §8169, Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §807(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
5949	34 U.S.C. 220 .	R.S. 1431.

The words "to exercise carefully a discrimination in" are omitted as surplusage. The words "leave and liberty" are substituted for "temporary leave of absence and liberty on shore" to conform to modern terminology.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 5949 of this title as this section.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment 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.

officer

The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.