Chaplain-led programs: authorized support — Us Code Code § 1789
Us Code Code § 1789 — Chaplain-led programs: authorized support. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1789. Chaplain-led programs: authorized support
(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) a member of the armed forces on active duty;
(2) a member of the reserve components in an active status; or
(3) a dependent of an individual described in paragraph (1) or (2).
(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, §582(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1489; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, §571(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2600; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, §1801(a)(17), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted "paragraph (1) or (2)" for "subparagraph (A) or (B)".
2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, §571(a)(1), substituted "a chaplain-led program to assist a covered individual" for "chaplain-led programs to assist members of the armed forces on active duty and their immediate family members, and members of reserve components in an active status and their immediate family members," and inserted ", or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual" after "structure".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, §571(a)(2), substituted "a covered individual" for "members of the armed forces and their family members", "a program" for "programs", and "a retreat or conference" for "retreats and conferences".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263, §571(a)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which defined "immediate family members".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, §582(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1490, provided that: "Section 1789 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2003."
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