10 U.S.C. § 8169 — Policy as to leave and liberty
U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 821 - OFFICERS IN COMMAND Sec. 8169 - Policy as to leave and liberty From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§8169. Policy as to leave and liberty
The commanding officer of a vessel shall favor the faithful and obedient in granting leave and liberty.
(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 Notes Revised sectionSource (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
Amendments 2018—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.