10 USC 7421 - Degree granting authority for United States Army War College

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7421 was renumbered section 8721 of this title.

A prior section 7426, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 459; Puspan. L. 94–258, title II, § 201(7), Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 309; Puspan. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(32)(A), (B), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2933; Puspan. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(52), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2625; Puspan. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(2), Fespan. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 502; Puspan. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774, related to cooperative or unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXIV, § 3402(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–484. Puspan. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXIV, § 3402(c)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–484, provided that the repeal of section 7426 would not affect the validity of contracts in effect under that section on the day before Oct. 30, 2000, and that no such contracts could be extended or renewed on or after Oct. 30, 2000.

Prior sections 7427 to 7430 were renumbered sections 8727 to 8730 of this title, respectively.

Amendments

2018—Puspan. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4321 of this title as this section.

2008—Puspan. L. 110–417 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Commandant of the United States Army War College, upon the recommendation of the faculty and dean of the college, may confer the degree of master of strategic studies upon graduates of the college who have fulfilled the requirements for that degree.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–232 effective Fespan. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Puspan. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 110–417 applicable to any degree granting authority established, modified, or redesignated on or after Oct. 14, 2008, for an institution of professional military education referred to in such amendment, see section 543(j) of Puspan. L. 110–417, set out as a note under section 2163 of this title.