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[USC04] 10 USC 654: Repealed. Pub. L. 111-321, §2(f)(1)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3516
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10 USC 654: Repealed. Pub. L. 111-321, §2(f)(1)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3516 Text contains those laws in effect on September 24, 2018
[§654. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–321, §2(f)(1)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3516 ]
Section, added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, §571(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1670 , related to policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces.
Pub. L. 111–321, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3515 , provided that:
"(a) Comprehensive Review on the Implementation of a Repeal of 10 U.S.C. 654.-
"(1) In general.-On March 2, 2010, the Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum directing the Comprehensive Review on the Implementation of a Repeal of 10 U.S.C. 654 (section 654 of title 10, United States Code).
"(2) Objectives and scope of review.-The Terms of Reference accompanying the Secretary's memorandum established the following objectives and scope of the ordered review:
"(b) Effective Date.-The amendments made by subsection (f) shall take effect 60 days after the date on which the last of the following occurs:
"(c) No Immediate Effect on Current Policy.-Section 654 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect until such time that all of the requirements and certifications required by subsection (b) are met. If these requirements and certifications are not met, section 654 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect.
"(d) Benefits.-Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to require the furnishing of benefits in violation of section 7 of title 1, United States Code (relating to the definitions of 'marriage' and 'spouse' and referred to as the 'Defense of Marriage Act').
"(e) No Private Cause of Action.-Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to create a private cause of action.
"(f) Treatment of 1993 Policy.-
"(1) Title 10.-Upon the effective date established by subsection (b), chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-
"(2) Conforming amendment.-Upon the effective date established by subsection (b), section 571 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 [Pub. L. 103–160] (10 U.S.C. 654 note) is amended by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d)."
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, §571(b)–(d), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1671 , 1672, which required the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations to implement this section, provided a savings provision for actions and proceedings commenced prior to the effective date of such regulations, and provided the sense of Congress regarding the policy set forth in this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 111–321, §2(f)(2), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3516 , effective on the date established by section 2(b) of Pub. L. 111–321, set out above.