The President may prescribe military regulations for the discipline of the Marine Corps.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 375, § 6012; renumbered § 8212, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
601234 U.S.C. 714.R.S. 1620.
The words “such” and “as he may deem expedient” are omitted as surplusage.
Executive Documents
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 8212, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 501; Aug. 21, 1957, Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(3), 71 Stat. 386; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(163), 72 Stat. 1515; June 30, 1960, Pub. L. 86–559, § 1(48), 74 Stat. 275; Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(8), 94 Stat. 2916, related to temporary increases in authorized strength in grade of Air Reserve and Air National Guard of United States, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2988. See section 12009 of this title.
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6012 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.