The Navy and the Marine Corps shall sell subsistence supplies to any member of the Army, the Air Force, or the Space Force at prices charged members of the naval service.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 471, § 7602; renumbered § 8802, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(d)(2)(A), (B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3826.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
760234 U.S.C. 538.Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418, § 1, 39 Stat. 630 (less words before semicolon of 3d proviso under “Subsistence of the Army”).
This section is expanded to cover sales to members of the Air Force, as authorized by § 305(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (5 U.S.C. 171l).
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Sales: members of Army, Air Force, and Space Force; prices” for “Sales: members of Army and Air Force; prices” in section catchline and “, the Air Force, or the Space Force” for “or the Air Force” in text.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7602 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.