Subsection (a)(2) is substituted for the words “the Secretary of a Department”.
In subsection (a)(4), the words “continental limits of the” are omitted, since section
101
(1) of this title defines the United States to include the States and the District of Columbia.
In subsection (a)(6), the words “any other commanding officer” are substituted for the words “such other commanding officers as may be”.
In subsection (b), the word “If” is substituted for the word “When”. The words “if considered” are substituted for the words “when deemed”.
2006—Subsec. (a)(5).
Pub. L. 109–163 struck out “a Territorial Department,” before “an Army Group”.
1986—Subsec. (a)(2) to (9).
Pub. L. 99–433 added pars. (2) and (3) and redesignated existing pars. (2) to (7) as (4) to (9), respectively.