5 USC § 8150 - Effect on other statutes

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title: "5 USC § 8150 - Effect on other statutes"
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title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "8150"
section_name: "Effect on other statutes"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(c)(4), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1841.)"
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# § 8150. Effect on other statutes

**(a)** This subchapter does not affect the maritime rights and remedies of a master or member of the crew of a vessel.

**(b)** Section 8141 of this title and section 9491 of title 10 do not confer military or veteran status on any individual.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(c)(4), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1841.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (a) | 5 U.S.C. 791–4(b). | Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 691, § 305(b), 63 Stat. 868. |
| (b) | 5 U.S.C. 803a. | Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 926, § 1 “Sec. 4”, 70 Stat. 981. |

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018—Subsec. (b).  substituted “” for “”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding , Armed Forces.