10 USC § 940 - Art. 140. Delegation by the President

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title: "10 USC § 940 - Art. 140. Delegation by the President"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "940"
section_name: "Art. 140. Delegation by the President"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "XI"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 78.)"
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# § 940. Art. 140. Delegation by the President

The President may delegate any authority vested in him under this chapter, and provide for the subdelegation of any such authority.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 78.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 940 | 50:736. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 140), 64 Stat. 145. |

The word “may” is substituted for the words “is authorized to * * * to”.