10 USC § 8103 - Suspension: preceding sections

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title: "10 USC § 8103 - Suspension: preceding sections"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8103"
section_name: "Suspension: preceding sections"
chapter_number: 811
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION IN GRADE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 312, § 5451; Pub. L. 94–273, § 2(3), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 503(22), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2913; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(21), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473; renumbered § 8103, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 8103. Suspension: preceding sections

The President, during a war or national emergency, may suspend any provision of the preceding sections of this chapter. Such a suspension may not continue beyond September 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the war or national emergency ends.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 312, § 5451; Pub. L. 94–273, § 2(3), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 503(22), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2913; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(21), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473; renumbered § 8103, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5451(a) | 34 U.S.C. 3e. | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 426(c); added June 30, 1951, ch. 196, § 1(h), 65 Stat. 109. |
| 5451(b) | 34 U.S.C. 5a–1. | May 5, 1954, ch. 180, § 403 68 Stat. 70. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1991— substituted “The President” for “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the President” and struck out subsec. (b) which authorized President to suspend provisions of sections 5442, 5443, and 5444 of this title only during war or national emergency declared by Congress or President after .

1980—Subsec. (b).  struck out “relating to officers serving in grades above lieutenant in the Navy or captain in the Marine Corps” after “and 5444 of this title”.

1976—Subsec. (a).  substituted “September” for “June”.

## 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 .

### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .