10 USC § 8901 - Composition

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title: "10 USC § 8901 - Composition"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8901"
section_name: "Composition"
chapter_number: 887
chapter_name: "NAVAL MILITIA"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 486, § 7851; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(11), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3441; renumbered § 8901, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)"
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# § 8901. Composition

The Naval Militia consists of the Naval Militia of the States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 486, § 7851; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(11), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3441; renumbered § 8901, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7851 | 50 U.S.C. 1071. | July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 501, 66 Stat. 500. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

2006— substituted “States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands” for “States, the Territories, and the District of Columbia”.

## 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 .