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NOTES:
Source
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 602; Pub. L. 87–751, § 2, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 748; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 304 | 32:123. | June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 70; restated June 4, 1920, ch. 227, subch. I, § 38; restated June 15, 1933, ch. 87, § 8, 48 Stat. 156; June 19, 1935, ch. 277, § 3, 49 Stat. 391; July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 806(b), 66 Stat. 506. |
The words “or affirmation” are omitted as covered by the definition of the word “oath” in section
1 of title
1. The words “Each person” are substituted for the word “Men”. The words “XXXXXX National Guard” are substituted for the words “National Guard (Air National Guard)”.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.
1962—Pub. L. 87–751 substituted “support and defend the Constitution of the United States and of the State of XXXXXX against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to them” for “bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the State of XXXXXX: That I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever” and inserted “So help me God.”
Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 87–751 not to effect any oath taken before one year after Oct. 5, 1962, see section 3 of Pub. L. 87–751, set out as a note under section
502 of Title
10, Armed Forces.
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