Amendments
2018—Subsec. (b)(2). [Pub. L. 115–232, § 521(a)(1)], inserted “and subject to paragraph (3),” after “Notwithstanding paragraph (1),” substituted “person possesses a critical skill or expertise—” for “enlistment is vital to the national interest.”, and added subpars. (A) and (B).
Subsec. (b)(3). [Pub. L. 115–232, § 521(a)(2)], added par. (3).
2006—[Pub. L. 109–163] designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Provision of Information Regarding Federal Service to Certain Persons Ineligible To Enlist in Certain Armed Forces
[Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 536], Dec. 23, 2024, [138 Stat. 1888], provided that:“(a)
In General.—
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2024], the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations directing the Secretary of a military department to provide, to a person described in subsection (b), information regarding opportunities for Federal, or other public, service for which the person may be qualified.
“(b)
Certain Persons Not Qualified to Enlist.—
A person described in this subsection is a person ineligible to serve in a covered Armed Force.
“(c)
Covered Armed Force Defined.—
In this section, the term ‘covered Armed Force’ means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.”
Prohibition on Waiver for Commissioning or Enlistment in the Armed Forces for any Individual Convicted of a Felony Sexual Offense
[Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 523], Jan. 2, 2013, [126 Stat. 1723], which provided that an individual may not be provided a waiver for commissioning or enlistment in the Armed Forces if convicted of rape or other sexual offenses, was repealed by [Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, § 1711(b)], Dec. 26, 2013, [127 Stat. 963]. See section 657 of this title.