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10 U.S.C. § 255 — Guam and Virgin Islands included as “State”

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10 U.S.C. § 255 — Guam and Virgin Islands included as “State”

For purposes of this chapter, the term “State” includes Guam and the Virgin Islands.

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For purposes of this chapter, the term “State” includes Guam and the Virgin Islands.

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10 U.S.C. § 335 — Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security

**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense may pay the expendable training supplies, travel, subsistence, and similar personnel expenses of, and special compensation for, the following that the Secretary considers necessary for participation in the training program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security: (1) Defense personnel of friendly foreign governments. (2) With the concurrence of the Secretary of State, other personnel of friendly foreign governments and nongovernmental personnel. **(b) Limitation.—** (1) **In general.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority provided in subsection (a) may only be used for the payment of such expenses of, and special compensation for, such personnel from developing countries. (2) **Exception.—** — The Secretary may authorize the payment of such expenses of, and special compensation for, such personnel from a country other than a developing country if the Secretary determines that such payment is— (A) necessary to respond to extraordinary circumstances; and (B) in the national security interest of the United States.

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

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10 U.S.C. § 336 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(11)(B), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2921]

### Statutory Notes Section, added Pub. L. 90–496, § 12, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 841, included Virgin Islands within “State”. See [section 255 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section255&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under [section 101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 255 — Guam and Virgin Islands included as

Page 339 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 255 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1068(d), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 326, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 334 and 12304 of this title and repealing section 2567 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 28, 2008].’’ § 254. Proclamation to disperse Whenever the President considers it necessary to use the militia or the armed forces under this chapter, he shall, by proclamation, immediately order the insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their abodes within a limited time. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 16, § 334; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1068(a)(2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 325; renum- bered § 254, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 334 .......... 50:204. R.S. 5300. The words ‘‘militia or the armed forces’’ are sub- stituted for the words ‘‘military forces’’ for clarity and to conform to sections 331, 332, and 333 of this title. DERIVATION Act July 29, 1861, ch. 25, § 2, 12 Stat. 282. Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Another section 254 was renumbered section 240d of this title. AMENDMENTS 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 334 of this title as this section. 2008—Pub. L. 110–181 struck out ‘‘or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws’’ after ‘‘insurgents’’. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364 inserted ‘‘or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws’’ after ‘‘insurgents’’. Executive Documents PROC.

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