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# 10 U.S.C. § 656 - Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title IX, § 901(c), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1007]

## Notes

Section, added Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 519(a)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1720; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, § 571(a)(1)–(3)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3642, 3643, related to diversity in military leadership.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Strategic Plan for Diversity and InclusionPub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 529, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1358, required Secretary of Defense to design and implement five-year strategic plan for diversity and inclusion in Department of Defense, with implementation to begin not later than one year after Dec. 20, 2019.