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title: "10 U.S.C. § 123b"
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description: "Forces stationed abroad: limitation on number"
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title_number: 10
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title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_number: "3"
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chapter_name: "GENERAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS"
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section: "123b"
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citation: "10 U.S.C. § 123b"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 123b - Forces stationed abroad: limitation on number
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## Text
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(a) End-Strength Limitation.— No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used to support a strength level of members of the armed forces assigned to permanent duty ashore in nations outside the United States at the end of any fiscal year at a level in excess of 203,000.
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(b) Exception for Wartime.— Subsection (a) does not apply in the event of a declaration of war or an armed attack on any member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, the Republic of Korea, or any other ally of the United States.
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(c) Presidential Waiver.— The President may waive the operation of subsection (a) if the President declares an emergency. The President shall immediately notify Congress of any such waiver.
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(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XIII, § 1312(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2894.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XIII, § 1302, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2545, which was set out as a note under section 113 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1312(c).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DatePub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XIII, § 1312(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2894, provided that: “Section 123b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), does not apply with respect to a fiscal year before fiscal year 1996.”
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