Definitions

10 U.S.C. § 18232

• Title: 10 — Armed Forces
• Chapter: 1803 — FACILITIES FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS

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In this chapter:
(1) The term "State" means any of the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States and includes political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein.
(2) The term "facility" includes any (A) interest in land, (B) armory, readiness center, or other structure, and (C) storage or other facility normally needed for the administration and training of any unit of the reserve components of the armed forces.
(3) The terms "armory" and "readiness center" mean a structure that houses one or more units of a reserve component and is used for training and administering those units. Such terms include a structure that is appurtenant to such a structure and houses equipment used for that training and administration.

History

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 121, §2232; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(36), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1456; Pub. L. 97–214, §3(d)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 170; Pub. L. 100–26, §7(k)(2), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 284; renumbered §18232, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1664(b)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3010; Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [div. B, title XXVIII, §2807(a), (b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–415.)

Editorial Notes

Clause (1) is substituted for 50:886(b). The words "(2) Puerto Rico; and (3) the District of Columbia" are omitted, since they are specifically included, where applicable, in the revised chapter. The words "together with any improvement thereto" and "of the United States" are omitted as surplusage. 50:886(c) is omitted, since the reserve components of the armed forces are named in section 261 of this title. 50:886(d) is omitted, since its subject matter is covered by other relevant sections of the revised chapter.
The last sentence of 50:886(b) is omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments
2000—Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [div. B, title XXVIII, §2807(b)(1)], substituted "armory, readiness center, or other structure" for "armory or other structure".
Par. (3). Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [div. B, title XXVIII, §2807(a)], substituted "The terms 'armory' and 'readiness center' mean" for "The term 'armory' means" and "Such terms include" for "It includes".
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 2232 of this title as this section.
1987—Pub. L. 100–26 inserted "The term" after each par. designation and struck out uppercase letter of first word after first quotation marks in pars. (2) and (3) and substituted lowercase letter.
1982—Cl. (1). Pub. L. 97–214 substituted provision defining "State" as any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein for provision defining "State" and "Territory" as including political subdivisions and military units thereof and tax-supported agencies therein.
1958—Cl. (3). Pub. L. 85–861 added cl. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–214 effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2801 of this title.