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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 3— GENERAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS · § 123b

§ 123b. Forces stationed abroad: limitation on number

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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.
(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.
(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.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XIII, § 1312(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2894.)
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  • Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XIII, § 1312(a)(1)
  • 108 Stat. 2894
  • Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XIII, § 1302
  • 106 Stat. 2545
  • Pub. L. 103–337, § 1312(c)
  • Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XIII, § 1312(b)
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§ 123b
Forces stationed abroad: limitation on number
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XIII, § 1312(a)(1)
Stat.108 Stat. 2894
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XIII, § 1302
Stat.106 Stat. 2545
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–337, § 1312(c)
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