Us Code § 9454 - Buildings and grounds: buildings for religious worship
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§ 9454. Buildings and grounds: buildings for religious worship
The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize any denomination, sect, or religious body to erect a building for religious worship at the Air Force Academy, if its erection will not interfere with the use of the reservation for military purposes and will be without expense to the United States. Such a building shall be removed, or its location changed, without compensation for it and without expense to the United States, by the denomination, sect, or religious body that erected it, whenever in the opinion of the Secretary public or military necessity so requires.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 567, §9354; renumbered §9454, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(a)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9354 | 10:1126. | July 8, 1898, ch. 636, 30 Stat. 722. |
The words "in his discretion" and "Government of" are omitted as surplusage. The words "United States" are substituted for the word "Government".
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9354 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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