# 10 U.S.C. § 1509: Program to resolve missing person cases

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t10_s1509

## Section

- **Citation:** 10 U.S.C. § 1509
- **Heading:** Program to resolve missing person cases
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 76—MISSING PERSONS

## Text

World War II during the period beginning on December 7, 1941 , and ending on December 31, 1946 , including members of the armed forces who were lost during flight operations in the Pacific theater of operations covered by section 576 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( Public Law 106–65 ; 10 U.S.C. 1501 note).

(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 569(b)(1) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 348 ; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 578(f)(1) , (2)(A), Sept. 23, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2537 ; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 599(e) , Nov. 18, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1769 ; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1066(a)(14) , Oct. 5, 1999 , 113 Stat. 771 ; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 541(a) , Oct. 28, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2296 ; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title IX, § 916(d) , (f)(1), Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3478 , 3479.)

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