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    10 USC Sec. 774                                             01/02/2006

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    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES

    Subtitle A - General Military Law

    PART II - PERSONNEL

    CHAPTER 45 - THE UNIFORM

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    Sec. 774. Religious apparel: wearing while in uniform

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      (a) General Rule. - Except as provided under subsection (b), a

    member of the armed forces may wear an item of religious apparel

    while wearing the uniform of the member's armed force.

      (b) Exceptions. - The Secretary concerned may prohibit the

    wearing of an item of religious apparel - 

        (1) in circumstances with respect to which the Secretary

      determines that the wearing of the item would interfere with the

      performance of the member's military duties; or

        (2) if the Secretary determines, under regulations under

      subsection (c), that the item of apparel is not neat and

      conservative.

      (c) Regulations. - The Secretary concerned shall prescribe

    regulations concerning the wearing of religious apparel by members

    of the armed forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction while the

    members are wearing the uniform. Such regulations shall be

    consistent with subsections (a) and (b).

      (d) Religious Apparel Defined. - In this section, the term

    "religious apparel" means apparel the wearing of which is part of

    the observance of the religious faith practiced by the member.

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    (Added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title V, Sec. 508(a)(2), Dec. 4,

    1987, 101 Stat. 1086.)

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                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         

      A prior section 774 was renumbered section 776 of this title.

                                REGULATIONS                            

      Section 508(c) of Pub. L. 100-180 provided that: "The Secretary

    concerned shall prescribe the regulations required by section

    774(c) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),

    not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date

    of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 1987]."