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[CITE: 10USC2683]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
CHAPTER 159--REAL PROPERTY; RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY; AND LEASE OF NON-
                             EXCESS PROPERTY
 
Sec. 2683. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction; minimum 
        drinking age on military installations
        
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
concerned may, whenever he considers it desirable, relinquish to a 
State, or to a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, all or part of the legislative jurisdiction of the United States 
over lands or interests under his control in that State, Commonwealth, 
territory, or possession. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction 
under this section may be accomplished (1) by filing with the Governor 
(or, if none exists, with the chief executive officer) of the State, 
Commonwealth, territory, or possession concerned a notice of 
relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, or (2) as the 
laws of the State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession may otherwise 
provide.
    (b) The authority granted by subsection (a) is in addition to and 
not instead of that granted by any other provision of law.
    (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary 
concerned shall establish and enforce as the minimum drinking age on a 
military installation located in a State the age established by the law 
of that State as the State minimum drinking age.
    (2)(A) In the case of a military installation located--
        (i) in more than one State; or
        (ii) in one State but within 50 miles of another State or Mexico 
    or Canada,

the Secretary concerned may establish and enforce as the minimum 
drinking age on that military installation the lowest applicable age.
    (B) In subparagraph (A), the term ``lowest applicable age'' means 
the lowest minimum drinking age established by the law--
        (i) of a State in which a military installation is located; or
        (ii) of a State or jurisdiction of Mexico or Canada that is 
    within 50 miles of such military installation.

    (3)(A) The commanding officer of a military installation may waive 
the requirement of paragraph (1) if such commanding officer determines 
that the exemption is justified by special circumstances.
    (B) The Secretary of Defense shall define by regulations what 
constitute special circumstances for the purposes of this paragraph.
    (4) In this subsection:
        (A) The term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia.
        (B) The term ``minimum drinking age'' means the minimum age or 
    ages established for persons who may purchase, possess, or consume 
    alcoholic beverages.

(Added Pub. L. 91-511, title VI, Sec. 613(1), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 
1226; amended Pub. L. 92-545, title VIII, Sec. 707, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 
Stat. 1154; Pub. L. 93-283, Sec. 3, May 14, 1974, 88 Stat. 141; Pub. L. 
99-145, title XII, Sec. 1224(a), (b)(1), (c)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 
728, 729; Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1343(a)(18), Nov. 14, 
1986, 100 Stat. 3993; Pub. L. 100-526, title I, Sec. 106(b)(2), Oct. 24, 
1988, 102 Stat. 2625.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100-526, Sec. 106(b)(2)(A), 
substituted ``the term `lowest applicable age' '' for `` `lowest age' 
''.
    Subsec. (c)(4)(A). Pub. L. 100-526, Sec. 106(b)(2)(B)(i), 
substituted ``The term `State' '' for `` `State' ''.
    Subsec. (c)(4)(B). Pub. L. 100-526, Sec. 106(b)(2)(B)(ii), 
substituted ``The term `minimum' '' for `` `Minimum' ''.
    1986--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-661 struck out ``this'' before 
``subsection (a)''.
    1985--Pub. L. 99-145, Sec. 1224(c)(1), inserted ``; minimum drinking 
age on military installations'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-145, Sec. 1224(b)(1), substituted 
``subsection (a)'' for ``section''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-145, Sec. 1224(a), added subsec. (c).
    1974--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-283 substituted ``Secretary 
concerned'' for ``Secretary of a military department''.
    1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-545 provided for relinquishment of all 
or part of legislative jurisdiction of the United States over lands or 
interests to Commonwealths, territories, or possessions of the United 
States.


                    Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

    Section 1224(d) of Pub. L. 99-145 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and section 473 of Title 50, 
Appendix, War and National Defense] shall take effect 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 8, 1985].''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 50 App. section 473.
