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[CITE: 10USC774]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                         CHAPTER 45--THE UNIFORM
 
Sec. 774. Religious apparel: wearing while in uniform

    (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.

(Added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title V, Sec. 508(a)(2), Dec. 4, 1987, 
101 Stat. 1086.)


                            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].''
