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 104 STAT. 1566 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 service (whether or not such person is on the retired list) shall not be considered to be in civilian life.". PART F—MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 551. SERVICES BY NOTARIES PUBLIC (a) IN GENERAL.^ —(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044 the following new section: "§ 1044a. Authority to act as notary "(a) The persons named in subsection (b) have the general powers of a notary public and of a consul of the United States in the performance of all notarial acts to be executed by any of the following: "(1) Members of any of the armed forces. "(2) Other persons eligible for legal assistance under the provisions of section 1044 of this title or regulations of the Department of Defense. "(3) Persons serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside the United States and outside the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. "(4) Other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title) outside the United States. "(b) Persons with the powers described in subsection (a) are the following: "(1) All judge advocates on active duty or performing inactiveduty training. "(2) All civilian attorneys serving as legal assistance officers. "(3) All adjutants, assistant adjutants, and personnel adjutants on active duty or performing inactive-duty training. "(4) All other persons on active duty or performing inactiveduty training who are designated by regulations of the armed forces or by statute to have those powers. "(c) No fee may be paid to or received by any person for the performance of a notarial act authorized in this section. "(d) The signature of any such person acting as notary, together with the title of that person's offices, is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine, that the person holds the designated title, and that the person is authorized to perform a notarial act.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1044 the following new item: "1044a. Authority to act as notary.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— Section 936 of title 10, United States Code (article 136 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ", and have the general powers" and all that follows through "United States" the third place it appears; and (2) by striking out subsections (c) and (d). SEC. 552. MEANING OF THE TERM "OFFICE" UNDER SECTION 2071(b) OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE (a) NoNAPPLiCABiliTY TO RETIRED OFFICERS,—Section 2071(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the

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