10 U.S.C. § 121
Section 121 · Regulations
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation (1980)
Most recently applied in Al-Bihani v. Obama (August 2010)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The President may prescribe regulations to carry out his functions, powers, and duties under this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The revised section is inserted to make express the President's general authority to issue regulations, which has been expressly reflected in many laws and left to inference in the remainder.
Cross References
Authority and direction of President—
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, see section 152 of this title.
Joint Chiefs of Staff, see section 151 of this title.
Imperative regulations—
Annuities based on retired or retainer pay, see section 1444 of this title.
Organization, discipline, and government of National Guard, see section 110 of Title 32, National Guard.
Permissive regulations—
Commanding officer's non-judicial punishment, see section 815 of this title.
Discipline of Marine Corps, see section 6012 of this title.
Government of the Army or Air Force, see sections 3061, 8061 of this title.
Uniform Code of Military Justice, see section 836 of this title.
Uniform Code of Military Justice, delegation of authority vested in President, see section 940 of this title.