2000 U.S. Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 853v - Presentation of United States flag upon retirement
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 17 - NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 853v - Presentation of United States flag upon retirement |
| Contains | section 853v |
| Date | 2000 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 2, 2001 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | June 3, 1948, ch. 390, §25, as added Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title VI, §652(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 665. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 113 Stat. 665 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 106-65 |
§853v. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement (a) Presentation of flag upon retirement
Upon the release of a commissioned officer from active commissioned service for retirement, the Secretary of Commerce shall present a United States flag to the officer.
(b) Multiple presentations not authorizedAn officer is not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) of this section if the officer has previously been presented a flag under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.
(c) No cost to recipientThe presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
(June 3, 1948, ch. 390, §25, as added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, §652(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 665.)
Effective DateSection applicable with respect to releases from service described in section on or after Oct. 1, 1999, see section 652(d) of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 12605 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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