2016 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part III - Education and Training
Chapter 603 - United States Naval Academy
Sec. 6972 - Chapel: crypt and window spaces

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 6972 (2016)
Section Name ยง6972. Chapel: crypt and window spaces
Section Text

The crypt and window spaces of the Naval Academy Chapel may be used only for memorials to officers of the Navy who have successfully commanded a fleet or squadron in battle or who have received the thanks of Congress for conspicuously distinguished services in time of war. No memorial to an officer may be accepted for, or installed in, the crypt or window spaces until at least five years after the death of that officer.

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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 435.)

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Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
6972 34 U.S.C. 1111. Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 255, 35 Stat. 773 (2d par.).

The words "United States" in connection with the chapel, the words "of the United States" in connection with naval officers and with Congress, and the words "or may receive" are omitted as surplusage. The proviso is omitted as executed.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART III - EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CHAPTER 603 - UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
Sec. 6972 - Chapel: crypt and window spaces
Contains section 6972
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 35 Stat. 773
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