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2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 553 - Special Assignments and Details
Sec. 5985 - Nautical Schools: detail of naval officers as superintendents or instructors

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 5985 (2017)
Section Name §5985. Nautical Schools: detail of naval officers as superintendents or instructors
Section Text

The President may detail officers of the Navy as superintendents or instructors of institutions receiving benefits under chapter 515 of title 46 when in his opinion it can be done without detriment to the naval service. Officers so detailed shall be recalled from an institution if it is discontinued or if the good of the naval service requires.
Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 374; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(a)(21), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 739; Pub. L. 109–304, §17(a)(5), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1706.)
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
5985 34 U.S.C. 1123 (less 1st proviso as applicable to vessels, and less 2d proviso). Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 265, §3 (less 1st proviso as applicable to vessels, and less 2d proviso), 36 Stat. 1353.

The words "naval service" are substituted for the words "public service" for uniformity within the section. The citation of the act establishing the nautical institutions is substituted for the words "such schools" for clarity. The word "proper" is omitted as surplusage.

AMENDMENTS

2006—Pub. L. 109–304 substituted "chapter 515 of title 46" for "section 1304 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295c),".

1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "section 1304 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295c)" for "the Act of March 4, 1911, ch. 265, 36 Stat. 1353, as amended".
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 553 - SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS AND DETAILS
Sec. 5985 - Nautical Schools: detail of naval officers as superintendents or instructors
Contains section 5985
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 36 Stat. 1353
99 Stat. 739
120 Stat. 1706
Public Law References Public Law 99-145, Public Law 109-304
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