2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part IV - General Administration
Chapter 633 - Naval Vessels
Sec. 7308 - Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7308 (2017)
Section Name §7308. Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels
Section Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no combatant vessel of the Navy may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of unless the Chief of Naval Operations certifies that it is not essential to the defense of the United States.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, §824(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1710.)

Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 7308, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 453; Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §513(29), 94 Stat. 2933; Sept. 29, 1988, Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1234(a)(6), 102 Stat. 2059; Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1427, 104 Stat. 1685, related to transfer or gift of obsolete, condemned, and captured vessels, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, §824(b).

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 IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 633 - NAVAL VESSELS
Sec. 7308 - Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels
Contains section 7308
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 94 Stat. 2933
102 Stat. 2059
104 Stat. 1685
107 Stat. 1710
Public Law References Public Law 96-513, Public Law 100-456, Public Law 101-510, Public Law 103-160
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