2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part IV - General Administration
Chapter 647 - Disposal of Obsolete or Surplus Material
Sec. 7547 - Equipment for instruction in seamanship: loan to military schools

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7547 (2017)
Section Name §7547. Equipment for instruction in seamanship: loan to military schools
Section Text

(a) Upon the application of the governor of any State having a seacoast or bordering on any of the Great Lakes, the President may direct the Secretary of the Navy to lend to one well-established military school in that State that desires to instruct its cadets in elementary seamanship one fully equipped cutter for every 25 cadets attending the school, and such other equipment adequate for instruction in elementary seamanship as may be spared.

(b) To be eligible for a loan under this section a school must—

(1) have adequate facilities for cutter drill;

(2) have at least 75 cadets—

(A) at least 15 years of age;

(B) in uniform;

(C) receiving military instruction; and

(D) quartered in barracks under military regulations; and


(3) have the capacity to quarter and educate 150 cadets at one time.


(c) Whenever a loan is made under this section, the Secretary shall require a bond in double the value of the property for its care and return when required.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 466.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7547 34 U.S.C. 1128. Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 863, 31 Stat. 1440; June 29, 1906, ch. 3612, 34 Stat. 620; June 24, 1910, ch. 378, 36 Stat. 613 (1st par.).

In subsection (a) the word "lend" is substituted for the word "furnish" because of the provision for return of the equipment. The words "man-of-war's" are omitted as obsolete. The words "attending the school" are substituted for the words "in actual attendance".

In subsection (b) the words "To be eligible for a loan under this section" are added, and the subsection is phrased as a condition.

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 647 - DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL
Sec. 7547 - Equipment for instruction in seamanship: loan to military schools
Contains section 7547
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 31 Stat. 1440
34 Stat. 620
36 Stat. 613
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