2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part III - Education and Training
Chapter 853 - United States Naval Academy
Sec. 8472 - Chapel: crypt and window spaces

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 8472 (2018)
Section Name §8472. 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.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 435, §6972; renumbered §8472, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
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.

AMENDMENTS

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6972 of this title as this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, 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 853 - UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
Sec. 8472 - Chapel: crypt and window spaces
Contains section 8472
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 35 Stat. 773
132 Stat. 1836
Public Law References Public Law 115-232
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