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10 U.S.C. 8736: RegulationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§8736. Regulations

(a)  The Secretary may prescribe regulations and take any proper action to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(b)  All statements, reports, and representations required by the regulations shall be under oath, unless otherwise specified, and in such form as the Secretary requires.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 461 , § 7436; Pub. L. 94–258, title II, § 201(18) , Apr. 5, 1976 , 90 Stat. 313 ; renumbered § 8736, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(5) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1836 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7436

34 U.S.C. 524 (9th par.).

June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (9th par. of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813; June 30, 1938, ch. 851, § 1, 52 Stat. 1254; June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 281.

In subsection (a) the words “necessary rules and” are omitted as surplusage, and the words “to take any proper action” are substituted for the words “to do any and all things necessary or proper” for brevity.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7436 of this title as this section.

1976⁠—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–258 struck out “of the Navy, subject to approval by the President,” after “Secretary”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.