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10 U.S.C. 7714: Collection of captured flags, standards, and colorsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 775-DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED PERSONS; CAPTURED FLAGS
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§7714. Collection of captured flags, standards, and colors

The Secretary of the Army shall have sent to him all flags, standards, and colors taken by the Army from enemies of the United States.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 266 , § 4714; renumbered § 7714, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1839 .)

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Source (Statutes at Large)

4714

5:198.

R.S. 218.

The words “from time to time”, “collected”, and “at the seat of government” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4714 of this title as this section.

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.