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10 U.S.C. 8678: Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vesselsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§8678. Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels

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.

(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(b) , Nov. 30, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1710 , § 7308; renumbered § 8678, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1836 .)

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Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7308 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.