§8678. Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels
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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.
Editorial Notes
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.
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