Sec. 1749. PROHIBITION ON NAMES RELATED TO THE CONFEDERACY
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## SEC. 1749 PROHIBITION ON NAMES RELATED TO THE CONFEDERACY **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)Prohibition on Names Related to the Confederacy In naming a new asset or renaming an existing asset, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may not give a name to an asset that refers to, or includes a term referring to, the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the “Confederacy”), including any name referring to— ####
(1)a person who served or held leadership within the Confederacy; or ####
(2)a Confederate battlefield victory. ###
(b)Asset Defined In this section, the term “asset” includes any base, installation, facility, aircraft, ship, equipment, or any other property owned or controlled by the Department of Defense or a military department. ###
(c)Savings Clause Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring a Secretary concerned to initiate a review of previously named assets.
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