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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 821— OFFICERS IN COMMAND · § 8163

§ 8163. Naval shipyards

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Commanders of naval shipyards may be selected by the President from officers of the Navy not below the grade of commander.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 371, § 5943; renumbered § 8163, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)
The words “Commanders of naval shipyards” are substituted for the words “commandants of the several navy yards” to conform to present terminology. The words “of the Navy” are inserted for clarity.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 371
  • 132 Stat. 1834
  • section 5943 of this title
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§ 8163
Naval shipyards
ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 371
Stat.132 Stat. 1834
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