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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 861— SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES · § 8620

§ 8620. Gifts for welfare of enlisted members

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The Secretary of the Navy may accept gifts for use in providing recreation, amusement, and contentment for enlisted members of the naval service. The fund “Ships’ Stores Profits, Navy” shall be credited with these gifts.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 446, § 7220; renumbered § 8620, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
The words “and contributions from organizations, individuals, or others” are omitted as surplusage.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 446
  • 132 Stat. 1836
  • section 7220 of this title
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§ 8620
Gifts for welfare of enlisted members
ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 446
Stat.132 Stat. 1836
Citesection 7220 of this title
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