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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 863— NAVAL VESSELS · § 8662

§ 8662. Naming

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(a)Not more than one vessel of the Navy may have the same name.
(b)The Secretary of the Navy may change the name of any vessel bought for the Navy.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 448, § 7292; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1018(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1910; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(f)(27), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3511; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1074(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 996; renumbered § 8662, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title X, § 1018, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 384.)
In subsection
(a)the words “care shall be taken that” are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection
(b)the words “first class” are omitted as obsolete.
In subsection
(c)the words “by authority of law” are omitted as surplusage.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 448
  • Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1018(b)
  • 126 Stat. 1910
  • 128 Stat. 3511
  • 129 Stat. 996
  • 132 Stat. 1836
  • 137 Stat. 384
  • act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 533
  • Pub. L. 90–377, § 6(3)
  • 82 Stat. 288
  • section 7292 of this title
  • Pub. L. 112–239
  • Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1018(c)
  • 126 Stat. 1911
  • Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1018(a)
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§ 8662
Naming
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ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 448
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1018(b)
Stat.126 Stat. 1910
Stat.128 Stat. 3511
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