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10 U.S.C. § 8012

Department of the Navy: seal

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 8012, Department of the Navy: seal, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/435537
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The Secretary of the Navy shall have a seal for the Department of the Navy. The design of the seal must be approved by the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-433(H.R. 3622)1986-10-01
    Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-232(H.R. 5515)2018-08-13
    John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
    House: 359–54Senate: 87–10