10 U.S.C. § 8678
Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no combatant vessel of the Navy may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of unless the Chief of Naval Operations certifies that it is not essential to the defense of the United States.
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.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019