§ 8678.
Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels
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.
Source
(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(b),Nov. 30, 1993
, 107 Stat. 1710, § 7308; renumbered § 8678, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018
, 132 Stat. 1836.)Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7308 of this title as this section.
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective
Feb. 1, 2019
, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.