Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 354810:593 (1st sentence).Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 4 (1st sentence), 55 Stat. 653. 10:593 (1st sentence, less provisos) is omitted as superseded by
section 3012(e) of this title. 10:593 (last proviso) is omitted as covered by
section 936(a)(4) of this title (article 136(a)(4) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The words “may be assigned” are substituted for the words “shall be vested with power to”.
A prior
section 7218, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 445; Pub. L. 89–718, § 8(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117, repealed by Pub. L. 97–295, § 6(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1314, authorized Secretary of Navy to give special recognition to members of naval service for excellence, special service and good conduct in naval service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–529, § 1(3), Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 339; Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(46), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1298. Prior sections
7219 to
7221 were renumbered sections
8619 to
8621 of this title, respectively.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered
section 3548 of this title as this section.
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
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.