Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8011 Organization
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION › Chapter CHAPTER 803— - DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY › § 8011
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Title 10, §8011
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The Department of the Navy is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy. It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
1956 ActThe Act of
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, as amended (5 U.S.C. 411a(a)) which is the National Security Act of 1947, defined “Department of the Navy”. The Acts of Mar. 5, 1948, ch. 98 (5 U.S.C. 423a(a)), and Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756 (5 U.S.C. 421g) defined “Naval Establishment”. The terms “Department of the Navy” and “Naval Establishment” are considered to be synonymous. All three definitions were considered, but the phraseology adopted is that of the National Security Act of 1947. The phrase “as a service in the Navy” is substituted for “as a part of the Navy” to conform to the provisions of title 14. 1962 Act Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50115:171a(c)(7) (1st sentence, less applicability to Departments of Army and Air Force).
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 202(c)(7) (1st sentence, less applicability to Departments of Army and Air Force); added Aug. 6, 1958, Pub. L. 85–599, § 3(a) (1st sentence of 8th par., less applicability to Departments of Army and Air Force), 72 Stat. 516. The words “to include naval aviation and the United States Marine Corps” are omitted as covered by the first sentence of section 5011. The word “operates” is substituted for the words “shall function”.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8011 was renumbered section 9011 of this title. Another prior section 8011 was renumbered section 9012 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5011 of this title as this section. 1986—Pub. L. 99–433, § 511(c)(1), substituted “Organization” for “Composition” in section catchline. Pub. L. 99–433, § 511(b)(2), struck out the last two sentences which read as follows: “It is composed of the executive part of the Department of the Navy; the Headquarters, United States Marine Corps; the entire operating forces, including naval aviation, of the United States Navy and of the United States Marine Corps, and the reserve components of those operating forces; and all field activities, headquarters, forces, bases, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Navy. It includes the United States Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy.” See section 5061 of this title. 1962—Pub. L. 87–651 inserted sentences providing that the Department of the Navy is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy, and that it operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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10 U.S.C. § 8011
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
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