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§8037 Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION › Chapter CHAPTER 805— - OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS › § 8037

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Navy assigns Assistant Chiefs in the Chief of Naval Operations' office from active-duty Navy and Marine Corps officers, decides how many under section 8036(a), and gives them duties.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8037

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(a)There are Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Navy and officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps. The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in accordance with section 8036(a) of this title.
(b)The Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations shall perform such duties as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 5087 of this title prior to enactment of Pub. L. 99–433. A prior section 8037 was renumbered section 9037 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(a)(1), renumbered section 5037 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 8036(a)” for “section 5036(a)”. 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–181 substituted “There are Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,” for “There are in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations,” and inserted at end “The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in accordance with section 5036(a) of this title.” 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375 struck out “in the line” before “of the Navy”.

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.

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8037

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73