Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8701 Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 865— - SALVAGE FACILITIES › § 8701
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy can arrange salvage facilities for vessels. Any contract affecting Homeland Security’s interests must be sent to the Secretary of Homeland Security for comment. Long-term contracts are allowed only if commercial salvage services are not enough for national defense, and public notice is required. "Salvage facilities" means equipment to reduce environmental harm.
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Title 10, §8701
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(a)The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.
(b)The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security for comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects the interests of the Department of Homeland Security.
(c)The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense.
(d)The Secretary may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a contract.
(e)In this section, the term “salvage facilities” includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7361 of this title as this section. 2003—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–136 added subsec. (e). 2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation” in heading and in two places in text.
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.
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 8701
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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