Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8736 Regulations
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 869— - NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES › § 8736
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Title 10, §8736
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(a)The Secretary may prescribe regulations and take any proper action to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b)All statements, reports, and representations required by the regulations shall be under oath, unless otherwise specified, and in such form as the Secretary requires.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 743634 U.S.C. 524 (9th par.).
June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (9th par. of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813;
June 30, 1938, ch. 851, § 1, 52 Stat. 1254;
June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 281. In subsection (a) the words “necessary rules and” are omitted as surplusage, and the words “to take any proper action” are substituted for the words “to do any and all things necessary or proper” for brevity.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7436 of this title as this section. 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–258 struck out “of the Navy, subject to approval by the President,” after “Secretary”.
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. § 8736
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
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