Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7714 Collection of Captured Flags, Standards, and Colors
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 775 — DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED PERSONS; CAPTURED FLAGS › § 7714
Summary
The Army must turn over any flags, standards, and colors it captured from enemies of the United States to the Secretary of the Army.
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Title 10, §7714
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The Secretary of the Army shall have sent to him all flags, standards, and colors taken by the Army from enemies of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 47145:198.R.S. 218. The words “from time to time”, “collected”, and “at the seat of government” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4714 of this title as this section.
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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7714
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102