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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§8031 Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: Function; Composition

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 805 — OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS › § 8031

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates an Office of the Chief of Naval Operations inside the Navy Department to help the Secretary of the Navy carry out duties. The office is made up of nine kinds of people: the Chief and Vice Chief of Naval Operations; Deputy and Assistant Chiefs; the Navy Surgeon General; the Chief of Naval Personnel; the Chief of Chaplains; other Navy and Marine Corps members assigned there; and civilian Navy employees assigned there. Unless another law says differently, the Secretary of the Navy decides how the office is organized, what each member does, and what their job titles are.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8031

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)There is in the executive part of the Department of the Navy an Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The function of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations is to assist the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out his responsibilities.
(b)The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations is composed of the following:
(1)The Chief of Naval Operations.
(2)The Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
(3)The Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations.
(4)The Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations.
(5)The Surgeon General of the Navy.
(6)The Chief of Naval Personnel.
(7)The Chief of Chaplains of the Navy.
(8)Other members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
(9)Civilian employees in the Department of the Navy assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
(c)Except as otherwise specifically prescribed by law, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations shall be organized in such manner, and its members shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary may prescribe.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8031 was renumbered section 9031 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5031 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.

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8031

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102