Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§8163 Naval Shipyards
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 821— OFFICERS IN COMMAND › § 8163
Summary
The President can choose who leads Navy shipyards, picking from Navy officers who hold the rank of commander or higher.
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Title 10, §8163
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Commanders of naval shipyards may be selected by the President from officers of the Navy not below the grade of commander.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 594334 U.S.C. 501.R.S. 1542. The words “Commanders of naval shipyards” are substituted for the words “commandants of the several navy yards” to conform to present terminology. The words “of the Navy” are inserted for clarity.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5943 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. § 8163
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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