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§8478 Mixed-funded Athletic and Recreational Extracurricular Programs: Authority to Manage Appropriated Funds in Same Manner as Nonappropriated Funds
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part III— EDUCATION AND TRAINING › Chapter 853— UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY › § 8478
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy may treat Navy appropriated funds for certain Naval Academy athletic or recreational programs as nonappropriated funds, so they can be spent under the rules for nonappropriated funds and remain available until used. A mixed-funded program is one that is not an MWR program, has both appropriated and nonappropriated support, and is not a private organization or run by one.
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Title 10, §8478
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(a)In the case of a Naval Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program, the Secretary of the Navy may designate funds appropriated to the Department of the Navy and available for that program to be treated as nonappropriated funds and expended for that program in accordance with laws applicable to the expenditure of nonappropriated funds. Appropriated funds so designated shall be considered to be nonappropriated funds for all purposes and shall remain available until expended.
(b)In this section, the term “Naval Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program” means an athletic or recreational extracurricular program of the Naval Academy to which each of the following applies:
(1)The program is not considered a morale, welfare, or recreation program.
(2)The program is supported through appropriated funds.
(3)The program is supported by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.
(4)The program is not a private organization and is not operated by a private organization.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6978 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.
Effective Date
Section applicable only with respect to funds appropriated for fiscal years after fiscal year 2004, see section 544(d) of Pub. L. 108–375, set out as a note under section 7459 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8478
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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