Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§8620 Gifts for Welfare of Enlisted Members
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 861— SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES › § 8620
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy can accept gifts to pay for recreation, fun, and comfort for enlisted members of the naval service, and those gifts must be placed into the Ships’ Stores Profits, Navy fund.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8620
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The Secretary of the Navy may accept gifts for use in providing recreation, amusement, and contentment for enlisted members of the naval service. The fund “Ships’ Stores Profits, Navy” shall be credited with these gifts.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 72205 U.S.C. 419a.June 30, 1932, ch. 318, 47 Stat. 424 (2d proviso). The words “and contributions from organizations, individuals, or others” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7220 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. § 8620
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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