Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8626 Navy Reserve Yacht Pennant
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 861 — SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES › § 8626
Summary
The Secretary must make a Navy Reserve yacht pennant. A U.S.-documented yacht may fly it if the Secretary names it for wartime support and the captain or owner is a Navy member.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8626
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe a suitable pennant to be known as the Navy Reserve yacht pennant. This pennant may be flown by a yacht or similar vessel if—
(1)the vessel is documented under the laws of the United States;
(2)the vessel has been designated by the Secretary, under such regulations as he prescribes, as suitable for service as a naval auxiliary in time of war; and
(3)the captain or owner of the vessel is a member of the Navy.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 722650 U.S.C. 1049.July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 410, 66 Stat. 499. In clause (3) the words “or Naval Reserve” are omitted as surplusage, since the Navy includes the Naval Reserve.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7226 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(b)(3)(E), substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” in section catchline. Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(b)(1)(U), substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” in introductory provisions.
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
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8626
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102