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10 U.S.C. 8662: Naming
Created in 2013 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239). Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · reported by committee · would change (a), (b)
How it got here
2023
- Pub. L. 118–31 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "Each battleship shall be named for a State. However, if the names of all the States are in use, a battleship may be named for a city, place, or person." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b), (c)
2018
- Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7292 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text
2015
- Pub. L. 114–92 struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016) Law text · (d)
2014
- Pub. L. 113–291 substituted "section 1018(a)" for "section 1024(a)". (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (d)
2013
- Pub. L. 112–239 added subsec. (d). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (d)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.