10-U.S.C.-7304
§7304 – Examination of Vessels; Striking of Vessels From Naval Vessel Register
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Title 10 > Subtitle C > Part IV > Chapter 633 > Section 7304
Details
- Reference: Section 7304
- Legend: §7304 – Examination of Vessels; Striking of Vessels From Naval Vessel Register
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Boards of Officers To Examine Naval Vessels.—The Secretary of the Navy shall designate boards of naval officers to examine naval vessels, including unfinished vessels, for the purpose of making a recommendation to the Secretary as to which vessels, if any, should be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Each vessel shall be examined at least once every three years if practicable.
(b) Actions by Board.—A board designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary in writing its recommendations as to which vessels, if any, among those it examined should be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
(c) Action by Secretary.—If the Secretary concurs with a recommendation by a board that a vessel should be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, the Secretary shall strike the name of that vessel from the Naval Vessel Register.
(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, §824(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1708.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7304, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 451, related to examination of vessels by board and striking of unfit vessels from Naval Vessel Register, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, §824(b).
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