Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 8032

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: general duties

(a)
The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations shall furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and to the Chief of Naval Operations.
(b)
Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations shall—
(1)
section 8014 of this title subject to subsections (c) and (d) of , prepare for such employment of the Navy, and for such recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping (including those aspects of research and development assigned by the Secretary of the Navy), training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the Navy, as will assist in the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary or the Chief of Naval Operations;
(2)
investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Navy and its preparation to support military operations by combatant commands;
(3)
prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and supervise the execution of those plans and instructions;
(4)
as directed by the Secretary or the Chief of Naval Operations, coordinate the action of organizations of the Navy; and
(5)
perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary.

Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 512(b)100 Stat. 1049Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII132 Stat. 1834(Added , , , § 5032; renumbered § 8032 and amended , §§ 807(a)(1), 809(a), , , 1840.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 9032 of this titleA prior section 8032 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(a)(1)section 5032 of this title2018—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a)Subsec. (b)(1). , substituted “subsections (c) and (d) of section 8014” for “subsections (c) and (d) of section 5014”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .