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

10 U.S.C. § 8071

Bureaus: names; location

There are in the executive part of the Department of the Navy the following bureaus:
(1)
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
(2)
Bureau of Naval Personnel.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 285Pub. L. 86–17473 Stat. 395Pub. L. 89–718, § 35(1)80 Stat. 1120Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(2)132 Stat. 1834(, , § 5131; , §§ 1(1), 2(1), , ; , , ; renumbered § 8071, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

5131

5 U.S.C. 429 (less applicability to distribution of business among bureaus).

R.S. 419 (less applicability to distribution of business among bureaus); July 19, 1892, ch. 206, 27 Stat. 243 (6th par.); June 30, 1914, ch. 130, 38 Stat. 408 (4th par.); July 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8 (1st 17 words of 1st par.), 42 Stat. 140; June 20, 1940, ch. 400, § 1(a), (b), 54 Stat. 492; May 13, 1942, ch. 303, § 1, 56 Stat. 276.

The bureaus are listed alphabetically for convenience. This listing has no effect on the precedence of the bureaus.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 495Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(25)81 Stat. 382A prior section 8071, , , provided for appointment of a female Air Force officer in temporary grade of colonel, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 5131 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 89–7181966— struck out cls. (3) to (6) which related to the Bureau of Naval Weapons, the Bureau of Ships, the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and the Bureau of Yards and Docks, respectively.

Pub. L. 86–1741959— inserted reference to Bureau of Naval Weapons and struck out reference to Bureau of Aeronautics and Bureau of Ordnance.

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 .

Effective Date of 1959 Amendment

Pub. L. 86–174, § 273 Stat. 395section 5133 of this title, , , provided that the amendment of this section and former and the repeal of sections 5136 and 5144 of this title shall be effective on , or on any earlier date on which the Secretary of the Navy makes a formal finding that all the functions of the Bureau of Aeronautics and the Bureau of Ordnance have been transferred to the Bureau of Naval Weapons or elsewhere.

Bureau of Naval Weapons; Transfer of Funds

Pub. L. 86–174, § 373 Stat. 396

5 U.S.C. 172f10 U.S.C. 126“The unexpended balances of appropriations and funds available for use in connection with the exercise of any function transferred to the Bureau of Naval Weapons shall be transferred in the manner provided by section 407 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended () [], for use in connection with the transferred functions.”
, , , provided that: