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

10 U.S.C. § 8164

Marine Corps officers: limitation on power to command

Officers of the Marine Corps may not command vessels or naval shipyards.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 371Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(5)132 Stat. 1834(, , § 5944; renumbered § 8164, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

5944

34 U.S.C. 713.

R.S. 1617.

The words “of the United States” are omitted as surplusage. The word “command” is substituted for the words “exercise command over any”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 5944 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

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 .