US Code

Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 8466

Course of study

(a)
The course at the Naval Academy is four years.
(b)
The Secretary of the Navy shall arrange the course so that classes will not be held on Sunday.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 434 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1)132 Stat. 1836 (, , § 6966; renumbered § 8466, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

6966(a)

34 U.S.C. 1054.

Mar. 7, 1912, ch. 53 (1st 11 words), 37 Stat. 73.

6966(b)

34 U.S.C. 1056.

R.S. 1526.

In subsection (b) the words “of studies and the order of recitations” are omitted as surplusage. The words “classes will not be held on Sunday” are substituted for the words “students in said institution shall not be required to pursue their studies on Sunday”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 6966 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 .