US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 8541

Function

There is a United States Naval Postgraduate School, the primary function of which is to provide advanced instruction and professional and technical education and research opportunities for commissioned officers of the naval service in—
(1)
their practical and theoretical duties;
(2)
the science, physics, and systems engineering of current and future naval warfare doctrine, operations, and systems; and
(3)
the integration of naval operations and systems into joint, combined, and multinational operations.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 437 Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 523(a)119 Stat. 3244 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1)132 Stat. 1836 (, , § 7041; , , ; renumbered § 8541, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7041

34 U.S.C. 1076.

July 31, 1947, ch. 420, § 1, 61 Stat. 705.

The words “There is a” are substituted for the words “That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to establish the”, as the Postgraduate School is in operation. The words “technical education” are substituted for the word “training” to describe more aptly the higher level of instruction at the Postgraduate School. The words “naval service” are substituted for the words “Regular Navy and Marine Corps and the reserve components thereof”. The word “their” is substituted for the words “of commissioned officers”.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 527 Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(c)(2)108 Stat. 2982 section 10507 of this titleA prior section 8541, , , authorized President to assign regular and reserve Air Force officers to National Guard Bureau, prior to repeal by , , , effective . See .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7041 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 109–1632006— amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There is a United States Naval Postgraduate School for the advanced instruction and technical education of commissioned officers of the naval service in their practical and theoretical duties.”

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 .