US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 8605

Promotion of health and prevention of accidents

(a)
The Secretary of the Navy may make such expenditures as he considers appropriate to prevent accidents and to promote the safety and occupational health of—
(1)
members of the naval service on active duty;
(2)
civilian officers and employees of the Department of the Navy;
(3)
members of the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy; and
(4)
members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration serving with the Navy.
The expenditures may include payments for clothing, equipment, and other materials necessary for the purposes of this section. Any appropriation available for the activities in which the personnel are engaged shall be available for these purposes.
(b)
The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 443Pub. L. 89–718, § 8(a)80 Stat. 1117Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(24)94 Stat. 2932Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1)132 Stat. 1836(, , § 7205; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 8605, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7205

5 U.S.C. 421e(b).

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 24(b), 60 Stat. 856.

 

5 U.S.C. 421g(b), (c).

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 40(b), (c), 60 Stat. 858.

 

5 U.S.C. 412a.

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 39, 60 Stat. 858.

In subsection (a) the word “maintenance” is omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

5 U.S.C. 421e(b)In subsection (b) the words “except the authority to prescribe regulations” are omitted, since contains no authority for the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe regulations for the administration of that section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7205 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 96–5131980—Subsec. (a)(4). substituted “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” for “Environmental Science Services Administration”.

Pub. L. 89–7181966—Subsec. (a)(4). substituted “Environmental Science Services Administration” for “Coast and Geodetic Survey”.

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 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–513section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Repeals

Pub. L. 89–718, § 8(a)80 Stat. 1117Pub. L. 97–295, § 6(b)96 Stat. 1314The directory language of, but not the amendment made by, , , , cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by , , .

Transfer of Functions

section 542 of Title 6For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .

Management of Fatigue Among Crew of Naval Surface Ships and Related Improvements

Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title III, § 379(a)135 Stat. 1670

“The Secretary of the Navy shall implement each recommendation for executive action set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled ‘Navy Readiness: Additional Efforts Are Needed to Manage Fatigue, Reduce Crewing Shortfalls, and Implement Training’ (GAO–21–366).”
, , , provided that: