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

10 U.S.C. § 8607

Administration of liberated and occupied areas

(a)
The Secretary of the Navy may, out of any appropriation made for the purpose, provide for the administration of liberated and occupied areas by the Department of the Navy.
(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. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1)132 Stat. 1836(, , § 7207; renumbered § 8607, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7207

5 U.S.C. 421f (as applicable to administration of liberated and occupied areas).

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 38 (as applicable to administration of liberated and occupied areas), 60 Stat. 858.

5 U.S.C. 412a.

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

5 U.S.C. 421fIn 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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7207 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 .