US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 8716

Naval Observatory: exchange of information with foreign offices

(a)
The Secretary of the Navy may arrange to exchange data with foreign almanac offices to reduce the duplication of work in preparing the different national nautical and astronomical almanacs and make available for publication a larger amount of data useful to navigators and astronomers. Each such arrangement shall be made terminable on one year’s notice.
(b)
The work of the Nautical Almanac Office shall be so conducted that in an emergency the part of the work intended for the use of navigators may be computed by the force of the office without foreign cooperation.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 457Pub. L. 95–35792 Stat. 591Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(4)132 Stat. 1836(, , § 7396; , , ; renumbered § 8716, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7396

5 U.S.C. 464.

Aug. 22, 1912, ch. 335, 37 Stat. 342 (2d par.).

In subsection (a) the words “as he may from time to time deem desirable with a view” are omitted as surplusage. The words “a larger amount of data useful” are substituted for the words “increase the total data which may be of use” for clarity.

5 U.S.C. 464In subsection (b) the words “during the continuance of any such arrangement” are omitted as surplusage. The third proviso of is omitted as obsolete.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7396 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 95–3571978—Subsec. (a). struck out “in the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac” after “for publication”.

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 .