US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 8742

Physical examination: employees engaged in hazardous occupations

(a)
The Secretary of the Navy may provide for physical examination by civilians of employees engaged in hazardous occupations, where the professional services of the Medical Department are not available. The Secretary may compensate these civilians for their services, on a contract or fee basis, at the rates customary in the locality.
(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. 462Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(6)132 Stat. 1836(, , § 7472; renumbered § 8742, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7472

5 U.S.C. 415c.

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 2, 60 Stat. 853.

 

5 U.S.C. 412a.

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

5 U.S.C. 415cIn 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

Prior Provisions

section 9272 of this titleA prior section 8742 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7472 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 .