US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 8776

Quarters: extension telephones

(a)
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy appropriated funds may be used to pay the cost of installation and use, other than for personal long distance calls, of extension telephones connecting public quarters occupied by personnel in the following categories with the switchboards of their official stations:
(1)
Members of the naval service.
(2)
Members of the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy.
(3)
Members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration serving with the Navy.
(b)
The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section, except the authority to prescribe regulations, to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 469 Pub. L. 89–718, § 8(a)80 Stat. 1117 Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(41)94 Stat. 2935 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9)132 Stat. 1837 (, , § 7576; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 8776, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7576

34 U.S.C. 915a.

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 4, 60 Stat. 853.

 

5 U.S.C. 412a.

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

 

5 U.S.C. 421g(d).

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

5 U.S.C. 421gIn subsection (a) the words “appropriated funds” are substituted for the words “naval appropriations”, and the definition of “naval personnel” in , which is applicable to this section, is executed. In executing this definition the words “while on active duty” are omitted as unnecessary, since a member not on active duty would not have an official station within the meaning of this section.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7576 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 96–5131980—Subsec. (a)(3). substituted “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” for “Environmental Science Services Administration”.

Pub. L. 89–7181966—Subsec. (a)(3). 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. 1117 Pub. L. 97–295, § 6(b)96 Stat. 1314 The 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 .