US Code

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

10 U.S.C. § 8921

Unauthorized use of Marine Corps insignia

(a)
The seal, emblem, and initials of the United States Marine Corps shall be deemed to be insignia of the United States.
(b)
No person may, except with the written permission of the Secretary of the Navy, use or imitate the seal, emblem, name, or initials of the United States Marine Corps in connection with any promotion, goods, services, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably tending to suggest that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Marine Corps or any other component of the Department of Defense.
(c)
Whenever it appears to the Attorney General of the United States that any person is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (b), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court may, at any time before final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other action as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought.

Pub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1532(a)(1)98 Stat. 2631Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(13)132 Stat. 1837(Added , , , § 7881; renumbered § 8921, , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 9321 of this titleA prior section 8921 was renumbered .

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 551Pub. L. 89–718, § 380 Stat. 1115section 8301 of title 5Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 217(a)94 Stat. 2886Another prior section 8921, acts , ; , , , provided for retirement of a promotion-list colonel, except as provided by , on 30th day after he completes 30 years of service or 5th anniversary of date of his appointment in that regular grade, whichever is later, with authority for Secretary of Air Force to defer retirement in certain cases, prior to repeal by , title VII, § 701, , , 2995, effective .

Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 217(a)94 Stat. 2886Prior sections 8922 and 8923 were repealed by , , , effective .

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 551Pub. L. 89–718, § 380 Stat. 1115section 8301 of title 5section 635 of this titleSection 8922, acts , ; , , , provided for retirement of a regular grade brigadier general, other than a professor of the United States Air Force Academy, except as provided by , on 30th day after he completes 30 years of service or 5th anniversary of date of his appointment in that regular grade, whichever is later, with authority for Secretary of Air Force to defer retirement in certain cases. See .

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 552Pub. L. 89–718, § 3section 8301 of title 5section 636 of this titleSection 8923, acts , ; , , 80 Stat 1115, provided for retirement of a regular grade major general, except as provided by , on 30th day after he completes 35 years of service or 5th anniversary of his appointment in that regular grade, whichever is later, with authority for Secretary of Air Force to defer retirement in certain cases. See .

Prior sections 8924 to 8926 were renumbered section 9324 to 9326, respectively, of this title.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 553Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(20)71 Stat. 389Pub. L. 85–422, § 11(a)(8)72 Stat. 131Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(196)72 Stat. 1540Pub. L. 89–609, § 1(33)80 Stat. 854Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 217(a)94 Stat. 2886section 1405 of this titleA prior section 8927, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to computation of years of service for determining whether a regular commissioned officer should be retired under former section 8913, 8915, 8916, 8919, 8921, 8922, or 8923 of this title and for determining retired pay of officers of Regular Air Force retired under former section 8913, 8915, 8916, 8919, 8921, 8922, or 8923 of this title, was repealed by , , , effective . See .

act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 554section 8912 of this titlesection 8991 of this titlePub. L. 85–155, title IV, § 401(1)71 Stat. 390A prior section 8928, , , related to computation of years of service of Air Force Nurses or women medical specialists for purposes of retirement under former , or retirement pay under , was repealed by , , .

section 9329 of this titleA prior section 8929 was renumbered .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7881 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 .

Savings Provision

Pub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1532(b)98 Stat. 2631

“The amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting this chapter] shall not affect rights that vested before the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that: