US Code

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

Chapter 863 Naval Vessels

Browse 0 units and 44 sections in Chapter 863 Naval Vessels of Title 10.

Sections in Chapter 863

§ 8661 Classification § 8662 Naming § 8663 Number in service in time of peace § 8664 Suspension of construction in case of treaty § 8667 Changing category or type: limitations § 8669 Contracts: applicability of chapter 65 of title 41 § 8669a Construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects § 8669b Senior Technical Authority for each naval vessel class § 8669c Assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program § 8670 Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval shipyard articles and services to private shipyards § 8671 Determination of vessel delivery dates § 8673 Model Basin; investigation of hull designs § 8674 Examination of vessels; striking of vessels from Naval Vessel Register § 8675 Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: sale § 8675a Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: contracts for dismantling on net-cost basis § 8676 Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels: conveyance by donation § 8676a Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: use for experimental purposes § 8676b Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: transfer by gift or otherwise for use as artificial reefs § 8677 Disposals to foreign nations § 8678 Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels § 8678a Limitation on decommissioning or inactivating a battle force ship before the end of expected service life § 8679 Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards: prohibition § 8679a Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition § 8680 Overhaul, repair, etc. of vessels in foreign shipyards: restrictions § 8681 Repair or maintenance of naval vessels: handling of hazardous waste § 8682 Service craft stricken from Naval Vessel Register; obsolete boats: use of proceeds from exchange or sale § 8683 Ship overhaul work: availability of appropriations for unusual cost overruns and for changes in scope of work § 8684 Overhaul of naval vessels: competition between public and private shipyards § 8684a Omitted] § 8685 Preservation of Navy shipbuilding capability § 8686 Support for transfers of decommissioned vessels and shipboard equipment § 8687 Status of Government rights in the designs of vessels, boats, and craft, and components thereof § 8688 Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 811(a)(8), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 948] § 8688a Omitted] § 8689 Requirements for availability of funds relating to advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium § 8690 Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels § 8691 Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers: dismantlement and disposal § 8692 Ford-class aircraft carriers: cost limitation baselines § 8693 Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base § 8694 Annual report on ship maintenance § 8695 Navy battle force ship assessment and requirement reporting § 8696 Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive § 8697 Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans § 8698 Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels