10 U.S.C. § 8242 — Rations
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 171 words · no verdicts yet
The President sets what's in the Navy ration and can swap in equivalent food if needed. Enlisted sailors get one ration a day, plus extra food for hospital patients and small crews when justified.
(a) The President may set the components and amounts that make up the Navy ration. The President may also allow equivalent food items to replace the prescribed ration components, if the President decides that doing so would save money and still meet the health and comfort needs of naval service members.
(b) Every enlisted member* of the naval service on active duty* is entitled to one ration a day. If an emergency ration is issued, it comes in addition to the regular ration, not instead of it.
(c) Fresh or preserved fruits, milk, butter, and eggs needed for the proper diet of sick and injured people in hospitals must be provided, following regulations the Secretary of the Navy prescribes.
(d) The Secretary of the Navy may increase the daily ration amount for members on a vessel or at a station with an authorized crew of fewer than 150 members, if the President decides that vessel or station is operating under conditions that call for more rations.
The President may prescribe the components and quantities of the Navy ration. The President may direct the issuance of equivalent articles in place of the prescribed components of the ration if the President determines that economy and the health and comfort of the members of the naval service require such action.
An enlisted member* of the naval service on active duty* is entitled to one ration daily. If an emergency ration is issued, it is in addition to the regular ration.
Fresh or preserved fruits, milk, butter, and eggs necessary for the proper diet of the sick and injured in hospitals shall be provided under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.
The Secretary of the Navy may increase the quantity of daily rations for members of the naval service on a vessel or at a station that has an authorized complement of less than 150 members if the President determines that the vessel or station is operating under conditions that warrant an increase in rations.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 379, § 6082; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 557(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1570; renumbered § 8242, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(8), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1835.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-510 · 104 Stat. 1570
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1835
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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