10 U.S.C. § 8626 — Navy Reserve yacht pennant
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The Navy Secretary must create a Navy Reserve yacht pennant. Certain yachts can fly it. The yacht must be U.S.-documented, approved for wartime naval use, and captained or owned by a Navy member.
The Secretary of the Navy must design a special pennant called the Navy Reserve yacht pennant. A yacht or similar vessel may fly this pennant if it meets three conditions. First, it must be documented under U.S. law. Second, the Secretary must have designated it, under his own regulations, as suitable to serve as a naval auxiliary during wartime. Third, either the yacht's captain or its owner must be a member of the Navy.
The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe a suitable pennant to be known as the Navy Reserve yacht pennant. This pennant may be flown by a yacht or similar vessel if—
the vessel is documented under the laws of the United States;
the vessel has been designated by the Secretary, under such regulations as he prescribes, as suitable for service as a naval auxiliary in time of war; and
the captain or owner of the vessel is a member of the Navy.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 447, § 7226; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(b)(1)(U), (3)(E), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3233, 3234; renumbered § 8626, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-163 · 119 Stat. 3233, 3234
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1836
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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