44 U.S.C. § 1321 — Hydrographic Surveys; foreign surveys

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This section limits the use of appropriations for foreign hydrographic surveys until the Secretary of the Navy approves them after a three-officer review.

Appropriations made for the preparation or publication of foreign hydrographic surveys may be applicable only upon approval by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report from three competent naval officers that the original data for proposed charts justify their publication. The Secretary of the Navy shall order a board of three naval officers to examine and report upon the data before he approves an application of moneys to the preparation or publication of charts or hydrographic surveys.

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Appropriations made for the preparation or publication of foreign hydrographic surveys may be applicable only upon approval by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report from three competent naval officers that the original data for proposed charts justify their publication. The Secretary of the Navy shall order a board of three naval officers to examine and report upon the data before he approves an application of moneys to the preparation or publication of charts or hydrographic surveys.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1968Enacted · Pub. L. 90-620 · 82 Stat. 1269

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 90-620 on 1968-10-22.