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# 10 U.S.C. § 8163 - Naval shipyards
## Text
Commanders of naval shipyards may be selected by the President from officers of the Navy not below the grade of commander.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 371, § 5943; renumbered § 8163, Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 594334 U.S.C. 501.R.S. 1542. The words “Commanders of naval shipyards” are substituted for the words “commandants of the several navy yards” to conform to present terminology. The words “of the Navy” are inserted for clarity.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115232 renumbered section 5943 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.