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10 U.S.C. § 8605 - Promotion of health and prevention of accidents

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(a) The Secretary of the Navy may make such expenditures as he considers appropriate to prevent accidents and to promote the safety and occupational health of—

(1) members of the naval service on active duty;

(2) civilian officers and employees of the Department of the Navy;

(3) members of the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy; and

(4) members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration serving with the Navy.

The expenditures may include payments for clothing, equipment, and other materials necessary for the purposes of this section. Any appropriation available for the activities in which the personnel are engaged shall be available for these purposes.

(b) The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 443, § 7205; Pub. L. 89718, § 8(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117; Pub. L. 96513, title V, § 513(24), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2932; renumbered § 8605, Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

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Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 72055 U.S.C. 421e(b).Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 24(b), 60 Stat. 856. 5 U.S.C. 421g(b), (c).Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 40(b), (c), 60 Stat. 858. 5 U.S.C. 412a.Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 39, 60 Stat. 858. In subsection (a) the word “maintenance” is omitted as surplusage.

Editorial NotesIn subsection (b) the words “except the authority to prescribe regulations” are omitted, since 5 U.S.C. 421e(b) contains no authority for the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe regulations for the administration of that section.

Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115232 renumbered section 7205 of this title as this section. 1980—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 96513 substituted “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” for “Environmental Science Services Administration”. 1966—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 89718 substituted “Environmental Science Services Administration” for “Coast and Geodetic Survey”.

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.

Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

RepealsThe directory language of, but not the amendment made by, Pub. L. 89718, § 8(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 97295, § 6(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1314.

Transfer of Functions For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

Management of Fatigue Among Crew of Naval Surface Ships and Related ImprovementsPub. L. 11781, div. A, title III, § 379(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1670, provided that: “The Secretary of the Navy shall implement each recommendation for executive action set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled Navy Readiness: Additional Efforts Are Needed to Manage Fatigue, Reduce Crewing Shortfalls, and Implement Training (GAO21366).”