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# 10 U.S.C. § 8620 - Gifts for welfare of enlisted members
## Text
The Secretary of the Navy may accept gifts for use in providing recreation, amusement, and contentment for enlisted members of the naval service. The fund “Ships Stores Profits, Navy” shall be credited with these gifts.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 446, § 7220; renumbered § 8620, Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 72205 U.S.C. 419a.June 30, 1932, ch. 318, 47 Stat. 424 (2d proviso). The words “and contributions from organizations, individuals, or others” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115232 renumbered section 7220 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.