§ 8620. Gifts for welfare of enlisted members

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§ 8620. Gifts for welfare of enlisted members

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. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

The words “and contributions from organizations, individuals, or others” are omitted as surplusage.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
7220 5 U.S.C. 419a. June 30, 1932, ch. 318, 47 Stat. 424 (2d proviso).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7220 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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