The crypt and window spaces of the Naval Academy Chapel may be used only for memorials to officers of the Navy who have successfully commanded a fleet or squadron in battle or who have received the thanks of Congress for conspicuously distinguished services in time of war. No memorial to an officer may be accepted for, or installed in, the crypt or window spaces until at least five years after the death of that officer.
10 U.S.C. § 8472
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
6972 | 34 U.S.C. 1111 . | Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 255, 35 Stat. 773 (2d par.). |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 6972 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.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.