10 USC § 112 - Department of Defense: seal

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title: "10 USC § 112 - Department of Defense: seal"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "112"
section_name: "Department of Defense: seal"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 202, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 517, § 132; renumbered § 112 and amended Pub. L. 99–433, title I, §§ 101(a)(2), 110(d)(1), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 994, 1002.)"
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# § 112. Department of Defense: seal

The Secretary of Defense shall have a seal for the Department of Defense. The design of the seal is subject to approval by the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 202, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 517, § 132; renumbered § 112 and amended Pub. L. 99–433, title I, §§ 101(a)(2), 110(d)(1), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 994, 1002.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 132 | 5:171a(e). | July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 202(e); added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 5 (10th par.), 63 Stat. 580. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986— renumbered  as this section and substituted “Department of Defense: seal” for “Seal” in section catchline.