10 USC § 7012 - Department of the Army: seal

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title: "10 USC § 7012 - Department of the Army: seal"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7012"
section_name: "Department of the Army: seal"
chapter_number: 703
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 157, § 3011; renumbered § 3012, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1034; renumbered § 7012, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)"
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# § 7012. Department of the Army: seal

The Secretary of the Army shall have a seal for the Department of the Army. The design of the seal must be approved by the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 157, § 3011; renumbered § 3012, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1034; renumbered § 7012, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3011 | 5:181–1(d). | July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 205(d), 61 Stat. 501. |

The words “of office” are omitted as surplusage.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1986— renumbered  as this section.

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .