10 USC § 8037 - Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations

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title: "10 USC § 8037 - Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8037"
section_name: "Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations"
chapter_number: 805
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 512(b), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1051, § 5037; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 502(b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1875; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 902(b)(2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 273; renumbered § 8037 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 807(a)(1), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834, 1840.)"
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# § 8037. Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations

**(a)** There are Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Navy and officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps. The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in accordance with section 8036(a) of this title.

**(b)** The Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations shall perform such duties as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 512(b), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1051, § 5037; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 502(b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1875; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 902(b)(2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 273; renumbered § 8037 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 807(a)(1), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834, 1840.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in  prior to enactment of .

A prior section 8037 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2018—, renumbered  as this section.

Subsec. (a). , substituted “section 8036(a)” for “section 5036(a)”.

2008—Subsec. (a).  substituted “There are Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,” for “There are in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations,” and inserted at end “The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations in accordance with .”

2004—Subsec. (a).  struck out “in the line” before “of the Navy”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### 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 .