# § 8541. Function
There is a United States Naval Postgraduate School, the primary function of which is to provide advanced instruction and professional and technical education and research opportunities for commissioned officers of the naval service in—
**(1)** their practical and theoretical duties;
**(2)** the science, physics, and systems engineering of current and future naval warfare doctrine, operations, and systems; and
**(3)** the integration of naval operations and systems into joint, combined, and multinational operations.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7041; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 523(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3244; renumbered § 8541, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7041 | 34 U.S.C. 1076. | July 31, 1947, ch. 420, § 1, 61 Stat. 705. |
The words “There is a” are substituted for the words “That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to establish the”, as the Postgraduate School is in operation. The words “technical education” are substituted for the word “training” to describe more aptly the higher level of instruction at the Postgraduate School. The words “naval service” are substituted for the words “Regular Navy and Marine Corps and the reserve components thereof”. The word “their” is substituted for the words “of commissioned officers”.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 8541, , , authorized President to assign regular and reserve Air Force officers to National Guard Bureau, prior to repeal by , , , effective . See .
### Amendments
2018— renumbered as this section.
2006— amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There is a United States Naval Postgraduate School for the advanced instruction and technical education of commissioned officers of the naval service in their practical and theoretical duties.”
## 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 .