10 USC § 8626 - Navy Reserve yacht pennant

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s8626"
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title: "10 USC § 8626 - Navy Reserve yacht pennant"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8626"
section_name: "Navy Reserve yacht pennant"
chapter_number: 861
chapter_name: "SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 447, § 7226; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(b)(1)(U), (3)(E), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3233, 3234; renumbered § 8626, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)"
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# § 8626. Navy Reserve yacht pennant

The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe a suitable pennant to be known as the Navy Reserve yacht pennant. This pennant may be flown by a yacht or similar vessel if—

**(1)** the vessel is documented under the laws of the United States;

**(2)** the vessel has been designated by the Secretary, under such regulations as he prescribes, as suitable for service as a naval auxiliary in time of war; and

**(3)** the captain or owner of the vessel is a member of the Navy.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 447, § 7226; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(b)(1)(U), (3)(E), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3233, 3234; renumbered § 8626, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7226 | 50 U.S.C. 1049. | July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 410, 66 Stat. 499. |

In clause (3) the words “or Naval Reserve” are omitted as surplusage, since the Navy includes the Naval Reserve.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

2006—, substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” in section catchline.

, substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” in introductory provisions.

## 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 .