10 USC § 8911 - Custody of departmental records and property

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title: "10 USC § 8911 - Custody of departmental records and property"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8911"
section_name: "Custody of departmental records and property"
chapter_number: 889
chapter_name: "ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 514(b)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1055, § 7861; renumbered § 8911, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(12), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)"
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# § 8911. Custody of departmental records and property

The Secretary of the Navy has custody and charge of all books, records, papers, furniture, fixtures, and other property under the lawful control of the executive part of the Department of the Navy.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 514(b)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1055, § 7861; renumbered § 8911, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(12), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 8911 was renumbered .

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## 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 .