10 USC § 8951 - Safety and effectiveness information; hydrographic information

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title: "10 USC § 8951 - Safety and effectiveness information; hydrographic information"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8951"
section_name: "Safety and effectiveness information; hydrographic information"
chapter_number: 897
chapter_name: "MARITIME SAFETY OF FORCES"
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. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 363(a), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1379, § 7921; renumbered § 8951, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(16), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)"
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# § 8951. Safety and effectiveness information; hydrographic information

**(a)** **Safety and Effectiveness Information.—**

**(1)** The Secretary of the Navy shall maximize the safety and effectiveness of all maritime vessels, aircraft, and forces of the armed forces by means of—

**(A)** marine data collection;

**(B)** numerical weather and ocean prediction; and

**(C)** forecasting of hazardous weather and ocean conditions.

**(2)** The Secretary may extend similar support to forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and to coalition forces, that are operating with the armed forces.

**(b)** **Hydrographic Information.—** The Secretary of the Navy shall collect, process, and provide to the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency hydrographic information to support preparation of maps, charts, books, and geodetic products by that Agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 363(a), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1379, § 7921; renumbered § 8951, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(16), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior sections 8961 to 8963 were renumbered sections 9341 to 9343 of this title, respectively.

Another prior section 8963, acts , ; , , (198), , 1541; , , , related to higher grade for service during certain periods for regular and reserve commissioned officers, prior to repeal by , (C), , , with such repeal not applicable in the case of an Air Force nurse or medical specialist described in , as such section was in effect on the day before .

Prior sections 8964 to 8966 were renumbered sections 9344 to 9346 of this title, respectively.

Prior sections 8991 and 8992 were renumbered sections 9361 and 9362 of this title, respectively.

### 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 .