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10 U.S.C. § 8701 — Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.
**(b) Coordination With Secretary of Homeland Security.—** The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security for comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects the interests of the Department of Homeland Security.
**(c) Limitation.—** The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense.
**(d) Public Notice.—** The Secretary may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a contract.
**(e) Salvage Facilities Defined.—** In this section, the term “salvage facilities” includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.
**(b) Coordination With Secretary of Homeland Security.—** The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security for comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects the interests of the Department of Homeland Security.
**(c) Limitation.—** The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense.
**(d) Public Notice.—** The Secretary may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a contract.
**(e) Salvage Facilities Defined.—** In this section, the term “salvage facilities” includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.
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**(a) Computation.—**
(1) **Formula.—** — The monthly retired pay of a member entitled to such pay under this subtitle is computed by multiplying—
(A) the member’s retired pay base (as computed under section 1406(c) or 1407 of this title), by
(B) the retired pay multiplier prescribed in [section 1409 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1409&num=0&edition=prelim) for the number of years credited to the member under [section 1405 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1405&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Additional 10 percent for certain enlisted members credited with extraordinary heroism.—** — If a member who is retired under [section 7314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7314&num=0&edition=prelim) has been credited by the Secretary of the Army with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty, the member’s retired pay shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) (but to not more than 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the computation of such retired pay is based (except in the case of a member who served during the Vietnam era, as that term is defined in [section 12731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12731&num=0&edition=prelim))). The Secretary’s determination as to extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes.
**(b) General Rules.—**
(1) **Use of most favorable formula.—** — If a person would otherwise be entitled to retired pay computed under more than one formula in subsection (a) or the table in [section 1401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title1
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8702
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2023—Pub. L. 118–31 renumbered section 8696 of this
title relating to battle force ship employment, mainte-
nance, and manning baseline plans as this section.
CHAPTER 865—SALVAGE FACILITIES
Sec.
8701.
Authority to provide for necessary salvage fa-
cilities.
8702.
Acquisition and transfer of vessels and equip-
ment.
8703.
Settlement of claims.
8704.
Disposition of receipts.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior chapter 865, formerly consisting of sections
8881 to 8889, related to retirement from the Air Force
for age, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–155, title IV,
§ 401(1), Aug. 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 390, and Pub. L. 96–513,
title II, § 216, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2886.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(e)(4),
(f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838, redesignated chapter
637 of this title as this chapter and items 7361 to 7364 as
8701 to 8704, respectively.
1996—Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1015, Feb. 10,
1996, 110 Stat. 424, amended analysis generally, adding
items 7361 to 7364 and striking out former items 7361
‘‘Naval salvage facilities: contracts for commercial fa-
cilities’’, 7362 ‘‘Commercial use of naval facilities’’, 7363
‘‘Transfer of equipment: contract provisions’’, 7365
‘‘Settlement of claims’’, and 7367 ‘‘Disposition of re-
ceipts’’.
1994—Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2001(j)(3)(B), Oct. 13,
1994, 108 Stat. 3303, struck out item 7364 ‘‘Advancement
of funds for salvage operations’’.
1993—Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 828(a)(8), Nov.
30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1713, struck out item 7366 ‘‘Limitation
on appropriations’’.
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(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy
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