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10 U.S.C. § 8676a — Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: use for experimental purposes
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may use for experimental purposes any vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
**(b) Stripping and Environmental Remediation of Vessel.—**
(1) Before using a vessel for an experimental purpose pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out such stripping of the vessel as is practicable and such environmental remediation of the vessel as is required for the use of the vessel for experimental purposes.
(2) Material and equipment stripped from a vessel under paragraph (1) may be sold by the contractor or by a sales agent approved by the Secretary.
(3) Amounts received as proceeds from the stripping of a vessel pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to appropriations available for the procurement of services needed for such stripping and for environmental remediation required for the use of the vessel for experimental purposes. Amounts received in excess of amounts needed for reimbursement of those costs shall be deposited into the account from which the stripping and environmental remediation expenses were incurred and shall be available for stripping and environmental remediation of other vessels to be used for experimental purposes.
**(c) Use for Experimental Purposes Defined.—** In this section, the term “use for experimental purposes”, with respect to a vessel, includes use of the vessel in a Navy sink exercise or for target purposes.
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may use for experimental purposes any vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
**(b) Stripping and Environmental Remediation of Vessel.—**
(1) Before using a vessel for an experimental purpose pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out such stripping of the vessel as is practicable and such environmental remediation of the vessel as is required for the use of the vessel for experimental purposes.
(2) Material and equipment stripped from a vessel under paragraph (1) may be sold by the contractor or by a sales agent approved by the Secretary.
(3) Amounts received as proceeds from the stripping of a vessel pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to appropriations available for the procurement of services needed for such stripping and for environmental remediation required for the use of the vessel for experimental purposes. Amounts received in excess of amounts needed for reimbursement of those costs shall be deposited into the account from which the stripping and environmental remediation expenses were incurred and shall be available for stripping and environmental remediation of other vessels to be used for experimental purposes.
**(c) Use for Experimental Purposes Defined.—** In this section, the term “use for experimental purposes”, with respect to a vessel, includes use of the vessel in a Navy sink exercise or for target purposes.
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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)** The Secretary of the Army shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Army served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c).
**(b)** In this section, the term “KDSM eligibility period” means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal.
**(c)** The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8676a
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980, referred to in sub-
sec. (d), is Pub. L. 96–510, Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2767,
which is classified principally to chapter 103 (§ 9601 et
seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 9601 of Title 42
and Tables.
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
referred to in subsec. (e)(1), is classified to section
501(c)(3) of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7306 of this
title as this section.
2015—Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 114–92 redesignated
subsecs. (e) and (f) as (d) and (e), respectively, and
struck out former subsec. (d) which related to congres-
sional notice-and-wait period.
2013—Pub. L. 113–66, § 1022(e)(1), substituted ‘‘Vessels
stricken from Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels:
conveyance by donation’’ for ‘‘Vessels stricken from
Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels: transfer by gift
or otherwise’’ in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–66, § 1022(a), amended subsec.
(a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘Subject to section 113 of title 40, the Secretary of the
Navy may transfer, by gift or otherwise, any vessel
stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, or any cap-
tured vessel, to—
‘‘(1) any State, Commonwealth, or possession of the
United States or any municipal corporation or polit-
ical subdivision thereof;
‘‘(2) the District of Columbia; or
‘‘(3) any not-for-profit or nonprofit entity.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–66, § 1022(b), amended subsec.
(b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘An agree
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