The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the views of the Commandant of the Marine Corps are given appropriate consideration before a major decision is made by an element of the Department of the Navy outside the Marine Corps on a matter that directly concerns Marine Corps aviation or amphibious force structure and capability.
(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title IX, § 935(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2109, § 5026; renumbered § 8026, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title X, § 1022(a), (b)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2763.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2022—Pub. L. 117–263 inserted “or amphibious force structure and capability” after “aviation” in heading and text.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5026 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.