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10 U.S.C. § 8247

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Sale of meals by general messes
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Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STC/PTII/CH827
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes, meals may be sold by general messes afloat and ashore. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 381, § 6087; renumbered § 8247, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(8), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1835.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 608734 U.S.C. 915b(c).Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 16(c), 60 Stat. 855. Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsPrior sections 8251 and 8252 were renumbered sections 9131 and 9132 of this title. Another prior section 8252, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 503, provided that temporary enlistments could be made only in Air Force without specification of component, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(4)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 756. Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6087 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.

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