{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8625","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8625","heading":"Navy Reserve flag","body":"The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe a suitable flag to be known as the Navy Reserve flag. This flag may be flown by a seagoing merchant vessel if—(1) the vessel is documented under the laws of the United States; (2) the vessel has been designated by the Secretary, under such regulations as he prescribes, as suitable for service as a naval auxiliary in time of war; and (3) the master or commanding officer and at least half of the other licensed officers of the vessel are members of the Navy.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 861—SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"a6dd42f9759d9bfc4c076edc57d7fd6e9994938b8a9f0bc35a4f93d44f2e5ccd","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8624","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8626"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}