{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8678","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8678","heading":"Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no combatant vessel of the Navy may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of unless the Chief of Naval Operations certifies that it is not essential to the defense of the United States.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 863—NAVAL VESSELS"],"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":"2423eb669d22b082cea36592b4cb64e5a1261df7a9d9fbdbadadc7cf380891c3","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8677","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8678a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}