10 U.S.C. § 7436 – Regulations

(a) The Secretary may prescribe regulations and take any proper action to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b) All statements, reports, and representations required by the regulations shall be under oath, unless otherwise specified, and in such form as the Secretary requires.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 461; Pub. L. 94–258, title II, § 201(18), Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 313.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
7436	34 U.S.C. 524 (9th par.).	June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (9th par. of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813; June 30, 1938, ch. 851, § 1, 52 Stat. 1254; June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 281.

In subsection (a) the words “necessary rules and” are omitted as surplusage, and the words “to take any proper action” are substituted for the words “to do any and all things necessary or proper” for brevity.

Amendments 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–258 struck out “of the Navy, subject to approval by the President,” after “Secretary”.