10 U.S.C. § 8897
A stay of proceedings under this chapter remains in effect for the period specified in the certificate upon which it was based unless the Secretary of the Navy issues a new certificate under section 8895 or 8896 of this title changing the termination date. However, a stay under this chapter may not remain in force longer than six months after the cessation of hostilities.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 485, § 7727; renumbered § 8897 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 807(d)(10), 809(a), , 132 Stat. 1837, 1840.)
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 7727 | 46 U.S.C. 791 (1st sentence as applicable to duration of stay, and proviso as applicable to duration of stay). | July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 1 (1st sentence as applicable to duration of stay, and proviso as applicable to duration of stay), 58 Stat. 723. |
| 46 U.S.C. 792 (as applicable to duration of stay). | July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 2 (as applicable to duration of stay), 58 Stat. 724. | |
| 646 U.S.C. 794 (8th sentence and proviso of 9th sentence). | July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 4 (8th sentence and proviso of 9th sentence), 58 Stat. 724. | |
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7727 of this title as this section and substituted “section 8895 or 8896” for “section 7725 or 7726”.
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , 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.