§ 8011.
The Department of the Navy is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy. It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.
([Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], [70A Stat. 277], § 5011; [Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 212], Sept. 7, 1962, [76 Stat. 524]; [Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(b)(2)], (c)(1), Oct. 1, 1986, [100 Stat. 1043]; renumbered § 8011, [Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1)], Aug. 13, 2018, [132 Stat. 1834].)