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§ 8662. Naming
(a) Not more than one vessel of the Navy may have the same name.
(b) The Secretary of the Navy may change the name of any vessel bought for the Navy.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 448, § 7292; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1018(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1910; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, § 1071(f)(27), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3511; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1074(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 996; renumbered § 8662, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title X, § 1018, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 384.)