Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 8766: Loan or gift of articles to ships’ sponsors and donors

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to the sponsor of a vessel the name plate or any small article of negligible or sentimental value from that vessel; and to any State, group, or organization named in section 8765 of this title any article, material, or equipment, including silver service, given by it.

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