10 U.S.C. § 8163

Naval shipyards

Commanders of naval shipyards may be selected by the President from officers of the Navy not below the grade of commander.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 371 , § 5943; renumbered § 8163, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(5) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1834 .)