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10 U.S.C. § 8625

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The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe a suitable flag to be known as the Navy Reserve flag. This flag may be flown by a seagoing merchant vessel if—
  1. (1)the vessel is documented under the laws of the United States;
  2. (2)the vessel has been designated by the Secretary, under such regulations as he prescribes, as suitable for service as a naval auxiliary in time of war; and
  3. (3)the master or commanding officer and at least half of the other licensed officers of the vessel are members of the Navy.