10 U.S.C. § 8715
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- (a)The Naval Observatory shall be attached to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
- (b)The Superintendent of the Naval Observatory shall be detailed from officers in the line of the Navy serving in the grade of captain or above.
- (c)The Secretary of the Navy may detail any officer of the Navy, competent for that duty, to supervise the Nautical Almanac.