10 U.S.C. § 7714

Collection of captured flags, standards, and colors

Edition 2026

The Secretary of the Army shall have sent to him all flags, standards, and colors taken by the Army from enemies of the United States.

Amendment history

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 266, § 4714; renumbered § 7714, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 4714 5:198. R.S. 218. The words “from time to time”, “collected”, and “at the seat of government” are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes Amendments 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4714 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2018 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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