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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle C - NAVY AND MARINE CORPSPart IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 869 - NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Section 8735 - Foreign interest

10 U.S.C. § 8735

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Current through P.L. 118-64 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/24/2024), except for [P. L. 118-63]
Section 8735 - Foreign interest
(a) If the laws, customs, or regulations of any foreign country deny the privilege of leasing public lands to citizens or corporations of the United States, citizens of that foreign country, or corporations controlled by citizens of that country, may not, by contract made after July 1, 1937, or by stock ownership, holding, or control, acquire or own any interest in, or right to any benefit from, any lease of land in the naval petroleum, naval oil shale, or other naval fuel reserves made under sections 181-184, 185-188, 189-194, 201, 202-209, 211-214, 223, 224-226, 226d, 226e, 227-229a, 241, 251, and 261-263 of title 30, or under this chapter.
(b) The Secretary may cancel any lease for any violation of this section.

10 U.S.C. § 8735

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 461, §7435; Pub. L. 87-796, §1(11), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 94-258, title II, §201(17), Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 313; renumbered § 8735,Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §807(d)(5)8735,, 132 Stat. 1836.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7435 34 U.S.C. 524 (8th par.). June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (8th par. of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813; June 30, 1938, ch. 851, §1, 52 Stat. 1254; June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 281.
In subsection (a) the words "foreign country" are substituted for the words "another country" for clarity. In subsection (b) the word "for" is substituted for the words "in the event of" for brevity.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 194 of title 30, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644.Section 204 of title 30, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 94-377, §13(a), Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1090, subject to valid existing rights. Sections 226d and 226e of title 30, referred to in subsec. (a), were omitted from the Code. See section 226 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.Section 227 of title 30, referred to in subsec. (a), was omitted from the Code.

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 7435 of this title as this section. 1976-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-258 struck out "of the Navy" after "Secretary". 1962-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-796 substituted "land in the naval petroleum, naval oil shale, or other naval fuel reserves" for "land in the naval petroleum or other naval fuel reserves".

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.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
petroleum
The term "petroleum" includes crude oil, gases (including natural gas), natural gasoline, and other related hydrocarbons, oil shale, and the products of any of such resources.