Pub. L. 84-1028, tit. 10, subtit. C, pt. IV, ch. 631, sec. 7215
Naval prisons, prison farms, and prisoners
§ 7215. Naval prisons, prison farms, and prisoners (a) The Secretary of the Navy may provide for— (1) the maintenance and operation of naval prisons and prison farms; and (2) the subsistence, welfare, recreation, and education of naval prisoners. (b) The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.