[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR700.405]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 700_UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS--Table of 
Contents
 
                 Subpart D_The Chief of Naval Operations
 
Sec. 700.405  Delegated authority and responsibility.

    (a) The Chief of Naval Operations is the principal naval advisor and 
naval executive to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of the naval 
activities of the Department of the Navy.
    (b)(1) Internal to the administration of the Department of the Navy, 
the Chief of Naval Operations, consistent with the statutory authority 
assigned to commanders of unified or specified combatant commands, under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, shall command:
    (i) The operating forces of the Navy; and
    (ii) Such shore activities as may be assigned by the Secretary.
    (2) The Chief of Naval Operations shall be responsible to the 
Secretary of the Navy for the Utilization of resources by, and the 
operating efficiency of, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 
the Operating Forces of the Navy and assigned shore activities.

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    (c) In addition, the Chief of Naval Operations has the following 
specific responsibilities:
    (1) To organize, train, equip, prepare and maintain the readiness of 
Navy forces, including those for assignment to unified or specified 
commands, for the performance of military missions as directed by the 
President, the Secretary of Defense or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff;
    (2) To determine current and future requirements of the Navy (less 
Fleet Marine Forces and other assigned Marine Corps forces) for 
manpower, material, weapons, facilities and services, including the 
determination of quantities, military performance requirements and 
times, places and priorities of need;
    (3) To exercise leadership in maintaining a high degree of 
competence among Navy officer, enlisted and civilian personnel in 
necessary fields of specialization, through education training and equal 
opportunities for personal advancement, and maintaining the morale and 
motivation of Navy personnel and the prestige of a Navy career;
    (4) To plan and provide health care for personnel of the naval 
service, their dependents and eligible beneficiaries;
    (5) To direct the organization, administration, training and support 
of the Naval Reserve;
    (6) To inspect and investigate components of the Department of the 
Navy to determine and maintain efficiency, discipline, readiness, 
effectiveness and economy, except in those areas where such 
responsibility rests with the Commandant of the Marine Corps;
    (7) To determine the requirements of naval forces and activities, to 
include requirements for research, development, test, and evaluation to 
plan and provide for the conduct of test and evaluation which are 
adequate and responsive to long range objectives, immediate 
requirements, and fiscal limitations; and to provide assistance to the 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 
in the review and appraisal of the overall Navy program to ensure 
fulfillment of stated requirements;
    (8) To formulate Navy strategic plans and policies and participate 
in the formulation of Joint and combined strategic plans and policies 
and related command relationships; and
    (9) Subject to guidance from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
(Financial Management), to formulate budget proposals for the Office of 
the Chief of Naval Operations, the Operating Forces of the Navy and 
assigned shore activities, and other activities and programs as 
assigned;
    (10) To exercise authority for intelligence within the Navy.
    (d) The Chief of Naval Operations, under the direction of the 
Secretary of the Navy, shall exercise overall authority throughout the 
Department of the Navy in matters related to:
    (1) The effectiveness of the support of the Operating Forces of the 
Navy and assigned shore activities;
    (2) The coordination and direction of assigned Navy wide programs 
and functions, including those assigned by higher authority;
    (3) Matters essential to naval military administration, such as:
    (i) Security;
    (ii) Discipline;
    (iii) Communications; and
    (iv) Matters related to the customs and traditions of the naval 
service.
    (4) Except for those areas wherein such responsibility rests with 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the coordination of activities of 
the Department of the Navy in matters concerning effectiveness, 
efficiency and economy.

[64 FR 56062, Oct. 15, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 2697, Jan. 21, 2003]