Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

Functions of administration of national parks, national monuments, etc., including national cemeteries and parks of Department of the Army located within continental limits of United States, consolidated in an Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations, see Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

National Park Service substituted for Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations referred to in Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, by act Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389.

Cemeteries and parks transferred, and postponement of transfer of national cemeteries other than those named by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 6228, §§ 1, 2, July 28, 1933, set out as notes under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.