10 U.S.C. § 8215Section
§ 8215. Citizenship of officers of vessels
The officers of vessels of the United States shall in all cases by citizens of the United States.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 376, §6019; renumbered §8215, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)