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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part IV · Chapter 165 — Accountability and Responsibility

§ 2787. Reports of survey

Statutory text

(a)

Action on Reports of Survey.—

Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c), any officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or any civilian employee of the Department of Defense designated in accordance with those regulations may act upon reports of surveys and vouchers pertaining to the loss, spoilage, unserviceability, unsuitability, or destruction of, or damage to, property of the United States under the control of the Department of Defense.

(b)

Finality of Action.—

(1)

Action taken under subsection (a) is final except as provided in paragraph (2).

(2)

An action holding a person pecuniarily liable for loss, spoilage, destruction, or damage is not final until approved by a person designated to do so by the Secretary of a military department, commander of a combatant command, or Director of a Defense Agency, as the case may be, who has jurisdiction of the person held pecuniarily liable. The person designated to provide final approval shall be an officer of an armed force, or a civilian employee, under the jurisdiction of the official making the designation.

(c)

Regulations.—

The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 107–314 div. A title X § 1006(a)(1) · 116 Stat. 2458

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2787

    Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1006(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2632

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1006(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2632

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Chapter 165 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 2787. Reports of survey “(a) Action on Reports of Survey.— Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c), any officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps or any civilian employee of the Department of Defense designated in accordance with those regulations may act upon reports of surveys and vouchers pertaining to the loss, spoilage, unserviceability, unsuitability, or destruction of, or damage to, property of the United States under the control of the Department of Defense. “(b) Finality of Action.— (1) Action taken under subsection (a) is final except as provided in paragraph (2). “(2) An action holding a person pecuniarily liable for loss, spoilage, destruction, or damage is not final until approved by a person designated to do so by the Secretary of a military department, commander of a combatant command, or Director of a Defense Agency, as the case may be, who has jurisdiction of the person held pecuniarily liable. The person designated to provide final approval shall be an officer of an armed force, or a civilian employee, under the jurisdiction of the official making the designation. “(c) Regulations.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.”.

  2. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 924(b)(3)(HH) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2787(a)

    Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (HH) Section 2787(a).

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1006(d), , 116 Stat. 2633, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section, amending section 1007 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, and repealing sections 4835 and 9835 of this title] shall apply with respect to the loss, spoilage, unserviceability, unsuitability, or destruction of, or damage to, property of the United States under the control of the Department of Defense occurring on or after the effective date of regulations prescribed pursuant to section 2787 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).”

Credits

2002–2021 · 2 acts
  1. 2002Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1006(a)(1), , 116 Stat. 2632
  2. 2021amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(HH), , 134 Stat. 3822.
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(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1006(a)(1), , 116 Stat. 2632; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(HH), , 134 Stat. 3822.)

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