Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part IV · Chapter 861 — Secretary of the Navy: Miscellaneous Powers and Duties
§ 8631. Accounting for expenditures for obtaining information
Statutory text
When the Secretary of the Navy decides that an expenditure by the Department of the Navy from an appropriation for obtaining information from anywhere in the world may be made public, the expenditure shall be accounted for specifically. When the Secretary decides that an expenditure should not be made public, the Secretary shall make a certificate on the amount of the expenditure. The certificate is a sufficient voucher for the amount stated to have been spent.
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.
Pub. L. 97–258 § 2(b)(11)(B) · 96 Stat. 1057
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8631
Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(11)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1057, § 7231
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(11)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1057, § 7231John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(d)(1) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8631
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7231 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7231 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Chapter 631.— Each section in chapter 631 10 USC 8604, 8605, 8607, 8611, 8612, 8614, 8616, 8619–8629, 8631, 8633–8635. is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 1,400.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 7231 | 31:108. | Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417 (2d proviso under heading “Pay, Miscellaneous”), 39 Stat. 557. |
The words “anywhere in the world” are substituted for “abroad and at home”, and the words “decides that an expenditure should not be made public” are substituted for “may think it advisable not to specify”, for clarity and consistency.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8631, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 532, prohibited any officer of Air Force who was engaged in procurement or sale of quartermaster supplies from dealing in said supplies, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90–235, § 7(b)(1), , 81 Stat. 763.
A prior section 8632, act Aug. 10, 1946, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 532, provided for forfeiture of pay during absence from duty due to disease from intemperate use of alcohol or drugs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(54), , 76 Stat. 501, effective . See section 802 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7231 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Credits
1982–2018 · 2 acts
- 1982Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(11)(B), , 96 Stat. 1057, § 7231
- 2018renumbered § 8631, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), , 132 Stat. 1836.
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(Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(11)(B), , 96 Stat. 1057, § 7231; renumbered § 8631, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), , 132 Stat. 1836.)