2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part IV - General Administration
Chapter 631 - Secretary of the Navy: Miscellaneous Powers and Duties
Sec. 7231 - Accounting for expenditures for obtaining information

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7231 (2017)
Section Name §7231. Accounting for expenditures for obtaining information
Section 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.

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(Added Pub. L. 97–258, §2(b)(11)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1057.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 631 - SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 7231 - Accounting for expenditures for obtaining information
Contains section 7231
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 39 Stat. 557
96 Stat. 1057
Public Law References Public Law 97-258
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