10 USC Ch. 967: UTILITIES AND SERVICES

From Title 10—ARMED FORCESSubtitle D—Air Force and Space ForcePART IV—SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT

CHAPTER 967—UTILITIES AND SERVICES

Sec.

9591.

Utilities: proceeds from overseas operations.

9592.

Radiograms and telegrams: forwarding charges due connecting commercial facilities.

9593.

Quarters: heat and light.

9594.

Department of the Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §923(e)(8)(C), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3817, added item 9594 and struck out former item 9594 "Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public".

2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, redesignated chapter 937 of this title as this chapter.

2000—Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1085(c)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-289, added item 9594.

§9591. Utilities: proceeds from overseas operations

During actual or threatened hostilities, proceeds from operating a public utility in connection with operations of the Air Force or the Space Force in the field overseas are available for that utility until the close of the fiscal year following that in which they are received.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 578; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §923(e)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3816.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
9591	10:1287.	July 9, 1918, ch. 143, subch. XX (1st par.), 40 Stat. 893; May 29, 1928, ch. 901 (par. 37), 45 Stat. 989; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305, §645 (7th clause), 67 Stat. 357.

The words "Air Force" are substituted for the word "Engineer", since the Air Force does not have organic corps created by statute.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted "or the Space Force" after "the Air Force".

§9592. Radiograms and telegrams: forwarding charges due connecting commercial facilities

In the operation of telegraph lines, cables, or radio stations, members of the Air Force may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Air Force, collect forwarding charges due connecting commercial telegraph or radio companies for sending radiograms or telegrams over their lines. Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, they may present a voucher to a disbursing official for payment of the forwarding charge.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 578; Pub. L. 97–258, §2(b)(1)(A), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1052; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, §105(e), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3830.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
9592	10:1319.	May 12, 1917, ch. 12 (proviso under "Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System"), 40 Stat. 43.

The words "members of the Air Force" are substituted for the words "Signal Corps", since the Air Force does not have organic corps created by statute. The words "Government", "and to this end", "as may be", and "amount of such" are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–316 substituted "of the forwarding" for ", or may file a claim with the General Accounting Office for the forwarding" in second sentence.

1982—Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "official" for "officer".

§9593. Quarters: heat and light

The heat and light necessary for the authorized quarters of members of the Air Force and members of the Space Force shall be furnished at the expense of the United States.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 578; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §923(e)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3816.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
9593	10:723.	Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2511 (1st proviso under "Quartermaster's Department"), 34 Stat. 1167.

The word "members" is substituted for the words "officers and enlisted men". The words "under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe" are omitted, since the Secretary has inherent authority to issue regulations appropriate to exercising his statutory functions.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted "and members of the Space Force" after "the Air Force".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Charges for Excess Energy Consumption; Deposit of Proceeds; Applicability; Implementation

Assessment of members for excess energy consumption in military family housing facilities, see section 507 of Pub. L. 95–82, title V, Aug. 1, 1977, 91 Stat. 372, set out as a note under section 4593 of this title.

§9594. Department of the Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public

(a) Authority.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may charge a person a fee for providing the person with information from the United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute that is requested by that person.

(b) Exceptions.—A fee may not be charged under this section—

(1) to a person for information that the person requests to carry out a duty as a member of the armed forces or an officer or employee of the United States; or

(2) for a release of information under section 552 of title 5.

(c) Limitation on Amount.—A fee charged for providing information under this section may not exceed the cost of providing the information.

(d) Retention of Fees.—Amounts received under subsection (a) for providing information in any fiscal year shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations charged the costs of providing information to the public from the United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute during that fiscal year.

(e) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term "United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute" means the archive for historical records and materials of the Air Force and the Space Force that the Secretary of the Air Force designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.

(2) The terms "officer of the United States" and "employee of the United States" have the meanings given the terms "officer" and "employee", respectively, in sections 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5.

(Added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1085(c)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-289; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §923(e)(8)(A), (B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3816.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §923(e)(8)(B), amended section catchline generally. Prior to amendment, catchline read as follows: "Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public".

Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 116–283, §923(e)(8)(A)(i), inserted "Department of the" before "Air Force Military History".

Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, §923(e)(8)(A)(ii), inserted "Department of the" before "Air Force Military History" and "and the Space Force" after "materials of the Air Force".