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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 783— ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY · § 7831

§ 7831. Custody of departmental records and property

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The Secretary of the Army has custody and charge of all books, records, papers, furniture, fixtures, and other property under the lawful control of the executive part of the Department of the Army.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 272, § 4831; renumbered § 7831, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
The words “under the lawful control of the executive part of the Department of the Army” are substituted for the words “appertaining to the Department”.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 272
  • 132 Stat. 1839
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§ 7831
Custody of departmental records and property
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ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 272
Stat.132 Stat. 1839
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