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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 861— SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES · § 8631

§ 8631. Accounting for expenditures for obtaining information

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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.
(Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(11)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1057, § 7231; renumbered § 8631, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
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.
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  • Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(11)(B)
  • 96 Stat. 1057
  • 132 Stat. 1836
  • act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 532
  • Pub. L. 90–235, § 7(b)(1)
  • 81 Stat. 763
  • act Aug. 10, 1946, ch. 1041
  • Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(54)
  • 76 Stat. 501
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§ 8631
Accounting for expenditures for obtaining information
U.S.C.×1
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(11)(B)
Stat.96 Stat. 1057
Stat.132 Stat. 1836
Actact Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 532
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