§ 9842. Settlement of accounts of line officers

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The Comptroller General shall settle the account of a line officer of the Air Force or the Space Force for pay due the officer even if the officer cannot account for property entrusted to the officer or cannot make a monthly report or return, when the Comptroller General is satisfied that the inability to account for property or make a report or return was the result of the officer having been a prisoner, or of an accident or casualty of war.

(Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(14)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1058; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(e)(25), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3820.)

The section is made applicable to the Air Force by section 207(a) and

(f)of the Act of July 26, 1947 (ch. 343, 61 Stat. 502). For comparable provisions that apply to the Army, see the revision note for 10:4842.

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Public Law 97–258
To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, es title 31, United States Code, “Money and Finance”

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William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(14)(B)
96 Stat. 1058
134 Stat. 3820
61 Stat. 502

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§ 9842

Settlement of accounts of line officers

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Pub. L.Public Law 116-283

Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(14)(B)

Stat.96 Stat. 1058

Stat.134 Stat. 3820

Stat.61 Stat. 502

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