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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
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SubTitle C. Navy and Marine Corps |
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Part IV. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
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Chapter 631. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES |
§ 7231. 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.
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Revised section | Source (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.