10 U.S.C. § 8629 — Purchase of fuel

Page 3314 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 8628 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1219(b), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 691, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1983.’’ § 8628. Merchant vessels: supplies (a) The Secretary of the Navy, under such reg- ulations as he prescribes, may sell to a mer- chant ship such fuel and other supplies as may be required to meet its necessities if the ship is unable— (1) to procure the supplies from other sources at its present location; and (2) to proceed to the nearest port where they may be obtained without endangering the safety of the ship, the health and comfort of its personnel, or the safe condition of the property carried on it. (b) Sales under this section shall be at such prices as the Secretary considers reasonable. Payment shall be made on a cash basis or on such other basis as will reasonably assure prompt payment. Amounts received from such a sale shall, unless otherwise directed by another provision of law, be credited to the current ap- propriation concerned and are available for the same purposes as that appropriation. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 448, § 7228; re- numbered § 8628, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 7228 ......... 34 U.S.C. 555f. June 4, 1954, ch. 264, § 3, 68 Stat. 176. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7228 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 8629. Purchase of fuel In buying fuel, the Secretary of the Navy may, in any manner he considers proper, buy the kind of fuel that is best adapted to the purpose for which it is to be used. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 448, § 7229; re- numbered § 8629, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 7229 ......... 34 U.S.C. 580. R.S. 3728. The first sentence is omitted as covered by § 2 of the Act of Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 212 (41 U.S.C. 10a). The words ‘‘for the Navy, or for naval stations and yards’’ are omitted, since R.S. 3728 has been interpreted as author- izing the Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agen- cy to negotiate contracts for the purchase of fuel, not only when acting as a procuring activity for the Navy, but also when filling the consolidated fuel require- ments of the armed forces. The word ‘‘may’’ is sub- stituted for the words ‘‘shall have the power to’’ for uniformity. The words ‘‘discriminate and’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7229 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 8631. Accounting for expenditures for obtaining information 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 specifi- cally. When the Secretary decides that an ex- penditure should not be made public, the Sec- retary 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.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 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 sub- stituted for ‘‘may think it advisable not to specify’’, for clarity and consistency. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 8631, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 532, prohibited any officer of Air Force who was engaged in procurement or sale of quartermaster sup- plies from dealing in said supplies, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90–235, § 7(b)(1), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 763. A prior section 8632, act Aug. 10, 1946, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 532, provided for forfeiture of pay during absence from duty due to disease from intemperate use of alco- hol or drugs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(54), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 501, effective Nov. 1, 1962. See sec- tion 802 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uni- formed Services. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7231 of this title as this section.