10 U.S.C. § 7841 — Payment of small amounts to public credi-

Page 3133 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 7841 minister oaths required by law in the settlement of an officer’s accounts for clothing and other military supplies. An oath administered under this section shall be without expense to the per- son to whom it is administered. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 274, § 4839; re- numbered § 7839, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 4839 ......... 10:1303. R.S. 225 (1st sentence). The words ‘‘and other military supplies’’ are sub- stituted for the words ‘‘camp and garrison equipage, quartermaster’s stores, and ordnance’’ to conform to section 4838 of this title. The words ‘‘person to whom administered’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘parties taking them’’. The words ‘‘for the purpose of’’ are omit- ted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4839 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. § 7840. Final settlement of officer’s accounts Before final payment upon discharge may be made to an officer of the Army who has been ac- countable or responsible for public property, he must obtain a certificate of nonindebtedness to the United States from each officer to whom he was accountable or responsible for property. He must also make an affidavit, certified by his commanding officer to be correct, that he is not accountable or responsible for property to any other officer. An officer who has not been re- sponsible for public property must make an affi- davit of that fact, certified by his commanding officer. Compliance with this section warrants the final payment of the officer concerned. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 274, § 4840; re- numbered § 7840, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 4840 ......... 10:878. Jan. 12, 1899, ch. 46, § 2, 30 Stat. 784. The words ‘‘Before final payment upon discharge may be made’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘shall warrant their final payment’’. The words ‘‘at any time’’ are omitted as surplusage. The word ‘‘must’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘shall be required * * * to’’. The words ‘‘He must also make’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘accompanied by’’. The words ‘‘from each officer to whom he was accountable or responsible for property’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘from only such of the bureaus of the Department of the Army to which the property for which they were accountable or respon- sible pertains’’, since there is no longer a bureau struc- ture within the Department of the Army. The words ‘‘that he is not accountable or responsible for property to any other officer’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘ac- companied by the affidavits of officers, of nonaccount- ability or nonresponsibility to other bureaus of the De- partment of the Army’’, for the same reason. The ref- erence to certificates from the General Accounting Of- fice is omitted as obsolete. The last sentence is sub- stituted for 10:878 (last 18 words). The last proviso of section 2 of the act of January 12, 1899, ch. 46, 30 Stat. 784, is not contained in 10:878. It is also omitted from the revised section, since it related to authority of mustering officers to administer oaths and the general authority to administer oaths is now contained in sec- tion 936 of this title (article 136 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4840 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. § 7841. Payment of small amounts to public credi- tors When authorized by the Secretary of the Army, a disbursing official of Army subsistence funds may keep a limited amount of those funds in the personal possession and at the risk of the disbursing official to pay small amounts to pub- lic creditors. (Added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(10)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1056, § 4841; renumbered § 7841, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 4841 ......... 31:493. Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 251 (pro- viso on p. 1166), 34 Stat. 1166. The title of Secretary of War was changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of the Act of July 26, 1947 (ch. 343, 61 Stat. 501), and by sections 1 and 53 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 157, 676). The word ‘‘When’’ is substituted for ‘‘as shall from time to time be’’ to eliminate unnecessary words. The words ‘‘disbursing official’’ are substituted for ‘‘Officers intrusted with the disbursement’’ for consistency. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4841 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. Page 3134 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 7842 § 7842. Settlement of accounts of line officers The Comptroller General shall settle the ac- count of a line officer of the Army 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 inabil- ity 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)(10)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1057, § 4842; renumbered § 7842, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 4842 ......... 31:44 (1st sentence). June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304 (1st par. 1st sentence), 42 Stat. 24. 31:95. R.S. § 278. The words ‘‘Comptroller General’’ are substituted for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ for consistency. The words ‘‘audit and’’ are omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘for their services as such’’ and ‘‘by the affidavit of the officer or otherwise’’ are omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘to account for property or make a report or return’’ are added for clarity. The words ‘‘in the hands of the enemy’’ are omitted as surplus. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 7851 to 7854, 7861 to 7863, 7881, and 7901 to 7903 were renumbered sections 8901 to 8904, 8911 to 8913, 8921, and 8931 to 8933 of this title, respectively. A prior section 7911, Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title III, § 377(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 84, related to issuance of arms, tentage, and equipment for educational institu- tions not maintaining units of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 552(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1741. Prior sections 7912, 7913, and 7921 were renumbered sections 8942, 8943, and 8951 of this title, respectively. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4842 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. Subtitle C—Navy and Marine Corps PART I—ORGANIZATION Chap. Sec. 801. Definitions ............................................ 8001 803. Department of the Navy .................... 8011 805. Office of the Chief of Naval Oper- ations .................................................. 8031 806. Headquarters, Marine Corps ........... 8041 807. Composition of the Department of the Navy ............................................. 8061 809. Bureaus; Office of the Judge Advo- cate General ...................................... 8071 PART II—PERSONNEL 811. Distribution in Grade ........................ 8101 812. Grade and Rank of Officers ............. 8111 813. Enlistments ........................................... 8120 815. Original Appointments ...................... 8132 821. Officers in Command ......................... 8162 823. Special Assignments and Details .... 8183 825. Administration ..................................... 8211 827. Rations ................................................... 8241 829. Miscellaneous Prohibitions and Penalties ............................................ 8253 831. Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits 8261 833. Hospitalization and Medical Care .. 8281 835. Bands ...................................................... 8286 837. Decorations and Awards ................... 8291 839. Discharge of Enlisted Members ...... 8317 841. Voluntary Retirement ........................ 8321 843. Involuntary Retirement, Separa- tion, and Furlough .......................... 8371 845. Recall to Active Duty ......................... 8383 847. Death Benefits; Care of the Dead ... 8392 PART III—EDUCATION AND TRAINING 851. Officer Procurement Programs ....... 8411 852. Training Generally ............................. 8431 853. United States Naval Academy ......... 8451 855. United States Naval Postgraduate School ................................................. 8541 857. Retirement of Civilian Members of the Teaching Staffs of the United States Naval Academy and United States Naval Post- graduate School ............................... 8581 859. Professional Military Education Schools ............................................... 8591 PART IV—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 861. Secretary of the Navy: Miscella- neous Powers and Duties .............. 8604 863. Naval Vessels ........................................ 8661 865. Salvage Facilities ................................ 8701 867. United States Naval Observatory ... 8715 869. Naval Petroleum Reserves ................ 8720 871. Civilian Employees ............................. 8742 873. Procurement of Supplies and Serv- ices ....................................................... 8752 875. Disposal of Obsolete or Surplus Material .............................................. 8761 877. Quarters, Utilities, and Services ..... 8771 879. Ships’ Stores and Commissary Stores .................................................. 8801 881. Claims .................................................... 8821 883. Prize ....................................................... 8851 885. Stay of Judicial Proceedings ........... 8891 887. Naval Militia ......................................... 8901 889. Accountability and Responsibility 8911 891. Names and Insignia ............................ 8921 893. National Oceanographic Partner- ship Program .................................... 8931 895. Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to Armed Forces .................... 8942 897. Maritime Safety of Forces ................ 8951 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(f)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838, redesignated items for chapters 501 to 669 as 801 to 897 and redesignated section numbers 5001 to 7921 as 8001 to 8951. Section numbers were con-