Rations: commissioned officers in field

10 U.S.C. § 7622

• Title: 10 — Armed Forces
• Chapter: 769 — SALE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL

Text

Commissioned officers of the Army serving in the field may buy rations for their own use, on credit, from any officer designated by the Secretary of the Army. Amounts due for these purchases shall be reported monthly to the officer of the Army designated by the Secretary.

History

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 258, §4622; renumbered §7622, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

Editorial Notes

The words "at cost prices" are omitted to reflect Title IV of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (63 Stat. 585), which authorized the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations governing the use and sale of certain inventories at cost, including applicable administrative expenses. (See opinion of the Assistant General Counsel (Fiscal Matters) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, January 4, 1955.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions
Prior sections 7622 and 7623 were renumbered sections 8822 and 8823 of this title, respectively.

Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4622 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.