US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 7595

Army Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public

(a)

Authority .—

Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army may charge a person a fee for providing the person with information from the United States Army Military History Institute that is requested by that person.
(b)

Exceptions .—

A fee may not be charged under this section—
(1)
to a person for information that the person requests to carry out a duty as a member of the armed forces or an officer or employee of the United States; or
(2)
section 552 of title 5 for a release of information under .
(c)

Limitation on Amount .—

A fee charged for providing information under this section may not exceed the cost of providing the information.
(d)

Retention of Fees .—

Amounts received under subsection (a) for providing information in any fiscal year shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations charged the costs of providing information to the public from the United States Army Military History Institute during that fiscal year.
(e)

Definitions .—

In this section:
(1)
The term “United States Army Military History Institute” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Army that the Secretary of the Army designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.
(2)
The terms “officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” have the meanings given the terms “officer” and “employee”, respectively, in sections 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5.

Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d)132 Stat. 1839(Added , title X, § 1085(a)(1)], , , 1654A–287, § 4595; renumbered § 7595, , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 7601 to 7603 were renumbered sections 8801 to 8803 of this title, respectively.

section 8804 of this titleA prior section 7604 was renumbered .

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 471Pub. L. 89–718, § 4480 Stat. 1120Pub. L. 101–510, § 329(a)(1)Another prior section 7604, acts , ; , , , related to profit on sales from ships’ stores, prior to repeal by .

Prior sections 7605 and 7606 were renumbered sections 8805 and 8806 of this title, respectively.

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 4595 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .