When settling the account of a paymaster of a lost or captured naval vessel, the Comptroller General in settling money accounts, and the Secretary of the Navy in settling property accounts, shall credit the account of the paymaster for the amount of provisions, clothing, small stores, and money for which the paymaster is charged that the Comptroller General or Secretary believes was lost inevitably because of the loss or capture. The paymaster is then free of liability for the provisions, clothing, small stores, and money.
Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(12)(B)96 Stat. 1057Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(51)(C)96 Stat. 1300Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 514(b)(1)100 Stat. 1054Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(12)132 Stat. 1837(Added , , , § 7861; amended , , ; renumbered § 7862, , , ; renumbered § 8912, , , .)
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7861 | 31:44 (1st sentence). | June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304 (1st par. 1st sentence), 42 Stat. 24. |
| 31:104. | R.S. § 284; Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, § 1 (4th complete par. on p. 317), 18 Stat. 317. |
section 1 of the Act of March 29, 189428 Stat. 47The word “naval” is substituted for “belonging to the Navy of the United States” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “Secretary of the Navy” are substituted for “Paymaster General of the Navy” because of (ch. 49, ), and 10:5061. The words “the account of the paymaster” are substituted for “him” for clarity. The words “such portion of the”, “on their books”, and “of a public vessel” are omitted as surplus. The words “free of” are substituted for “fully exonerated by such credit from all” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “so proved to have been captured or lost” are omitted as surplus.
Prior Provisions
act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 549section 8928 of this titlePub. L. 85–155, title IV, § 401(1)71 Stat. 390A prior section 8912, , , permitted Secretary of Air Force, upon officer’s request, to retire an Air Force nurse, or a woman medical specialist, of Regular Air Force, who has at least 20 years of service computed under former , prior to repeal by , , .
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–232section 7862 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 99–433section 7861 of this title1986— renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 97–2951982— substituted “naval” for “public” in section catchline.
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 .