10 USC § 9831 - Custody of departmental records and property

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title: "10 USC § 9831 - Custody of departmental records and property"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "9831"
section_name: "Custody of departmental records and property"
chapter_number: 983
chapter_name: "ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 593.)"
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# § 9831. Custody of departmental records and property

The Secretary of the Air Force has custody and charge of all books, records, papers, furniture, fixtures, and other property under the lawful control of the executive part of the Department of the Air Force.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 593.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 9831 | 5:191. | R.S. 217. |

The words “under the lawful control of the executive part of the Department of the Air Force” are substituted for the words “appertaining to the Department”.