10 USC 7863: Disbursements by order of commanding officer

10 USC 7863: Disbursements by order of commanding officer Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995

From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle C-Navy and Marine CorpsPART IV-GENERAL ADMINISTRATIONCHAPTER 661-ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

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§7863 . Disbursements by order of commanding officer

When settling an account of a disbursing official, the Comptroller General shall allow disbursements of public moneys or disposal of public stores the disbursing official made under an order of a commanding officer when presented with satisfactory evidence that the order was made and that the money was paid or the stores disposed of as the order provided. The commanding officer is accountable for the disbursement or disposal.

(Added Pub. L. 97–258, §2(b)(12)(B), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1057 , §7862; renumbered §7863, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, §514(b)(1), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1054 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
7862	31:44 (1st sentence).	June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §304 (1st par. 1st sentence), 42 Stat. 24 .
	31:106.	R.S. §285.

The words "disbursing official" are substituted for "disbursing officer" for consistency with other titles of the United States Code. The words "Comptroller General" are substituted for "General Accounting Office" for consistency. The words "of the Navy" are omitted because of the restatement. The words "when presented with" are substituted for "upon" for clarity. The words "by whose order such disbursement or disposal was made" are omitted as surplus.