Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8782 Naval and Marine Corps Historical Centers: fee for providing historical information to the public
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 877— - QUARTERS, UTILITIES, AND SERVICES › § 8782
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy can charge a fee when someone asks for records or information from the Navy’s or Marine Corps’ main historical archives. No fee can be charged if the person is requesting the information to do their duty as a member of the armed forces or as a U.S. officer or employee, or if the request is for a release under section 552 of title 5. The fee cannot be more than the cost to provide the information, and the money collected goes back to the appropriation that paid for providing the information that fiscal year. “United States Naval Historical Center” and “Marine Corps Historical Center” mean the primary archives the Secretary names. “Officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” have the meanings in sections 2104 and 2105 of title 5.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8782
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may charge a person a fee for providing the person with information from the United States Naval Historical Center or the Marine Corps Historical Center that is requested by that person.
(b)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)for a release of information under section 552 of title 5.
(c)A fee charged for providing information under this section may not exceed the cost of providing the information.
(d)Amounts received under subsection (a) for providing information from the United States Naval Historical Center or the Marine Corps Historical Center in any fiscal year shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations charged the costs of providing information to the public from that historical center during that fiscal year.
(e)In this section:
(1)The term “United States Naval Historical Center” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Navy that the Secretary of the Navy designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.
(2)The term “Marine Corps Historical Center” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Marine Corps that the Secretary of the Navy designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.
(3)The terms “officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” have the meanings given the terms “officer” and “employee”, respectively, in section 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Prior sections 8782 to 8787 and 8791 to 8797 were repealed by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 213, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2885, effective Sept. 15, 1981. section 8782, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 543;
July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–616, § 7(a), 74 Stat. 391, provided for boards of inquiry, composed of three or more officers, to be convened at such places as Secretary of Air Force prescribes, to receive evidence and make findings and recommendations whether an officer, required to show cause under section 8781 of this title, should be retained on active list of Regular Air Force. See section 1182 of this title. section 8783, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 543;
July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–616, § 7(a), 74 Stat. 391, provided for boards of review, composed of three or more officers, to be convened by Secretary of Air Force, at such places as he prescribes, to review records of cases of officers recommended by boards of inquiry for removal from active list of Regular Air Force. section 8784, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 543;
July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–616, § 7(a), 74 Stat. 392, authorized Secretary of Air Force to remove an officer from active list of Regular Air Force if his removal is recommended by a board of review and provided that decision of Secretary in such case is final and conclusive. See section 1184 of this title. section 8785, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 543;
July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–616, § 7(a), 74 Stat. 392, provided that each officer under consideration for removal from active list of Regular Air Force under this chapter, be given written notification, at least 30 days prior to a board of inquiry hearing, that he is being required to show cause for retention on active list, be allowed reasonable time to prepare a defense, be allowed to appear in person and by counsel at proceedings before a board of inquiry, and be allowed full access to, and furnished copies of, records relevant to his case at all stages of the proceeding. See section 1185 of this title. section 8786, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 544;
July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–616, § 7(a), 74 Stat. 392, authorized Secretary of Air Force, at any time during proceedings under this chapter and before removal of an officer from active list of Regular Air Force, to grant that officer’s request for voluntary retirement, if he is otherwise qualified therefor, or for honorable discharge with severance benefits. See section 1186 of this title. section 8787, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 7(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 392, provided that no officer serve on a board under this chapter unless he holds a regular or temporary grade above lieutenant colonel, and is senior in regular grade to, and outranks, any officer considered by that board and that no person be a member of more than one board convened under this chapter for same officer. See section 1187 of this title. section 8791, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 8(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 393, authorized Secretary of Air Force to convene at any time a board of general officers to review record of any commissioned officer on active list of Regular Air Force to determine whether he should be required, because of moral dereliction, professional dereliction, or because his retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security, to show cause for his retention on active list. See section 1181(b) of this title. section 8792, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 8(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 393, provided for boards of inquiry, composed of three or more general officers, to be convened at such places as Secretary of Air Force prescribes, to receive evidence and make findings and recommendations whether an officer, required to show cause under section 8791 of this title, should be retained on active list of the Regular Air Force. See section 1182 of this title. section 8793, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 8(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 393, provided for boards of review, composed of three or more general officers, to be convened by Secretary of Air Force, at such places as he prescribes, to review the records of cases of officers recommended by boards of inquiry for removal from active list of Regular Air Force. section 8794, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 8(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 394, authorized Secretary of Air Force to remove an officer from active list of Regular Air Force if his removal is recommended by a board of review and provided that decision of Secretary in such a case is final and conclusive. See section 1184 of this title. section 8795, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 8(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 394, provided that each officer under consideration for removal from active list of Regular Air Force under this chapter be given written notification, at least 30 days prior to a board of inquiry hearing, that he is being required to show cause for retention on active list, be allowed reasonable time to prepare a defense, be allowed to appear in person and by counsel at proceedings before the board of inquiry, and be allowed full access to, and furnished copies of, records relevant to his case at all stages of the proceedings, except records that the Secretary determines be withheld in interests of national security, in which case, a summary, to the extent national security permits, be furnished. See section 1185 of this title. section 8796, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 8(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 394, authorized Secretary of Air Force, at any time during proceedings under this chapter and before removal of an officer from active list of Regular Air Force, to grant that officer’s request for voluntary retirement, if he is otherwise qualified therefor, or for honorable discharge with severance benefits. See section 1186 of this title. section 8797, added Pub. L. 86–616, § 8(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 394, provided that no officer serve on a board under this chapter unless he holds a regular or temporary grade above lieutenant colonel, and is senior in regular grade to, and outranks, any officer considered by that board and that no person be a member of more than one board convened under this chapter for the same officer. See section 1187 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7582 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8782
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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