Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7592 Radiograms and Telegrams: Forwarding Charges Due Connecting Commercial Facilities
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 767 — UTILITIES AND SERVICES › § 7592
Summary
With the Secretary of the Army’s approval, Signal Corps members may collect forwarding charges from commercial telegraph or radio companies and present a voucher to a paying official for payment under rules the Secretary sets.
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Title 10, §7592
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In the operation of telegraph lines, cables, or radio stations, members of the Signal Corps may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Army, collect forwarding charges due connecting commercial telegraph or radio companies for sending radiograms or telegrams over their lines. Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, they may present a voucher to a disbursing official for payment of the forwarding charge.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 459210:1319.May 12, 1917, ch. 12 (proviso under “Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System”), 40 Stat. 43. The words “members of” are inserted for clarity. The words “Government”, “and to this end”, “as may be”, and “amount of such” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4592 of this title as this section. 1996—Pub. L. 104–316 substituted “of the forwarding” for “, or may file a claim with the General Accounting Office for the forwarding” in second sentence. 1982—Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “official” for “officer”.
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. § 7592
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102