Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7593 Quarters: Heat and Light
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 767 — UTILITIES AND SERVICES › § 7593
Summary
The United States must pay for the heating and lighting used in Army members' approved housing.
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Title 10, §7593
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The heat and light necessary for the authorized quarters of members of the Army shall be furnished at the expense of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 459310:723.Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2511 (1st proviso under “Quartermaster’s Department”), 34 Stat. 1167. The word “members” is substituted for the words “officers and enlisted men”. The words “under such
Regulations
as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe”, are omitted, since the Secretary has inherent authority to issue
Regulations
appropriate to exercising his statutory function.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4593 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. § 7593
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102