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§9594 Department of the Air Force Military History Institute: Fee for Providing Historical Information to the Public

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— Air Force and Space Force › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › Chapter 967— UTILITIES AND SERVICES › § 9594

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Air Force can charge a fee when someone asks for information from the Air Force Military History Institute. No fee is allowed if the person is asking to do their job as a member of the armed forces or as a U.S. officer or employee, or if the information is released under section 552 of title 5. Any fee charged cannot be higher than the cost of giving the information. Money collected in a fiscal year must go back to the same budget that paid to provide the information that year. The “United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute” means the main archive for Air Force and Space Force records the Secretary names. “Officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” are defined in 5 U.S.C. 2104 and 2105.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §9594

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may charge a person a fee for providing the person with information from the United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute 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 in any fiscal year shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations charged the costs of providing information to the public from the United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute during that fiscal year.
(e)In this section:
(1)The term “United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Air Force and the Space Force that the Secretary of the Air Force designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.
(2)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.

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2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(e)(8)(B), amended section catchline generally. Prior to amendment, catchline read as follows: “Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public”. Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(e)(8)(A)(i), inserted “Department of the” before “Air Force Military History”. Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 923(e)(8)(A)(ii), inserted “Department of the” before “Air Force Military History” and “and the Space Force” after “materials of the Air Force”.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 9594

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60