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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

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

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Air Force may charge a fee when someone asks for historical information from the Air Force Military History Institute. No fee can be charged if the person needs the information to do their duties as a member of the armed forces or as a U.S. officer or employee, or when the information is released under section 552 of title 5. Fees cannot be higher than the cost to provide the information, and money collected goes back to the budget that paid those costs that fiscal year. The “United States Department of the Air Force Military History Institute” is the archive the Secretary names as the main archive for Air Force and Space Force records. “Officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” use the meanings in sections 2104 and 2105 of title 5.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §9594

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Authority.—
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)Exceptions.—
A fee may not be charged under this section— (1)
(2)for a release of information under section 552 of title 5.
(c)Limitation on Amount.—
A fee charged for providing information under this section may not exceed the cost of providing the information.
(d)Retention of Fees.—
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)Definitions.—
In this section: (1)
(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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Amendments

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110