Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§9622 Rations: Commissioned Officers in Field
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 969 — SALE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL › § 9622
Summary
Air Force and Space Force commissioned officers in the field may charge their own meal rations, and the amounts owed must be sent each month to the Secretary of the Air Force.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9622
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Commissioned officers of the Air Force and commissioned officers of the Space Force serving in the field may buy rations for their own use, on credit. Amounts due for these purchases shall be reported monthly to the Secretary of the Air Force.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 962210:1232.R.S. 1145. The words “at cost prices” are omitted to reflect Title IV of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (63 Stat. 585), which authorized the Secretary of Defense to prescribe
Regulations
governing the use and sale of certain inventories at cost, including applicable administrative expenses. (See opinion of the Assistant General Counsel (Fiscal Matters) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, January 4, 1955.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “and commissioned officers of the Space Force” after “officers of the Air Force”.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 9622
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102