Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§9839 Settlement of Accounts: Oaths
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 983 — ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY › § 9839
Summary
The Secretary can assign any Air Force employee to give oaths for settling officers’ clothing and supply accounts, and the oath is free to the person taking it.
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Title 10, §9839
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The Secretary of the Air Force may detail any employee of the Department of the Air Force to administer oaths required by law in the settlement of an officer’s accounts for clothing and other military supplies. An oath administered under this section shall be without expense to the person to whom it is administered.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 983910:1303.R.S. 225 (1st sentence). The words “and other military supplies” are substituted for the words “camp and garrison equipage, quartermaster’s stores, and ordnance” to conform to section 9838 of this title. The words “person to whom administered” are substituted for the words “parties taking them.” The words “for the purpose of” are omitted as surplusage.
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10 U.S.C. § 9839
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102