Us Code § 8265 - Mileage books: commutation tickets
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§ 8265. Mileage books: commutation tickets
The Secretary of the Navy may buy such mileage books, commutation tickets, and other similar transportation tickets as he considers necessary, and he may furnish them to persons ordered to perform travel on official business. Payment for those tickets before the travel is performed is not an advance of public money within the meaning of subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 of title 31.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 386, §6154; Pub. L. 97–258, §3(b)(8), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1405(56)(A), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2626; renumbered §8265, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §807(b)(10), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1835.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6154 | 34 U.S.C. 891. | Apr. 27, 1904, ch. 1630, 33 Stat. 403 (6th par., 2d sentence). |
The words "to continue" and the words "upon their receipt in accordance with commercial usage" are omitted as surplusage. The word "persons" is substituted for the words "officers and others".
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6154 of this title as this section.
1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted "subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324" for "section 3324(a) and (b)".
1982—Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "section 3324(a) and (b)" for "section 529".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment 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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