Us Code § 9591 - Utilities: proceeds from overseas operations
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§ 9591. Utilities: proceeds from overseas operations
During actual or threatened hostilities, proceeds from operating a public utility in connection with operations of the Air Force or the Space Force in the field overseas are available for that utility until the close of the fiscal year following that in which they are received.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 578; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §923(e)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3816.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9591 | 10:1287. | July 9, 1918, ch. 143, subch. XX (1st par.), 40 Stat. 893; May 29, 1928, ch. 901 (par. 37), 45 Stat. 989; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305, §645 (7th clause), 67 Stat. 357. |
The words "Air Force" are substituted for the word "Engineer", since the Air Force does not have organic corps created by statute.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted "or the Space Force" after "the Air Force".
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