---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 9594"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "9594"
heading: "Department of the Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/9594"
units:
  - "Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force"
  - "Part IV — Service, Supply, and Procurement"
  - "Chapter 967 — Utilities and Services"
---

# §9594. Department of the Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public

- (a) **Authority.—** Except as provided in [subsection (b)](#b), the [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) of the Air Force may charge a [person](/usc/10/9511.md?p=1) a fee for providing the [person](/usc/10/9511.md?p=1) with information from the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the Air Force Military History Institute that is requested by that [person](/usc/10/9511.md?p=1).
- (b) **Exceptions.—** A fee may not be charged under this section—
  - (1) to a [person](/usc/10/9511.md?p=1) for information that the [person](/usc/10/9511.md?p=1) requests to carry out a duty as a member of the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4) or an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) or employee of the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1); or
  - (2) for a release of information under [section 552 of title 5](/usc/5/552.md).
- (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)](#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](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the Air Force Military History Institute during that fiscal year.
- (e) **Definitions.—** In this section:
  - (1) The term “[United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the Air Force Military History Institute” means the archive for historical records and materials of the Air Force and the Space Force that the [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) of the Air Force designates as the primary archive for such records and materials.
  - (2) The terms “[officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) of the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1)” and “employee of the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1)” have the meanings given the terms “[officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)” and “employee”, respectively, in sections [2104](/usc/10/2104.md) and [2105](/usc/10/2105.md), respectively, of title 5.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1085(c)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–289; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(e)(8)(A), (B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3816.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### 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”.