---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 9784"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "9784"
heading: "Air Force and Space Force Museum System"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/9784"
units:
  - "Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force"
  - "Part IV — Service, Supply, and Procurement"
  - "Chapter 979 — Real Property"
---

# §9784. Air Force and Space Force Museum System

- (a) **In General.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) of the Air Force shall support a system of official Air Force and Space Force museums within the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the Air Force. Such system shall include the National Museum of the [United States](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-1) Air Force and may contain other museums honoring individual installations, units, and branches, as designated by the [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) of the Air Force, that meet criteria established under [subsection (b)](#b).
- (b) **Criteria for Designation.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) of the Air Force shall establish criteria for designating museums of [subsection (a)](#a) for inclusion in the Air Force and Space Force museum system. Such criteria shall include—
  - (1) historical significance to Air Force and Space Force operations, technology, or personnel;
  - (2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs; and
  - (3) alignment with the mission of the Air Force and Space Force to preserve the heritage of the Air Force and Space Force.
- (c) **Criteria for Closure.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) of the Air Force shall establish criteria for the closure of museums within the Air Force and Space Force museum system. No museum within such system may be closed until—
  - (1) the [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) of the Air Force submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate notice that [includes](/usc/10/101.md?p=g-4)—
    - (A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate display of historical collections contained in the museum;
    - (B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be resolved;
    - (C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum operations through public-private partnerships; and
    - (D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate, and preserve the historical collections contained in the museum; and
  - (2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which such notice is received by such committees.
- (d) **Funding and Support.—** Consistent with applicable law, the [Secretary](/usc/10/9511.md?p=10) may enter into partnerships, including with nonprofit organizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and public engagement of the museums in the Air Force and Space Force museum system.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title III, § 376, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 840.)