The Comptroller General shall settle the account of a line officer of the Air Force for pay due the officer even if the officer cannot account for property entrusted to the officer or cannot make a monthly report or return, when the Comptroller General is satisfied that the inability to account for property or make a report or return was the result of the officer having been a prisoner, or of an accident or casualty of war.
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| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 9842 | 31:44 (1st sentence). | June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §304 (1st par. 1st sentence), |
| 31:95. | R.S. §278. |
The section is made applicable to the Air Force by section 207(a) and (f) of the Act of July 26, 1947 (ch. 343,