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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§7438 Civilian faculty: number; compensation

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Army › Part PART III— - TRAINING › Chapter CHAPTER 753— - UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY › § 7438

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Army can hire as many civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers at the Academy as needed. The Secretary sets their pay. The Secretary can also set their work schedules, including specific hours and duty tours, and decide any extra pay or compensatory time for work beyond the regular schedule, even if other federal pay rules would normally apply.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §7438

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary of the Army may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the Academy as the Secretary considers necessary.
(b)The compensation of persons employed under this section is as prescribed by the Secretary.
(c)The Secretary of the Army may, notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed under this section the following:
(1)The work schedule, including hours of work and tours of duty, set forth with such specificity and other characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2)Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled hours or tours of duty.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior section 7438 and 7439 were renumbered section 8738 and 8739 of this title, respectively.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4338 of this title as this section. 1999—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–65 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 7438

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73