Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§585 Reserve component training at water resources development projects
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PAY AND ALLOWANCES; TRAVELING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE › § 585
Summary
Reserve units or members can, while doing required military training, help with or give supplies to water projects or programs run by the Corps of Engineers without being paid back. This rule does not apply to reserve members who work full time for the Corps of Engineers.
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Title 33, §585
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(a)In carrying out military training activities or otherwise fulfilling military training requirements, units or members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces may perform services and furnish supplies in support of a water resources development project or program of the Corps of Engineers without reimbursement.
(b)This section shall not apply to any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is employed by the Corps of Engineers on a full-time basis.
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33 U.S.C. § 585
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73