Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§5947 Quarters, subsistence, and allowances for employees of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, engaged in floating plant operations

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart D— - Pay and Allowances › Chapter CHAPTER 59— - ALLOWANCES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES › § 5947

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Corps of Engineers employees working on floating-plant operations can get free quarters and meals on vessels when giving them is fair to the worker and needed for the public interest. Even if section 5536 says otherwise, they can be paid an allowance instead if weather blocks transport or the vessel lacks quarters/meals during repairs. The Secretary of the Army sets the rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §5947

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(a)An employee of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, engaged in floating plant operations may be furnished quarters or subsistence, or both, on vessels, without charge, when the furnishing of the quarters or subsistence, or both, is determined to be equitable to the employee concerned, and necessary in the public interest, in connection with such operations.

(b)Notwithstanding section 5536 of this title, an employee entitled to the benefits of subsection (a) of this section while on a vessel, may be paid, in place of these benefits, an allowance for quarters or subsistence, or both, when—

(1)adverse weather conditions or similar circumstances beyond the control of the employee or the Corps of Engineers prevent transportation of the employee from shore to the vessel; or

(2)quarters or subsistence, or both, are not available on the vessel while it is undergoing repairs.

(c)The quarters or subsistence, or both, or allowance in place thereof, may be furnished or paid only under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 5947

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73