Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§1583 Employment of Certain Persons Without Pay
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 81— CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES › § 1583
Summary
Secretary of Defense and each military department head may appoint up to 10 unpaid experts; they may get travel and up to $15/day away.
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Title 10, §1583
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The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may each employ, without pay, not more than 10 persons of outstanding experience and ability. However, a person so employed may be allowed transportation, and not more than $15 a day instead of subsistence, while away from his home or regular place of business pursuant to employment under this section.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1583(a)5:171v (less words of 1st sentence after semicolon).Jan. 6, 1951, ch. 1213, subch. VII, § 704, 64 Stat. 1235. 1583(b)5:171v (words of 1st sentence after semicolon).
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Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 112–81, § 1111(2), inserted “each” after “may” in first sentence. Pub. L. 112–81, § 1111(1), which directed amendment of first sentence by inserting “and the Secretaries of the military departments” after “the Secretary of Defense”, was executed by making the insertion after “The Secretary of Defense” to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 1982—Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “pay” for “compensation” in section catchline and text. 1966—Pub. L. 89–718 struck out designation “(a)” at beginning of section and repealed subsec. (b) which authorized the Secretary, by regulation, to exempt persons employed under provisions formerly designated subsec. (a) from former section 281, 283, 284, 434, and 1914 of title 18 and former section 99 of title 5.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1583
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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