Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§719 Department of Commerce: Assignment or Detail of Members of the Armed Forces to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 41— SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES › § 719
Summary
When the Secretary of Commerce asks, the Secretary of a military department can send service members to serve at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Commerce must pay back the military for those people. While assigned there, a service member can do the job and use its title without losing their military status, but they do not get the civilian pay for that NOAA position.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §719
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Upon the request of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of a military department may assign or detail members of the armed forces under his jurisdiction for duty in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, with reimbursement from the Department of Commerce. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member so assigned or detailed may exercise the functions, and assume the title, of any position in that Administration without affecting his status as a member of an armed force, but he is not entitled to the compensation fixed for that position.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “of members of the armed forces to National Oceanic and Atmospheric” for “to Environmental Science Services” in section catchline, and substituted “National Oceanic and Atmospheric” for “Environmental Science Services” in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 719
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60