Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§719 Department of Commerce: Assignment or Detail of Members of the Armed Forces to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 41 — SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES › § 719
Summary
At the Secretary of Commerce's request, a military department head may assign service members to work at NOAA, with Commerce repaying the military. Assigned members can do the job and use the title, keep military status, but not receive the civilian pay.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §719
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102