Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7438 Civilian Faculty: Number; Compensation
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART III — TRAINING › CHAPTER 753 — UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY › § 7438
Summary
The Secretary of the Army can hire as many civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers at the Academy as needed and can set their pay. The Secretary can, even if other federal pay rules might apply, set detailed work schedules (hours and tours) and decide overtime pay or compensatory time off.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7438
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(a)The Secretary of the Army may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the Academy as the Secretary considers necessary.
(b)The compensation of persons employed under this section is as prescribed by the Secretary.
(c)The Secretary of the Army may, notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed under this section the following:
(1)The work schedule, including hours of work and tours of duty, set forth with such specificity and other characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2)Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled hours or tours of duty.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4338 of this title as this section. 1999—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–65 added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7438
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102