Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§9371 Air University and Space Delta 13: Civilian Faculty Members
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 947 — CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES › § 9371
Summary
The Secretary of the Air Force can hire as many civilians as needed to work as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Air University or at Space Delta 13. The Secretary sets how much they are paid. This rule covers people picked for those jobs after February 27, 1990, unless the school's main course is under 10 months long.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9371
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(a)Authority of Secretary.—
The Secretary of the Air Force may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Air University or of the Space Delta 13 as the Secretary considers necessary.
(b)Compensation of Faculty Members.—
The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.
(c)Application to Certain Faculty Members.—
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall apply with respect to persons who are selected by the Secretary for employment as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Air University or of the Space Delta 13 after February 27, 1990.
(2)This section shall not apply with respect to professors, instructors, and lecturers employed at a school of the Air University or of the Space Delta 13 if the duration of the principal course of instruction offered at that school is less than 10 months.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Pub. L. 118–31, § 1117(a)(1), inserted “and Space Delta 13” after “Air University” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1117(a)(2), inserted “or of the Space Delta 13” after “Air University”. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1117(a)(3)(A), inserted “or of the Space Delta 13” after “Air University”. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1117(a)(3)(B), inserted “or of the Space Delta 13” after “Air University”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9021 of this title as this section. 1994—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–337 substituted “after February 27, 1990” for “after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section”.
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. § 9371
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110