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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§9487 Air War College: Acceptance of Grants for Faculty Research for Scientific, Literary, and Educational Purposes

Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART III — TRAINING › CHAPTER 957 — SCHOOLS AND CAMPS › § 9487

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Air Force can allow the Commandant of the Air War College to accept eligible research grants. The grants must be won competitively and used by a college professor or instructor for scientific, literary, or educational work. They must come from groups like corporations, foundations, or schools that exist mainly for those purposes. The Secretary must set up an account for the grant money. The Commandant must use the funds under the grant terms and applicable rules. Money from Air War College appropriations may cover costs of applying for grants, within any limits set by Congress. The Secretary must write rules to run this program.

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Title 10, §9487

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Acceptance of Research Grants.—
The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize the Commandant of the Air War College to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the College for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
(b)Qualifying Grants.—
A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
(c)Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.—
A grant may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
(d)Administration of Grant Funds.—
The Secretary shall establish an account for administering funds received as research grants under this section. The Commandant shall use the funds in the account in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and condition of the grants received.
(e)Related Expenses.—
Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the Air War College may be used to pay expenses incurred by the College in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.
(f)Regulations.—
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9417 of this title as 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.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 9487

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110