Title 23, HighwaysRelease 119-102
§312 Detail of Army, Navy, and Air Force Officers
Title 23 › CHAPTER 3 — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 312
Summary
Allows Secretary of Defense to temporarily assign Army, Navy, and Air Force officers to FHWA to advise on highway needs for national defense. No extra pay; DOT pays travel and subsistence under DoD rules.
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Title 23, §312
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The Secretary of Defense, upon request of the Secretary, is authorized to make temporary details to the Federal Highway Administration of officers of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, without additional compensation, for technical advice and for consultation regarding highway needs for the national defense. Travel and subsistence expenses of officers so detailed shall be paid from appropriations available to the Department of Transportation on the same basis as authorized by law and by regulations of the Department of Defense for such officers.
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1973—Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Federal Highway Administration” for “Bureau of Public Roads” and “Department of Transportation” for “Department of Commerce”.
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23 U.S.C. § 312
Title 23, Highways
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102