Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§583a Payment of Pay and Allowances of Officers of Corps of Engineers From Appropriation for Improvements
Title 33 › Chapter 12— RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › Subchapter II— PAY AND ALLOWANCES; TRAVELING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE › § 583a
Summary
Personnel working on civil works run by the Chief of Engineers—like river, harbor, or flood-control projects—must be paid from the project's funds while there. This covers regular Corps officers and Army members assigned to the Corps (reserve, warrant, and enlisted; regular or reserve).
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §583a
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(a)The personnel described in subsection (b) who are employed primarily on duty connected with non-military public works prosecuted under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, including river and harbor improvements, flood control, and other such works, shall, while so employed, be paid their pay and allowances from the appropriation for the works upon which they are employed.
(b)The personnel referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1)Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army.
(2)The following members of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers:
(A)Reserve component officers.
(B)Warrant officers (whether regular or reserve component).
(C)Enlisted members (whether regular or reserve component).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is derived from the third proviso of Act June 26, 1936, ch. 839, 49 Stat. 1974, which was classified to section 181a of Title 10 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 10, Armed Forces, by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 1, 70A Stat. 1.
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “The personnel described in subsection (b)” for “Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers,”, and added subsec. (b).
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 583a
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60