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§2038 Appointment of Army, Navy, or Air Force Officer as Assistant General Manager for Military Application; Chairman of Military Liaison Committee; Compensation

Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER II — ORGANIZATION › § 2038

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

An Army, Navy, or Air Force officer who becomes Assistant General Manager for Military Application keeps their military rank. The Commission will reimburse the officer’s military pay and allowances (including special and incentive pay) to their service, and the officer gets an extra payment equal to the difference between their military pay and the job’s fixed pay. An active or retired officer may serve as Chairman of the Military Liaison Committee and keep their status. An active Chairman gets the extra payment equal to the difference between military pay and the Chairman’s fixed pay. A retired Chairman gets the Chairman’s pay plus their retired pay.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2038

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Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the officer of the Army, Navy, or Air Force serving as Assistant General Manager for Military Application shall serve without prejudice to his commissioned status as such officer. Any such officer serving as Assistant General Manager for Military Application shall receive in addition to his pay and allowances, including special and incentive pays, for which pay and allowances the Commission shall reimburse his service, an amount equal to the difference between such pay and allowances, including special and incentive pays, and the compensation established for this position. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any active or retired officer of the Army, Navy, or Air Force may serve as Chairman of the Military Liaison Committee without prejudice to his active or retired status as such officer. Any such active officer serving as Chairman of the Military Liaison Committee shall receive, in addition to his pay and allowances, including special and incentive pays, an amount equal to the difference between such pay and allowances, including special and incentive pays, and the compensation fixed for such Chairman. Any such retired officer serving as Chairman of the Military Liaison Committee shall receive the compensation fixed for such Chairman and his retired pay.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1802(d) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.

Amendments

2001—Pub. L. 107–107 struck out “, subject to section 201 of the Dual Compensation Act” before period at end. 1967—Pub. L. 90–190 substituted “the officer of the Army, Navy, or Air Force serving” for “any active officer of the Army, Navy, or Air Force may serve” and “Assistant General Manager for Military Application” for “Director of the Division of Military Application” wherever appearing, provided for reimbursement by the Commission to the service of the Assistant General Manager for the pay and allowances received by him from his service while he is serving as Assistant General Manager, and struck out references to section 2211 and 2213 of former title 5. 1964—Pub. L. 88–448 substituted provisions permitting a retired officer serving as Chairman of the Military Liaison Committee to receive the compensation fixed for such Chairman and his retired pay, subject to section 3102 of former title 5, for provisions which permitted a retired officer serving as Chairman to receive in addition to his retired pay, an amount equal to the difference between his retired pay and the compensation prescribed for the Chairman. Pub. L. 88–426 substituted “and the compensation established for this position pursuant to section 2211 or 2213 of title 5” for “and the compensation prescribed in section 2035 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1964

Amendments

Amendment by Pub. L. 88–448 effective on first day of first month which begins later than the ninetieth day following Aug. 19, 1964, see section 403 of Pub. L. 88–448. Amendment by Pub. L. 88–426 effective on first day of first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964, except to the extent provided in section 501(c) of Pub. L. 88–426, see section 501 of Pub. L. 88–426, title V, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 435.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2038

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102