Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102

§5947 Quarters, Subsistence, and Allowances for Employees of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Engaged in Floating Plant Operations

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 59 — ALLOWANCES › SUBCHAPTER IV — MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES › § 5947

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Employees of the Corps of Engineers who work on floating plant operations can be given free quarters or meals, or both, on vessels when it is fair to the worker and needed for the public. Despite section 5536, an employee who would get those vessel benefits may instead receive a money allowance if bad weather or similar problems stop travel from shore to the vessel, or if the vessel has no quarters or meals because it is under repair. The Secretary of the Army must put rules in place for providing these benefits or allowances.

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Title 5, §5947

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(a)An employee of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, engaged in floating plant operations may be furnished quarters or subsistence, or both, on vessels, without charge, when the furnishing of the quarters or subsistence, or both, is determined to be equitable to the employee concerned, and necessary in the public interest, in connection with such operations.

(b)Notwithstanding section 5536 of this title, an employee entitled to the benefits of subsection (a) of this section while on a vessel, may be paid, in place of these benefits, an allowance for quarters or subsistence, or both, when—

(1)adverse weather conditions or similar circumstances beyond the control of the employee or the Corps of Engineers prevent transportation of the employee from shore to the vessel; or

(2)quarters or subsistence, or both, are not available on the vessel while it is undergoing repairs.

(c)The quarters or subsistence, or both, or allowance in place thereof, may be furnished or paid only under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 5947

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102