Us Code § 9371 - Air University and Space Delta 13: civilian faculty members

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§ 9371. Air University and Space Delta 13: civilian faculty members

(a) Authority of Secretary.—The Secretary of the Air Force may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Air University or of the Space Delta 13 as the Secretary considers necessary.

(b) Compensation of Faculty Members.—The compensation of persons employed under this section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.

(c) Application to Certain Faculty Members.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall apply with respect to persons who are selected by the Secretary for employment as professors, instructors, and lecturers at a school of the Air University or of the Space Delta 13 after February 27, 1990.

(2) This section shall not apply with respect to professors, instructors, and lecturers employed at a school of the Air University or of the Space Delta 13 if the duration of the principal course of instruction offered at that school is less than 10 months.

(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XI, §1124(d)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1559, §9021; amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, §1070(a)(17), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2856; renumbered §9371, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(b)(16), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XI, §1117(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 433.)


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Pub. L. 118–31, §1117(a)(1), inserted "and Space Delta 13" after "Air University" in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31, §1117(a)(2), inserted "or of the Space Delta 13" after "Air University".

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 118–31, §1117(a)(3)(A), inserted "or of the Space Delta 13" after "Air University".

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 118–31, §1117(a)(3)(B), inserted "or of the Space Delta 13" after "Air University".

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9021 of this title as this section.

1994—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "after February 27, 1990" for "after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section".


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment 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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