Us Code § 9496 - Miscellaneous personnel authorities

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§ 9496. Miscellaneous personnel authorities

(a) Use of Retired Air Force Personnel.—(1) Upon the request of a person retired from service in the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into a personal services contract with that person providing for the person to serve as an administrator or liaison officer for the Civil Air Patrol. The qualifications of a person to provide the services shall be determined and approved in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 9498 of this title.

(2) To the extent provided in a contract under paragraph (1), a person providing services under the contract may accept services on behalf of the Air Force.

(3) A person, while providing services under a contract authorized under paragraph (1), may not be considered to be on active duty or inactive-duty training for any purpose.

(b) Use of Civil Air Patrol Chaplains.—The Secretary of the Air Force may use the services of Civil Air Patrol chaplains in support of the Air Force active duty and reserve component forces to the extent and under conditions that the Secretary determines appropriate.

(Added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1090(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–297, §9446; renumbered §9496 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§806(a)(1), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832, 1840.)


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232, §806(a)(1), renumbered section 9446 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 9498" for "section 9448".


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.

Effective Date

Section effective 120 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, §1090(c)] of Pub. L. 106–398, set out as a note under section 9491 of this title.

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