6012. Additional regulations for Marine Corps. 6013. Enlisted grades and ratings: authority to establish. 6014. Enlisted members: authority for transfer between Marine Corps and Hospital Corps of the Navy. 6015. Women members: duty; qualifications; restrictions. 6017. Retired list for Reserve members entitled to retired pay. 6018. Naval officers: shore duty; limitations. 6019. Citizenship of officers of vessels. 6021. Aviation duties: number of personnel assigned. 6022. Aviation training facilities. 6024. Aviation designations: naval flight officer. 6027. Medical Department: composition. 6028. Medical Service Corps: composition. 6029. Dental services: responsibilities of senior dental offi cer. 6031. Chaplains: divine services. 6032. Indebtedness to Marine Corps Exchanges: payment from appropriated funds in certain cases. 6034. Regulations for retired pay based on service in the Reserve. AMENDMENTS 1972-Pub. L. 92-310, title II, § 204 (c), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 203, struck out item 6026. 1971-Pub. L. 92–168, § 2(3), Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 489, struck out items 6023 and 6025 which read "Aviation designations: naval aviator." and "Aviation designations: aviation pilot.", respectively. § 6023. Repealed. Pub. L. 92–168, § 2(1), Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 489. Section, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 376; Oct. 13, 1964, Pub. L. 88-647, title III, § 301 (15), 78 Stat. 1072, provided qualifications to receive aviation designation of naval aviator. See section 2003 of this title. § 6025. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-168, § 2(2), Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 489. Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 377, provided qualifications to receive aviation designation of aviation pilot. See section 2003 of this title. § 6026. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-310, title II, § 204(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 202. Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 377, required officers in the Supply Corps to give good and sufficient bonds to account for all public money and property that they receive. Chapter 573.-INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT, SEPARATION, AND FURLOUGH § 6386. Suspension: preceding sections. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Authority vested in the President under subsec. (c) of this section delegated to the Secretary of Defense, see sec tion 1(15) of Ex. Ord. No. 11390, Jan. 22, 1968, 33 F.R. 841, as amended, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President. PART III.-EDUCATION AND TRAINING Chapter 603.-UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY § 6954. Midshipmen: number. (a) There may be at the Naval Academy at any one time midshipmen as follows: (1) 65 selected in order of merit as established by competitive examination from the sons of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of, or have a service-connected disability at not less than 100 per centum resulting from, wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by, active service, sons of members who are in a "missing status" as defined in section 551(2) of title 37, and sons of civilian employees who are in "missing status" as defined in section 5561(5) of title 5. The determination of the Veterans' Administration as to service connection of the cause of death or disability is rated, is binding upon the Secretary of the Navy. (2) Five nominated at large by the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, by the President pro tempore of the Senate. (3) Ten from each State, five of whom are nominated by each Senator from that State. (4) Five nominated by each Representative in Congress. (5) Five from the District of Columbia, nominated by the Delegate to the House of Represenatives from the District of Columbia. (6) Five from each Territory, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from that Territory. (7) Six from Puerto Rico, five of whom are nominated by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and one who is a native of Puerto Rico nominated by the Governor of Puerto Rico. (8) One nominated by the Governor of the Panama Canal from the sons of civilians residing in the Canal Zone or the sons of civilian personnel of the United States Government, or the Panama Canal Company, residing in the Republic of Panama. (9) One from American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands nominated by the Secretary of the Navy upon recommendations of their respective Governors. Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, is entitled to nominate a principal candidate and nine alternates for each vacancy that is available under this section. (b) In addition there may be appointed each year at the Academy midshipmen as follows: (1) one hundred selected by the President from the sons of members of an armed force who (A) are on active duty (other than for training) and who have served continuously on active duty for at least eight years; (B) are, or who died while they were, retired with pay or granted retired or retainer pay, other than those granted retired pay under section 1331 of this title; however, a person who is eligible for selection under clause (1) of subsection (a) may not be selected under this clause. (2) 85 nominated by the Secretary of the Navy from enlisted members of the Regular Navy and the Regular Marine Corps. (3) 85 nominated by the Secretary of the Navy from enlisted members of the Naval Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve. (4) 20 nominated by the Secretary of the Navy, under regulations prescribed by him, from the honor graduates of schools designated as honor schools by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force, and from members of the Naval Reserve Officer's Training corps. (5) 150 selected by the Secretary of the Navy in order of merit (prescribed pursuant to section 6956 of this title) from qualified alternates nominated by persons named in clauses (3) and (4) of subsection (a). (c) The President may also appoint as midshipmen at the Academy sons of persons who have been awarded the medal of honor for acts performed while in the armed forces. (d) The Secretary of the Navy may limit the number of midshipmen appointed under subsection (b) (5). When he does so, if the total number of midshipmen, upon admission of a new class at the Academy, will be more than 3,737, no appointments may be made under subsection (b) (2) or (3) of this section or section 6956 of this title. (e) Effective beginning with the nominations for appointment to the Academy in the calendar year 1964, the Secretary of the Navy shall furnish to any Member of Congress, upon the written request of such Member, the name of the Congressman or other nominating authority responsible for the nomination of any named or identified person for appointment to the Academy. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 429; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87-651, title I, § 124, 76 Stat. 514; Sept. 14, 1962, Pub. L. 87663, § 1(3), 76 Stat. 547; Mar. 3, 1964, Pub. L. 88-276, § 2, 78 Stat. 150; Oct. 13, 1966, Pub. L. 89-650, § 1(1)(3), 80 Stat. 896; July 5, 1968, Pub. L. 90-374, 82 Stat. 283; Oct. 22, 1968, Pub. L. 90-623, § 2(8), 82 Stat. 1314; Sept. 22, 1970, Pub. L. 91-405, title II, § 204 (c), 84 Stat. 852; Aug. 7, 1972, Pub. L. 92-365, § 1(2), 86 Stat. 505.) AMENDMENTS 1972 Subsec. (a) (1). Pub. L. 92-365 increased the number of midshipmen from 40 to 65 and added sons of members who are in missing status and sons of civilian employees who are in missing status as eligible for competitive examination. PART IV.-GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Chapter 631.-SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: § 7204. Schools near naval activities: financial aid: transportation of dependents. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in the note under this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. § 7205. Promotion of health and prevention of accidents. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in the note under this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. § 7211. Attendance at meetings of technical, professional, or scientific organizations. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in the note under this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. Chapter 633.-NAVAL VESSELS § 7307. Restriction on disposal. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in title 50 App. sections 1878e, 1878j, 1878m, 1878p, 1878q, 1878s, 1878y, 1878tt, 1878zz-4. Chapter 637.-SALVAGE FACILITIES § 7365. Settlement of claims. The Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, may consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, or settle and receive payment of any claim by the United States for salvage services rendered by the Department of the Navy. (As amended Aug. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92-417, § 1(4), 86 Stat. 654.) AMENDMENTS 1972-Pub. L. 92-417 struck out "to any vessel" following "Department of the Navy". Chapter 639.-UNITED STATES NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE AND NAVAL OBSERVATORY § 7393. United States Naval Oceanographic Office: pilot charts. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in the note under this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. Chapter 641.-NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES §§ 7421-7428. SECTIONS REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS These sections are referred to in title 43 section 1601. Chapter 649.-QUARTERS, UTILITIES, AND § 7571. Quarters or other accommodations: to whom furnished. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in the note under this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. § 7572. Quarters: accommodations in place of for members on sea duty. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in the note under this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. § 7574. Quarters: limitations on size. Subtitle D.-Air Force (d) If the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, determines, on the basis of a survey of the family housing needs at any installation where the construction of family housing is authorized, that the construction of four-bedroom units or five-bedroom units for enlisted men is required, such units may be constructed with a net floor area of not more than one thousand two hundred fifty square feet, and one thousand four hundred square feet, respectively. (e) If the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, determines, on the basis of a survey of the family housing needs at an installation where the construction of family housing is authorized, that the construction of four-bedroom units or five-bedroom units for officers holding grades below lieutenant commander or equivalent is required, such units may be constructed with a net floor area of one thousand four hundred square feet or less. (As amended Oct. 27, 1971, Pub. L. 92-145, title V, § 508 (b), (c), 85 Stat. 408.) AMENDMENTS 1971-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92–145. § 508 (b), provided for space limitation of one thousand four hundred square feet for five-bedroom units. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 92–145, § 508 (c), made space limitation provision applicable to five-bedroom units. § 7576. Quarters: extension telephones. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in the note under this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. Chapter 653.-CLAIMS § 7622. Admiralty claims against the United States. (a) The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or compromise, and pay in an amount not more than $1,000,000 an admiralty claim against the United States for (1) damage caused by a vessel in the naval service or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy; (2) compensation for towage and salvage service, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the naval service or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy; or (3) damage caused by a maritime tort committed by any agent or employee of the Department of the Navy or by property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy. (As amended Aug. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92-417, § 1(5), 86 Stat. 654.) AMENDMENTS 1972 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-417 substituted "an admiralty claim against the United States" for "a claim against the United States" in text preceding par. (1), in par. (1) added "or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy", in par. (2) added "or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy", and added par. (3). PART II-PERSONNEL Chapter 831-STRENGTH § 8202. Air Force: officers in certain commissioned grades. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTH IN GRADES OF COLONEL AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL Pub. L. 89-606, § 1, Sept. 26, 1966, 80 Stat. 849, as amended by Pub. L. 92-561, § 1(1), Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1175, provided: "That, beginning with the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 26, 1966] through September 30, 1974, the columns under the headings 'For colonels' and 'For lieutenant colonels' contained in the table in section 8202 (a) of title 10, United States Code [subsec. (a) of this section], are suspended. For such period such columns shall read as follows: INCREASE IN NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO MAY SERVE IN GRADE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND MAJOR Pub. L. 89-606, § 2, Sept. 26, 1966, 80 Stat. 849, as amended by Pub. L. 92–561, § 1(2), Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1175, provided that: "For the period specified in section 1 of this Act, the authorized strength prescribed by section 8202 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1 of this Act [this section], may be exceeded by 1,000 for the grade of lieutenant colonel, and 1,500 for the grade of major. However, the authority to exceed the authorized strengths by 1,000 for the grade of lieutenant colonel, and 1,500 for the grade of major authorized by this section may be used only in the event that drastic reductions or increases in the authorized strength of the commissioned officers on active duty in the Air Force occur within a short period of time and that such changes seriously impede promotions to the grades of major and lieutenant colonel as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force, who shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives not later than 60 days following the utilization of any of the numbers covered in this sentence." Chapter 839.-TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS § 8447. Appointments in commissioned grade: how made; how terminated. (b) Temporary appointments of commissioned officers in the Regular Air Force shall be made by the President alone in grades below lieutenant colonel and by the President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate, in grades of lieutenant colonel and above. Temporary appointments of commissioned officers in the reserve components of the Air Force shall be made by the President alone in grades below lieutenant colonel and by the President, by 82-999 0-73- -14 PART III-TRAINING and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in grades above major. Chapter 863.-SEPARATION OR TRANSFER TO RETIRED RESERVE § 8850. Thirty years or more: reserved commissioned officers; excessive number. Whenever the Secretary of the Air Force believes that there are too many commissioned officers in an active status, in any reserve grade, who have at least 30 years of service computed under section 8853 of this title or at least 20 years of service computed under section 1332 of this title, he may convene a board to consider all reserve officers in an active status in that grade who have that amount of service and who are not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit. The board shall recommend officers by name for removal from an active status, in the number specified by the Secretary. In the case of an officer so recommended, the Secretary may (1) transfer him to the Retired Reserve, if he is qualified and applies therefor; (2) transfer him to an inactive status, if he is qualified; or (3) discharge him from his reserve appointment. (Added Pub. L. 85-861, § 1(92), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1537, and amended Pub. L. 90-168, § 2(22), Dec. 1, 1967, 81 Stat. 525.) Chapter 903.-UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY § 9342. Cadets: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution. (a) The authorized strength of Air Force Cadets of the Academy is as follows: (1) 65 cadets selected in order of merit as established by competitive examination from the sons of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of, or have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 100 per centum resulting from, wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by, active service, sons of members who are in a "missing status" as defined in section 551 (2) of title 37, and sons of civilian employees who are in "missing status" as defined in section 5561 (5) of title 5. The determination of the Veterans' Administration as to service connection of the cause of death or disability, and the percentage at which the disability is rated, is binding upon the Secretary of the Air Force. housing needs at any installation where the construction of family housing is authorized, that the construction of four-bedroom units or five-bedroom units for enlisted men is required, such units may be constructed with a net floor area of not more than one thousand two hundred fifty square feet, and one thousand four hundred square feet, respectively. (g) If the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, determines, on the basis of a survey of the family housing needs at an installation where the construction of family housing is authorized, that the construction of four-bedroom units or five-bedroom units for officers holding grades below major is required, such units may be constructed with a net floor area of one thousand four hundred square feet or less. (As amended Oct. 27, 1971, Pub. L. 92-145, title V, § 508 (a), (c), 85 Stat. 408.) AMENDMENTS 1971-Subsec. (f). Pub. 92-145, § 508(a), provided for space limitation of one thousand four hundred square feet for five-bedroom units. Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 92-145, § 508 (c), made space limitation provision applicable to five-bedroom units. § 9775. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-145, title V, § 509 (b), Oct. 27, 1971, 85 Stat. 408. Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 590, authorized assignment of quarters belonging to United States at an air base or other Air Force installation to officers, grade lieutenant general down to second lieutenant, 10 to 2 rooms, respectively, and prohibited other assignment where quarters existed. Sec. Chapter 951.-MILITARY CLAIMS 9802. Admiralty claims against the United States. AMENDMENTS 1972-Pub. L. 92-417, § 1(7), Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 655, substituted "Admiralty claims against the United States" for "Damage by United States vessels; towage and salvage of United States vessels" in item 9802. § 9802. Admiralty claims against the United States. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force may settle or compromise an admiralty claim against the United States for (1) damage caused by a vessel of, or in the service of, the Department of the Air Force or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force; (2) compensation for towage and salvage service, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel of, or in the service of, the Department of the Air Force or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force; or (3) damage caused by a maritime tort committed by any agent or employee of the Department of the Air Force or by property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force. (As amended Aug. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92-417, § 1(6), 86 Stat. 655.) AMENDMENTS 1972-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-417 substituted "Admiralty claims against the United States" for "Damage by United States vessels, towage and salvage of United States vessels" in the section catchline, in text preceding par. (1), eliminated the requirement that the Secretary of the Air Force discharge his functions under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, in par. (1), added "or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force", in par. (2), added "or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force", and added par. (3). § 9804. Salvage claims by United States. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force may settle, or compromise, and receive payment of a claim by the United States for salvage services performed by the Department of the Air Force. Amounts received under this section shall be covered into the Treasury. (b) In any case where the amount to be received by the United States is not more than $10,000, the Secretary of the Air Force may delegate his authority under subsection (a) to any person designated by him. (As amended Aug. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92-417, § 1(8), 86 Stat. 655.) AMENDMENTS 1972 Pub. L. 92-417 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and in subsec. (a) as so designated, eliminated the requirement that the Secretary of the Air Force discharge his functions under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, and added subsec. (b). |