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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part III · Chapter 855 — United States Naval Postgraduate School

§ 8544. Civilian teachers: number; compensation

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Navy may employ as many civilians as he considers necessary to serve at the Naval Postgraduate School under the direction of the President of the school as senior professors, professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and instructors. The Secretary shall prescribe the compensation of those persons.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7044 · 70A Stat. 437

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8544

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7044

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7044

  2. Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 div. A title V § 557(a)(4)(A) · 118 Stat. 1811

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 8544

    Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “President of the school” for “Superintendent”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “President of the school” for “Superintendent”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) Section 7044 of such title is amended by striking “Superintendent” and inserting “President of the school”.

  3. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(c)(1) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8544

    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7044 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7044 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), each section in part III of such subtitle is 10 USC 8411–8413, 8415, 8431, 8451–8456, 8458–8481, 8541–8550, 8581–8588. redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 1,500.

    Effective date note
    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.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
704434 U.S.C. 1076b (less last sentence).July 31, 1947, ch. 420, § 3 (less last sentence), 61 Stat. 706; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(21), 68 Stat. 968.

The words “as many * * * as he considers necessary” are substituted for the words “such number * * * as in his opinion may be necessary for the proper instruction of students in the theoretical, academic, and scientific subjects pertaining to the technical and practical aspects of the naval profession” for brevity.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8544, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 527, restricted performance of civil functions by commissioned officers of Regular Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90–235, § 4(a)(6), , 81 Stat. 759. See section 973 of this title.

Amendments2004–2018 · 2 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7044 of this title as this section.

2004

Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “President of the school” for “Superintendent”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , 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.

Credits

1956–2018 · 3 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7044
  2. 2004Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(4)(A), , 118 Stat. 1915
  3. 2018renumbered § 8544, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), , 132 Stat. 1836.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7044; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(4)(A), , 118 Stat. 1915; renumbered § 8544, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), , 132 Stat. 1836.)

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