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Title 23 — Highways

Chapter 3 — General Provisions

§ 312. Detail of Army, Navy, and Air Force officers

Statutory text

The Secretary of Defense, upon request of the Secretary, is authorized to make temporary details to the Federal Highway Administration of officers of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, without additional compensation, for technical advice and for consultation regarding highway needs for the national defense. Travel and subsistence expenses of officers so detailed shall be paid from appropriations available to the Department of Transportation on the same basis as authorized by law and by regulations of the Department of Defense for such officers.

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. Pub. L. 85–767 · 72 Stat. 885

    Enacted · 23 U.S.C. § 312

    Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915

  2. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973

    Pub. L. 93–87 title I § 152(5) · 87 Stat. 250

    1. Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 312

      Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Federal Highway Administration” for “Bureau of Public Roads”

    2. Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 312

      Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Department of Transportation” for “Department of Commerce”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Federal Highway Administration” for “Bureau of Public Roads” and “Department of Transportation” for “Department of Commerce”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (5) Sections 308(b), 309, 312, and 314 are amended by striking out “Bureau of Public Roads” each place it appears and inserting in lien thereof “Federal Highway Administration”.

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

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1973—Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Federal Highway Administration” for “Bureau of Public Roads” and “Department of Transportation” for “Department of Commerce”.

Credits

1958–1973 · 2 acts
  1. 1958Pub. L. 85–767, , 72 Stat. 915
  2. 1973Pub. L. 93–87, title I, § 152(5), (6), , 87 Stat. 276.
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(Pub. L. 85–767, , 72 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 93–87, title I, § 152(5), (6), , 87 Stat. 276.)

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