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[CITE: 10USC1033]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
              CHAPTER 53--MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
 
Sec. 1033. Participation in management of specified non-Federal 
        entities: authorized activities
        
    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary concerned may authorize a member 
of the armed forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction to serve without 
compensation as a director, officer, or trustee, or to otherwise 
participate, in the management of an entity designated under subsection 
(b). Any such authorization shall be made on a case-by-case basis, for a 
particular member to participate in a specific capacity with a specific 
designated entity. Such authorization may be made only for the purpose 
of providing oversight and advice to, and coordination with, the 
designated entity, and participation of the member in the activities of 
the designated entity may not extend to participation in the day-to-day 
operations of the entity.
    (b) Designated Entities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, and the 
Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard when it is 
not operating as a service in the Navy, shall designate those entities 
for which authorization under subsection (a) may be provided. The list 
of entities so designated may not be revised more frequently than 
semiannually. In making such designations, the Secretary shall designate 
each military welfare society and may designate any other entity 
described in paragraph (3). No other entities may be designated.
    (2) In this section, the term ``military welfare society'' means the 
following:
        (A) Army Emergency Relief.
        (B) Air Force Aid Society, Inc.
        (C) Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
        (D) Coast Guard Mutual Assistance.

    (3) An entity described in this paragraph is an entity that is not 
operated for profit and is any of the following:
        (A) An entity that regulates and supports the athletic programs 
    of the service academies (including athletic conferences).
        (B) An entity that regulates international athletic 
    competitions.
        (C) An entity that accredits service academies and other schools 
    of the armed forces (including regional accrediting agencies).
        (D) An entity that (i) regulates the performance, standards, and 
    policies of military health care (including health care associations 
    and professional societies), and (ii) has designated the position or 
    capacity in that entity in which a member of the armed forces may 
    serve if authorized under subsection (a).
        (E) An entity that, operating in a foreign nation where United 
    States military personnel are serving at United States military 
    activities, promotes understanding and tolerance between such 
    personnel (and their families) and the citizens of that host foreign 
    nation through programs that foster social relations between those 
    persons.

    (c) Publication of Designated Entities and of Authorized Persons.--A 
designation of an entity under subsection (b), and an authorization 
under subsection (a) of a member of the armed forces to participate in 
the management of such an entity, shall be published in the Federal 
Register.
    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section.

(Added Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title V, Sec. 593(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 
111 Stat. 1762; amended Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title V, Sec. 583, Oct. 
5, 1999, 113 Stat. 634.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1033, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 80, 
related to Reserves continuing to accept compensation while on active 
duty that they were receiving prior to being ordered to active duty, 
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, Secs. 1662(g)(2), 
1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996, 3026, eff. Dec. 1, 1994.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (b)(3)(E). Pub. L. 106-65 added subpar. (E).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1589 of this title.
