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[CITE: 10USC174]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
            PART I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
 
               CHAPTER 7--BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND COMMITTEES
 
Sec. 174. Advisory personnel: research and development

    (a) The Secretary of each military department may establish such 
advisory committees and panels as are necessary for the research and 
development activities of his department and may employ such part-time 
advisers as he considers necessary to carry out those activities.
    (b) A person who serves as a member of such a committee or panel may 
not be paid for that service while holding another position or office 
under the United States for which he receives compensation. Other 
members and part-time advisers shall (except as otherwise specifically 
authorized by law) serve without compensation for such service.
    (c) The Secretary concerned may delegate any authority under this 
section to--
        (1) the Under Secretary of his department;
        (2) an Assistant Secretary of his department; or
        (3) the chief, and one assistant to the chief, of any technical 
    service, bureau, or office.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 9; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, 
Sec. 1061(e)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 443.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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174(a)................................  5:235b (1st sentence).               Ju
ly 16, 1952, ch. 882, Secs.  1, 7
                                        5:475g (1st sentence).                (
as applicable to Sec.  1), 66
                                        5:628b (1st sentence).                S
tat. 725, 726.
174(b)................................  5:235b (less 1st sentence).
                                        5:475g (less 1st sentence).
                                        5:628b (less 1st sentence).
174(c)................................  5:235h (as applicable to 5:235b).
                                        5:475m (as applicable to 5:475g).
                                        5:628h (as applicable to 5:628b).
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    In subsection (a), the words ``the conduct of'' are omitted as 
surplusage.
    In subsection (b), the words ``or panel'' are inserted for clarity. 
The words ``Secretary concerned'' are substituted for the words 
``appointing authority''.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-106 substituted ``Other members and 
part-time advisers shall (except as otherwise specifically authorized by 
law) serve without compensation for such service.'' for ``Other members 
and part-time advisers may serve without compensation or may be paid not 
more than $50 for each day of service, as the Secretary concerned 
determines.''


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, 
unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an 
officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by 
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in 
the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 
1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees.
