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10 U.S.C. § 9492 — Status as volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force
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**(a) Volunteer Civilian Auxiliary.—** The Civil Air Patrol is a volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force when the services of the Civil Air Patrol are used by any department or agency in any branch of the Federal Government.
**(b) Use by Air Force.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may use the services of the Civil Air Patrol to fulfill the noncombat programs and missions of the Department of the Air Force.
(2) The Civil Air Patrol shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the United States with respect to any act or omission of the Civil Air Patrol, including any member of the Civil Air Patrol, in carrying out a mission assigned by the Secretary of the Air Force.
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**(a) Volunteer Civilian Auxiliary.—** The Civil Air Patrol is a volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force when the services of the Civil Air Patrol are used by any department or agency in any branch of the Federal Government.
**(b) Use by Air Force.—**
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may use the services of the Civil Air Patrol to fulfill the noncombat programs and missions of the Department of the Air Force.
(2) The Civil Air Patrol shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the United States with respect to any act or omission of the Civil Air Patrol, including any member of the Civil Air Patrol, in carrying out a mission assigned by the Secretary of the Air Force.
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**(a)** The authorized strength of cadets of the Academy (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of the academic year) is 4,400 or such lower number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (j). Subject to that limitation, cadets are selected as follows:
(1) 65 cadets selected in order of merit as established by competitive examination from the children 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, children of members who are in a “missing status” as defined in [section 551(2) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section551/2&num=0&edition=prelim), and children of civilian employees who are in “missing status” as defined in [section 5561(5) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5561/5&num=0&edition=prelim). The determination of the Department of Veterans Affairs 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.
(2) Five cadets nominated at large by the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(3) Ten cadets from each State, five of whom are nominated by each Senator from that State.
(4) Five cadets from each congressional district, nominated by the Representative from the district.
(5) Five cadets from the District of Columbia, nominated by the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.
(6) Four cadets
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**(a) Status.—**
(1) The Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit corporation that is federally chartered under [section 40301 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section40301&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Except as provided in [section 9492(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9492/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the Civil Air Patrol is not an instrumentality of the Federal Government for any purpose.
**(b) Purposes.—** The purposes of the Civil Air Patrol are set forth in [section 40302 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section40302&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this chapter.
**(b) Required Regulations.—** The regulations shall include the following:
(1) Regulations governing the conduct of the activities of the Civil Air Patrol when it is performing its duties as a volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force under [section 9492 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9492&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Regulations for providing support by the Air Force and for arranging assistance by other agencies under [section 9494 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9494&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Regulations governing the qualifications of retired Air Force personnel to serve as an administrator or liaison officer for the Civil Air Patrol under a personal services contract entered into under [section 9496(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9496/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Approval by Secretary of Defense.—** The regulations required by subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9492
the College for a scientific, literary, or edu-
cational purpose.
(b) QUALIFYING
GRANTS.—A qualifying re-
search grant under this section is a grant that is
awarded on a competitive basis by an entity re-
ferred to in subsection (c) for a research project
with a scientific, literary, or educational pur-
pose.
(c) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY BE AC-
CEPTED.—A grant may be accepted under this
section only from a corporation, fund, founda-
tion, educational institution, or similar entity
that is organized and operated primarily for sci-
entific, literary, or educational purposes.
(d) ADMINISTRATION
OF
GRANT
FUNDS.—The
Secretary shall establish an account for admin-
istering funds received as research grants under
this section. The Commandant shall use the
funds in the account in accordance with applica-
ble provisions of the regulations and the terms
and condition of the grants received.
(e) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such limi-
tations as may be provided in appropriations
Acts, appropriations available for the Air War
College may be used to pay expenses incurred by
the College in applying for, and otherwise pur-
suing, the award of qualifying research grants.
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe regulations for the administration of this
section.
(Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 522(f)(1),
Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3243, § 9417; renumbered
§ 9487, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII,
§ 806(a)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9417 of this
title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordin
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