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10 U.S.C. § 8550 — Grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes: acceptance; authorized grantees
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**(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.—** The Secretary of the Navy may authorize the President of the Naval Postgraduate School to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the School for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
**(b) Qualifying Grants.—** A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
**(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.—** A grant may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
**(d) Administration of Grant Funds.—** The Secretary shall establish an account for administering funds received as research grants under this section. The President of the Naval Postgraduate School shall use the funds in the account in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and condition of the grants received.
**(e) Related Expenses.—** Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the Naval Postgraduate School may be used to pay expenses incurred by the School in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.
**(f) Regulations.—** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
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**(a) Acceptance of Research Grants.—** The Secretary of the Navy may authorize the President of the Naval Postgraduate School to accept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may only be accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the School for a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
**(b) Qualifying Grants.—** A qualifying research grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) for a research project with a scientific, literary, or educational purpose.
**(c) Entities From Which Grants May Be Accepted.—** A grant may be accepted under this section only from a corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
**(d) Administration of Grant Funds.—** The Secretary shall establish an account for administering funds received as research grants under this section. The President of the Naval Postgraduate School shall use the funds in the account in accordance with applicable provisions of the regulations and the terms and condition of the grants received.
**(e) Related Expenses.—** Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the Naval Postgraduate School may be used to pay expenses incurred by the School in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying research grants.
**(f) Regulations.—** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
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**(a)** Among the grades listed below, the grades of general and admiral are equivalent and are senior to other grades and the grades of second lieutenant and ensign are equivalent and are junior to other grades. Intermediate grades rank in the order listed as follows: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space ForceNavy and Coast Guard GeneralAdmiral. Lieutenant generalVice admiral. Major generalRear admiral. Brigadier generalRear admiral (lower half). ColonelCaptain. Lieutenant colonelCommander. MajorLieutenant commander. CaptainLieutenant. First lieutenantLieutenant (junior grade). Second lieutenantEnsign.
**(b)** Rank among officers of the same grade or of equivalent grades is determined by comparing dates of rank. An officer whose date of rank is earlier than the date of rank of another officer of the same or equivalent grade is senior to that officer.
**(c)** Rank among officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force of the same grade or of equivalent grades who have the same date of rank is determined by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense which shall apply uniformly among the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
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(1) The date of rank of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who holds a grade as the result of an original appointment shall be determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned at the time of such appointment. The date of rank of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who holds a grade as the result of an original appointment and who at the time of such appointment was awarded service credit for prior commissioned service or constructive credit for advanced education or training, or special experience shall be de
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When different commands of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard join or serve together, the officer highest in rank in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard on duty there, who is otherwise eligible to command, commands all those forces unless otherwise directed by the President.
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An officer designated as a medical, dental, veterinary, medical service, or biomedical sciences officer or as a nurse is not entitled to exercise command because of rank, except within the categories prescribed in subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (i) of [section 9067 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9067&num=0&edition=prelim), or over persons placed under his charge.
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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)** When the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, has on duty in the same area, field command, or organization two or more commissioned officers of the same grade who are otherwise eligible to command, the President may assign the command without regard to rank in that grade.
**(b)** When officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard are on duty in the same area, field, command, or organization and two or more commissioned officers of different services, who are otherwise eligible to command, have the same grade or corresponding grades, the President may assign the command without regard to rank in that grade.
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Warrant officers rank next below second lieutenants and rank among themselves within each warrant officer grade under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.
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The President may, in accordance with the needs of the Air Force or the Space Force, adjust dates of rank of commissioned officers of the Air Force or the Space Force serving in temporary grades.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8550
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
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.
REQUEST FOR INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DEFENSE
INDUSTRY CIVILIANS AUTHORIZED FOR ADMISSION
Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 589(c), Jan. 2, 2013, 126
Stat. 1769, as amended by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title
VIII, § 809(b)(10), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1841, provided
that: ‘‘If the Secretary of Defense determines that it is
in the best interest of the Department of Defense to in-
crease the maximum number of defense industry em-
ployees authorized to be enrolled in the Naval Defense
Development Program or the Air Force Institute of
Technology at any one time, as specified in sections
8549(a) and 9414a(a) of title 10, United States Code, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a request for such an increase, including draft leg-
islation to effectuate the increase.’’
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REPORT
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 535(b)], Oct. 30,
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–113, provided that:
‘‘(1) Before the start of the fourth year of instruction,
but no earlier than the start of the third year of in-
struction, of defense industry employees at the Naval
Postgraduate School under section 7049 [now 8549] of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),
the Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an evaluation
of the admission of such students under that section.
The evaluation shall include the following:
‘‘(A
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