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10 U.S.C. § 716 — Commissioned officers: transfers among the armed forces, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Public Health Service
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, within authorized strengths and with the consent of the officer involved, may transfer any commissioned officer of a uniformed service from his uniformed service to, and appoint him in, another uniformed service. The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly establish, by regulations approved by the President, policies and procedures for such transfers and appointments.
**(b)** An officer transferred under this section may not be assigned precedence or relative rank higher than that which he held on the day before the transfer.
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, within authorized strengths and with the consent of the officer involved, may transfer any commissioned officer of a uniformed service from his uniformed service to, and appoint him in, another uniformed service. The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly establish, by regulations approved by the President, policies and procedures for such transfers and appointments.
**(b)** An officer transferred under this section may not be assigned precedence or relative rank higher than that which he held on the day before the transfer.
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may permit members of the armed forces under his jurisdiction to train for, attend, and participate in any of the following sports competitions:
(1) The Pan-American Games and the Olympic Games, and qualifying events and preparatory competition for those games.
(2) The Paralympic Games, if eligible to participate in those games, and qualifying events and preparatory competition for those games.
(3) Any other international competition in amateur sports, if the Secretary of State determines that the interests of the United States will be served by participation in that competition, and qualifying events and preparatory competition for that competition.
**(b)** Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as the case may be, may spend such funds, and acquire and use such supplies, as he determines to be necessary to provide for—
(1) the training of members of the armed forces for the competitions covered by subsection (a);
(2) their attendance at and participation in those competitions; and
(3) the training of animals of the armed forces for, and their attendance at and participation in, those competitions.
**(c)**
(1) Not more than $3,000,000, to be apportioned among the military departments as the Secretary of Defense prescribes, may be spent during each successive four-year period beginning on October 1, 1980, for the participation of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force in the competitions covered by subsection (a).
(2) Not more than $100,000 may be spent during each successive four-year period beginning on October 1, 1980
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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Members of the Space Force shall be managed through a single military personnel management system, without component.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1981, acts July 1, 1947, ch. 203, § 1, 61 Stat. 243; Mar. 14, 1955, ch. 11, 69 Stat. 11, defined terms used in sections 1981 to 1985 of this title. See [section 716 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section716&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 1982, act July 1, 1947, ch. 203, § 2, as added Mar. 14, 1955, ch. 11, 69 Stat. 11, related to training, attendance, and participation, report to Congress, and to funds and equipment. See [section 716 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section716&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1983, act July 1, 1947, ch. 203, § 3, as added Mar. 14, 1955, ch. 11, 69 Stat. 11, prescribed limitations on expenditure of funds, and related to use of appropriations. See [section 716 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section716&num=0&edition=prelim).
Sections 1984, 1985, act July 1, 1947, ch. 203, §§ 4, 5, as added Mar. 14, 1955, ch. 11, 69 Stat. 11, authorized payment of allowances, travel and transportation, and subsistence and quarters. See [section 419 of Title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section419&num=0&edition=prelim), Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
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**(a)** [Section 717 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section717&num=0&edition=prelim) does not authorize the payment of allowances at higher rates than those provided for participation in military activities not covered by that section.
**(b)** Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service is not entitled to travel and transportation allowances under [section 452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section452&num=0&edition=prelim) for any period during which his expenses for travel or transportation are being paid by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by [section 717 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section717&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** Notwithstanding any other law, a member of a uniformed service who has no dependents is not entitled to the basic allowances for subsistence and housing authorized by sections 402 and 403 of this title for a period during which he is subsisted and quartered by the agency sponsoring his participation in a competition covered by [section 717 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section717&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 716
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 714, added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title
V, § 597(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1766, related to re-
quired grade of officer selected for assignment to posi-
tion of defense attache´ to United States embassy in
France, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title
V, § 503(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1456.
Another prior section 714, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
70A Stat. 33, related to reports to Congress on length of
tours of duty outside the United States by members of
the Army and Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
86–533, § 1(5)(A), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 246.
AMENDMENTS
2024—Pub. L. 118–159, § 522(a)(1), which directed strik-
ing out ‘‘WITHIN THE UNITED STATES’’ in section catch-
line, was executed by striking out ‘‘within the United
States’’ after ‘‘provide protection’’ to reflect the prob-
able intent of Congress and the style used in the catch-
line of this section.
Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 118–159, § 522(a)(2), (3),
struck out ‘‘within the United States’’ after ‘‘personal
security’’ in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 118–159, § 1701(a)(16), sub-
stituted ‘‘a serious’’ for ‘‘an serious’’.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 118–159, § 522(b), inserted ‘‘or
the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Se-
curity’’ after ‘‘only to the Deputy Secretary of De-
fense’’.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 118–159, § 522(c), inserted
‘‘whether’’ before ‘‘to provide’’, and substituted ‘‘any
authorized’’ for ‘‘the authorized’’ and ‘‘any arrange-
ments for such’’ for ‘‘the arrangements for the’’.
Subsec. (b)(6)(A). Pub. L. 118–159, § 522(d), substituted
‘‘an initial determination made under paragraph (4), or
a determination to deny the renewal of protection and
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