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49 U.S.C. § 324 — Members of the armed forces
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**(a)** The Secretary of Transportation—
(1) to ensure that national defense interests are safeguarded properly and that the Secretary is advised properly about the needs and special problems of the armed forces, shall provide for participation of members of the armed forces in carrying out the duties and powers of the Secretary related to the regulation and protection of air traffic, including providing for, and research and development of, air navigation facilities, and the allocation of airspace; and
(2) may provide for participation of members of the armed forces in carrying out other duties and powers of the Secretary.
**(b)** A member of the Coast Guard on active duty may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to a position in the Department of Transportation, except the position of Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or Assistant Secretary for Administration. A retired member of the Coast Guard may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to a position in the Department.
**(c)** The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of a military department may make cooperative agreements, including agreements on reimbursement as may be considered appropriate by the Secretaries, under which a member of the armed forces may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to the Department of Transportation under this section. The Secretary of Transportation shall send a report each year to the appropriate committees of Congress on agreements made to carry out subsection (a)(2) of this section, including the number, rank, and position of each member appointed, detailed, or assigned under those agreements.
**(d)** The Secretary of a military department does not control the duties and powers of a member of the armed forces appointed, detailed, or assigned under this section when those duties a
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**(a)** The Secretary of Transportation—
(1) to ensure that national defense interests are safeguarded properly and that the Secretary is advised properly about the needs and special problems of the armed forces, shall provide for participation of members of the armed forces in carrying out the duties and powers of the Secretary related to the regulation and protection of air traffic, including providing for, and research and development of, air navigation facilities, and the allocation of airspace; and
(2) may provide for participation of members of the armed forces in carrying out other duties and powers of the Secretary.
**(b)** A member of the Coast Guard on active duty may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to a position in the Department of Transportation, except the position of Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or Assistant Secretary for Administration. A retired member of the Coast Guard may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to a position in the Department.
**(c)** The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of a military department may make cooperative agreements, including agreements on reimbursement as may be considered appropriate by the Secretaries, under which a member of the armed forces may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to the Department of Transportation under this section. The Secretary of Transportation shall send a report each year to the appropriate committees of Congress on agreements made to carry out subsection (a)(2) of this section, including the number, rank, and position of each member appointed, detailed, or assigned under those agreements.
**(d)** The Secretary of a military department does not control the duties and powers of a member of the armed forces appointed, detailed, or assigned under this section when those duties and powers pertain to the Department of Transportation. A member of the armed forces appointed, detailed, or assigned under subsection (a)(2) of this section may not be charged against a statutory limitation on grades or strengths of the armed forces. The appointment, detail, or assignment and service of a member under this section to a position in the Department of Transportation does not affect the status, office, rank, or grade held by that member, or a right or benefit arising from that status, office, rank, or grade.
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) Seal** The Department shall have a seal, whose design is subject to the approval of the President.
**(b) Participation of members of the Armed Forces** With respect to the Department, the Secretary shall have the same authorities that the Secretary of Transportation has with respect to the Department of Transportation under [section 324 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section324&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Redelegation of functions** Unless otherwise provided in the delegation or by law, any function delegated under this chapter may be redelegated to any subordinate.
**(d) Investigation of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings**
(1) **In general** — At the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a State or political subdivision, the Secretary, through deployment of the Secret Service or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, may assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Any assistance provided by the Secretary under this subsection shall be presumed to be within the scope of Federal office or employment.
(2) **Definitions** — For purposes of this subsection—
(A) the term “mass killings” means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and
(B) the term “place of public use” has the meaning given that term under [section 2332f(e)(6) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2332f/e/6&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 324
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
323(a) .........
49:1343(d).
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726,
§ 302(f), 72 Stat. 746; Oct. 4,
1961,
Pub.
L.
87–367,
§ 205(b), 75 Stat. 791; Oct.
11, 1962, Pub. L. 87–793,
§ 1001(h), 76 Stat. 864.
49:1343(f).
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726,
§ 302(h), 72 Stat. 746; Oct.
4, 1961, Pub. L. 87–367,
§ 205(a), 75 Stat. 791.
49:1657(a).
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670,
§ 9(a), (b), 80 Stat. 944;
Mar. 27, 1978, Pub. L.
95–251, § 2(a)(12), 92 Stat.
183.
323(b) .........
49:1343(g) (1st sen-
tence 33d–43d
words).
Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726,
§ 302(i)
(1st
sentence
31st–41st words), 72 Stat.
747.
49:1657(b).
In the section, the word ‘‘pay’’ is substituted for
‘‘compensation’’ for consistency with title 5.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘In addition to the au-
thority contained in any other Act which is transferred
to and vested in the Secretary, the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, or any other officer in the Depart-
ment’’ before ‘‘the Secretary’’ and ‘‘subject to the civil
service and classification laws’’ before ‘‘to select’’ in
49:1657(a) are omitted as unnecessary because of title 5,
especially sections 3301, 5101, and 5331. The word ‘‘ap-
point’’ is substituted for ‘‘select, employ, appoint’’ be-
cause it is inclusive. The words ‘‘attorneys, and
agents’’ after ‘‘employees’’ in 49:1343(d) and ‘‘including
investigators,
attorneys,
and
administrative
law
judges’’ after ‘‘employees’’ in 49:1657(a) are omitted as
included in ‘‘officers and employees’’. The words ‘‘of
the Department of Transportation’’ are substituted for
‘‘as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter’’ for consistency
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