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10 U.S.C. § 974 — Military musical units and musicians: performance policies; restriction on performance in competition with local civilian musicians
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**(a) Military Musicians Performing in an Official Capacity.—**
(1) A military musical unit, and a member of the armed forces who is a member of such a unit performing in an official capacity, may not engage in the performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the following shall, except as provided in paragraph (3), be included among the performances that are considered to be a performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians:
(A) A performance that is more than incidental to an event that—
(i) is not supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds; and
(ii) is not free to the public.
(B) A performance of background, dinner, dance, or other social music at an event that—
(i) is not supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds; and
(ii) is held at a location not on a military installation.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the following shall not be considered to be a performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians:
(A) A performance (including background, dinner, dance, or other social music) at an official United States Government event that is supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds.
(B) A performance at a concert, parade, or other event, that—
(i) is a patriotic event or a celebration of a national holiday; and
(ii) is free to the public.
(C) A performance that is incidental to an event that—
(i) is not supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds; or
(ii) is not free to the public.
(D) A performance (including background, dinner, dance, or other social music) at—
(i) an event that is sponsored by a military welfare society, a
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**(a) Military Musicians Performing in an Official Capacity.—**
(1) A military musical unit, and a member of the armed forces who is a member of such a unit performing in an official capacity, may not engage in the performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the following shall, except as provided in paragraph (3), be included among the performances that are considered to be a performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians:
(A) A performance that is more than incidental to an event that—
(i) is not supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds; and
(ii) is not free to the public.
(B) A performance of background, dinner, dance, or other social music at an event that—
(i) is not supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds; and
(ii) is held at a location not on a military installation.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the following shall not be considered to be a performance of music in competition with local civilian musicians:
(A) A performance (including background, dinner, dance, or other social music) at an official United States Government event that is supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds.
(B) A performance at a concert, parade, or other event, that—
(i) is a patriotic event or a celebration of a national holiday; and
(ii) is free to the public.
(C) A performance that is incidental to an event that—
(i) is not supported, in whole or in part, by United States Government funds; or
(ii) is not free to the public.
(D) A performance (including background, dinner, dance, or other social music) at—
(i) an event that is sponsored by a military welfare society, as defined in [section 2566 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2566&num=0&edition=prelim);
(ii) an event that is a traditional military event intended to foster the morale and welfare of members of the armed forces and their families; or
(iii) an event that is specifically for the benefit or recognition of members of the armed forces, their family members, veterans, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, or former civilian employees of the Department of Defense, to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(E) A performance (including background, dinner, dance, or other social music)—
(i) to uphold the standing and prestige of the United States with dignitaries and distinguished or prominent persons or groups of the United States or another nation; or
(ii) in support of fostering and sustaining a cooperative relationship with another nation.
**(b) Prohibition of Military Musicians Accepting Additional Remuneration for Official Performances.—** A military musical unit, and a member of the armed forces who is a member of such a unit performing in an official capacity, may not receive remuneration for an official performance, other than applicable military pay and allowances.
**(c) Recordings.—**
(1) When authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section, a military musical unit may produce recordings for distribution to the public, at a cost not to exceed expenses of production and distribution.
(2) Amounts received in payment for a recording distributed to the public under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation or account providing the funds for the production of the recording. Any amount so credited shall be merged with amounts in the appropriation or account to which credited, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such appropriation or account.
**(d) Private Donations.—**
(1) The Secretary concerned may accept contributions of money, personal property, or services on the condition that such money, property, or services be used for the benefit of a military musical unit under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
(2) Any contribution of money under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the appropriation or account providing the funds for such military musical unit. Any amount so credited shall be merged with amounts in the appropriation or account to which credited, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such appropriation or account.
**(e) Performances at Foreign Locations.—** Subsection (a) does not apply to a performance outside the United States, its commonwealths, or its possessions.
**(f) Military Musical Unit Defined.—** In this section, the term “military musical unit” means a band, ensemble, chorus, or similar musical unit of the armed forces.
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**(a) Authority To Provide Space and Services.—** The Secretary concerned may provide, without charge, space and services under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to a military welfare society.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “military welfare society” means the following:
(A) The Army Emergency Relief Society.
(B) The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
(C) The Air Force Aid Society, Inc.
(D) The Coast Guard Mutual Assistance.
(2) The term “services” includes lighting, heating, cooling, electricity, office furniture, office machines and equipment, telephone and other information technology services (including installation of lines and equipment, connectivity, and other associated services), and security systems (including installation and other associated expenses).
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The micro-purchase threshold for the Department of Defense is $10,000.
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The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2165](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2165&num=0&edition=prelim)) is made for each Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility who—
(1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a location where Restricted Data is present; or
(2) has or may have regular access to a location where Restricted Data is present.
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**(a)** A period of leave required to be taken under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title shall be charged against any accrued leave to the member’s credit on the day before the day such leave begins unless the member elects to be paid for such accrued leave under subsection (b). If the member does not elect to be paid for such accrued leave under subsection (b), or does not have sufficient accrued leave to his credit to cover the total period of leave required to be taken, the leave not covered by accrued leave shall be charged as excess leave. If the member elects to be paid for accrued leave under subsection (b), the total period of leave required to be taken shall be charged as excess leave.
**(b)**
(1) A member who is required to take leave under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title and who has accrued leave to his credit on the day before the day such leave begins may elect to be paid for such accrued leave. Any such payment shall be based on the rate of basic pay to which the member was entitled on the day before the day such leave began. If the member does not elect to be paid for such accrued leave, the member is entitled to pay and allowances during the period of accrued leave required to be taken.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1) and in sections 707 and 707a of this title, a member may not accrue or receive pay or allowances during a period of leave required to be taken under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title.
**(c)** A member required to take leave under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title is not entitled to any right or benefit under chapter 43 of title 38 solely because of employment during the period of such leave.
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**(a) Acceptance of Assignment of Foreign Naval Personnel.—** In order to facilitate the development, standardization, and interoperability of submarine vessel safety and rescue systems and procedures, the Secretary of the Navy may conduct a program beginning on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 under which members of the naval service of any of the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization may be assigned to United States commands to work on such systems and procedures.
**(b) Reciprocity Not Required.—** The authority under subsection (a) is not an exchange program. Reciprocal assignments of members of the Navy to the naval service of a foreign country is not a condition for the exercise of such authority.
**(c) Costs for Foreign Personnel.—**
(1) The United States may not pay the following costs for a member of a foreign naval service sent to the United States under the program authorized by this section:
(A) Salary.
(B) Per diem.
(C) Cost of living.
(D) Travel costs.
(E) Cost of language or other training.
(F) Other costs.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the following costs, which may be paid by the United States:
(A) The cost of temporary duty directed by the Secretary of the Navy or an officer of the Navy authorized to do so.
(B) The cost of training programs conducted to familiarize, orient, or certify members of foreign naval services regarding unique aspects of their assignments.
(C) Costs incident to the use of the facilities of the Navy in the performance of assigned duties.
**(d) Relationship to Other Authority.—** The provisions of this section shall apply in the exercise of any authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into an agreement w
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 974
Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2878; Pub. L. 98–94, title X,
§ 1002(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 655; Pub. L.
101–510, div. A, title V, § 556, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1570; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 506,
Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 107–296, title
XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314;
Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 545, Nov. 24, 2003,
117 Stat. 1479; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII,
§ 1722(f), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 672.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Another section 1722(f) of Pub. L. 118–31 amended sec-
tions 802, 803, and 937 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2023—Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 118–31 added subpar.
(D).
2003—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108–136, § 545(2), inserted
‘‘by reason of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)’’ after
‘‘applies’’ and substituted ‘‘(or of any political subdivi-
sion of a State)’’ for ‘‘, the District of Columbia, or a
territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United
States (or of any political subdivision of any such gov-
ernment)’’.
Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 108–136, § 545(1), (3), added
par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5).
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 108–136, § 545(4), added par. (6).
2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted ‘‘of
Homeland Security’’ for ‘‘of Transportation’’.
1999—Subsec. (b)(1)(B), (C). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted
‘‘270 days’’ for ‘‘180 days’’.
1990—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 101–510 added subsec.
(c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
1983—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–94 amended subsec. (b)
generally. Prior to amendment subsec. (b) provided
that, except as otherwise provided by law, no regular
officer of an armed force on active duty could hold a
civil office by election or appointment, whether under
the
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