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10 U.S.C. § 7431 — Establishment; Superintendent; faculty
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**(a)** There is in the Department of the Army a United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Academy”), for the instruction and preparation for military service of selected persons called “cadets”. The organization of the Academy shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
**(b)** There shall be at the Academy the following:
(1) A Superintendent.
(2) A Dean of the Academic Board, who is a permanent professor.
(3) A Commandant of Cadets.
(4) Twenty-eight permanent professors.
(5) A chaplain.
(6) A director of admissions.
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**(a)** There is in the Department of the Army a United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Academy”), for the instruction and preparation for military service of selected persons called “cadets”. The organization of the Academy shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
**(b)** There shall be at the Academy the following:
(1) A Superintendent.
(2) A Dean of the Academic Board, who is a permanent professor.
(3) A Commandant of Cadets.
(4) Twenty-eight permanent professors.
(5) A chaplain.
(6) A director of admissions.
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**(a)** The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives must be consulted and the President’s approval must be obtained before any condemnation proceedings may be started under this chapter and before any of the following transactions authorized by this chapter may be effective:
(1) A lease of any part of the naval petroleum reserves.
(2) A contract to alienate from the United States the use, control, or possession of any part of the naval petroleum reserves (except that consultation and Presidential approval are not required in connection with the issuance of permits, licenses, easements, grazing and agricultural leases, rights-of-way, and similar contracts pertaining to use of the surface area of the naval petroleum reserves).
(3) A contract to sell the petroleum (other than royalty oil and gas) produced from any part of the naval petroleum reserves.
(4) A contract for conservation or for compensation for estimated drainage.
(5) An agreement to exchange land, the right to royalty production, or the right to any money due the United States.
**(b)**
(1) During the period of production authorized by [section 8722(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8722/c&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives any new plans or substantial amendments to ongoing plans for the exploration, development, and production of the naval petroleum reserves.
(2) All plans or substantial amendments submitted to the Congress pursuant to this section shall contain a report by the Attorney General of the United States with respect to the anticipate
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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) Definition of Temporary Organization.—** For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “temporary organization” means a commission, committee, board, or other organization that—
(1) is established by law or Executive order for a specific period not in excess of three years for the purpose of performing a specific study or other project; and
(2) is terminated upon the completion of the study or project or upon the occurrence of a condition related to the completion of the study or project.
**(b) Employment Authority.—**
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 51 of this title, the head of a temporary organization may appoint persons to positions of employment in a temporary organization in such numbers and with such skills as are necessary for the performance of the functions required of a temporary organization.
(2) The period of an appointment under paragraph (1) may not exceed three years, except that under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management the period of appointment may be extended for up to an additional two years.
(3) The positions of employment in a temporary organization are in the excepted service of the civil service.
**(c) Detail Authority.—** Upon the request of the head of a temporary organization, the head of any department or agency of the Government may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of the department or agency to that organization to assist in carrying out its duties.
**(d) Compensation.—**
(1) The rate of basic pay for an employee appointed under subsection (b) shall be established under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title.
(2) The rate of basic pay for the chairman, a m
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**(a) Detail of Officers To Serve as Commandant or Assistant Commandant of Cadets.—**
(1) Upon the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of Defense may detail an officer on the active-duty list to serve as Commandant of Cadets at that college or (in the case of a college with an Assistant Commandant of Cadets) detail an officer on the active-duty list to serve as Assistant Commandant of Cadets at that college (but not both).
(2) In the case of an officer detailed as Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be assigned from among the Professor of Military Science, the Professor of Naval Science (if any), and the Professor of Aerospace Science (if any) at that college or may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that college in support of the program.
(3) In the case of an officer detailed as Assistant Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be assigned from among officers otherwise detailed to duty at that college in support of the program or may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that college in support of the program.
**(b) Designation of Officers as Tactical Officers.—** Upon the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of Defense may authorize officers (other than officers covered by subsection (a)) who are detailed to duty as instructors at that college to act simultaneously as tactical officers (with or without compensation) for the Corps of Cadets at that college.
**(c) Detail of Officers.—** The Secretary of a military department shall designate officers for detail to the program at a senior military college in accordance with criteria provided by the college. An officer may not be detailed to a senior military college without the approval of that c
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**(a) Selection of Persons From Foreign Countries To Receive Instruction at Service Academies.—**
(1) **Attendance authorized.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The Secretary of each military department may permit persons from foreign countries to receive instruction at the Service Academy under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Such persons shall be in addition to—
(i) in the case of the United States Military Academy, the authorized strength of the Corps of the Cadets of the Academy under [section 7442 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7442&num=0&edition=prelim);
(ii) in the case of the United States Naval Academy, the authorized strength of the Brigade of Midshipmen of the Academy under [section 8454 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8454&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(iii) in the case of the United States Air Force Academy, the authorized strength of the Cadet Wing of the Academy under [section 9442 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9442&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Limitation on number.—* — The number of persons permitted to receive instruction at each Service Academy under this subsection may not be more than 80 at any one time.
(2) **Determination of foreign countries from which persons may be selected.—** — The Secretary of a military department, upon approval by the Secretary of Defense, shall determine—
(A) the countries from which persons may be selected for appointment under this subsection to the Service Academy under the jurisdiction of that Secretary; and
(B) the number of persons that may be selected from each country.
(3) **Qualifications and selection.—** — The Secret
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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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The immediate government and military command of the Coast Guard Academy shall be in the Superintendent of the Academy, subject to the direction of the Commandant under the general supervision of the Secretary. The Commandant may select a superintendent from the active list of the Coast Guard who shall serve in the pleasure of the Commandant.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7431
Sec.
7443.
Cadets: appointment; to bring Corps to full
strength.
7446.
Cadets: requirements for admission.
7447.
Cadets; nominees: effect of redistricting of
States.
7448.
Cadets: service obligation.
7449.
Cadets: organization of Corps; service; in-
struction.
7450.
Cadets: clothing and equipment.
7451.
Cadets: deficiencies in conduct or studies; ef-
fect of failure on successor.
7452.
Cadets: hazing.
7453.
Cadets: degree and commission on gradua-
tion.
7454.
Buildings and grounds: memorial hall; build-
ings for religious worship.
7455.
Board of Visitors.
7456.
Use of certain gifts.
7457.
Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major
projects.
7458.
Grants for faculty research for scientific, lit-
erary, and educational purposes: accept-
ance; authorized grantees.
7459.
Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extra-
curricular programs: authority to manage
appropriated funds in same manner as non-
appropriated funds.
7460.
Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limi-
tation.
7461.
Policy on sexual harassment and sexual vio-
lence.
7462.
Support of athletic programs.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2024—Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(1), Dec.
23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1896, substituted ‘‘service obligation’’
for ‘‘agreement to serve as officer’’ in item 7448.
Amendment was made pursuant to operation of section
102 of this title.
2021—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 553(a)(2), Dec. 27,
2021, 135 Stat. 1736, added item 7442a.
2018–Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(e)(3), (f)(1),
Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839, redesignated chapter 403 of
this title as this chapter and items 4331 to 4362 as 7431
to 7462, respectively.
2016—Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1248(b)(2)
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