46 U.S.C. § 51317 — Adjunct professors

Page 363 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 51318 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMY GIFT FUND.— There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Academy Gift Fund’’. Dis- bursements from the Fund shall be made on order of the Maritime Administrator. Unless otherwise specified by the terms of the gift, the Maritime Administrator may use monies in the Fund for appropriated or non-appropriated pur- poses at the Academy. The Fund consists of— (1) gifts of money; (2) income from donated property accepted under this section; (3) proceeds from the sale of donated prop- erty; and (4) income from securities under subsection (c) of this section. (c) INVESTMENT OF FUND BALANCES.—On re- quest of the Maritime Administrator, the Sec- retary of the Treasury may invest and reinvest amounts in the Fund in securities of, or in secu- rities the principal and interest of which is guaranteed by, the United States Government. (d) DISBURSEMENT AUTHORITY.—There are hereby authorized to be disbursed from the Fund such sums as may be on deposit, to remain available until expended. (e) DEDUCTIBILITY OF GIFTS.—Gifts accepted under this section are a gift to or for the use of the Government under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (f) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The Maritime Ad- ministrator may pay all necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest accepted under this sec- tion. (Added Pub. L. 110–417, div. C, title XXXV, § 3506(g)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4764; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, § 3511, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1918.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in sub- sec. (e), is classified generally to Title 26, Internal Rev- enue Code. AMENDMENTS 2017—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–91 added subsec. (f). § 51316. Temporary appointments to the Acad- emy Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Maritime Administrator may appoint any present employee of the United States Merchant Marine Academy non-appropriated fund instru- mentality to a position on the General Schedule of comparable pay. Eligible personnel shall be engaged in work permissibly funded by annual appropriations, and such appointments to the Civil Service shall be without regard to competi- tion, for a term not to exceed 2 years. (Added Pub. L. 110–417, div. C, title XXXV, § 3506(h)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4765.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Schedule, referred to in text, is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 51317. Adjunct professors (a) IN GENERAL.—The Maritime Administrator may establish a program for the purpose of con- tracting with individuals as personal services contractors to provide services as adjunct pro- fessors at the Academy, if the Maritime Admin- istrator determines that there is a need for ad- junct professors and the need is not of perma- nent duration. (b) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—Each contract under the program— (1) must be approved by the Maritime Ad- ministrator; (2) shall be for a duration, including options, of not to exceed one year unless the Maritime Administrator finds that exceptional cir- cumstances justify an extension of up to one additional year; and (3) shall be subject to the availability of ap- propriations. (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXV, § 3503(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2719; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, § 3509, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1916.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2017—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3509(1)(A), struck out ‘‘and’’ at end. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3509(1)(B), substituted ‘‘; and’’ for period at end. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3509(2), struck out subsecs. (c) and (d) which related to limitation on num- ber of contractors and reporting requirements, respec- tively. § 51318. Policy on sexual harassment, dating vio- lence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (a) REQUIRED POLICY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor- tation shall direct the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy to prescribe a policy on sexual harassment, dat- ing violence, domestic violence, sexual as- sault, and stalking applicable to the cadets and other personnel of the Academy. (2) MATTERS TO BE SPECIFIED IN POLICY.—The policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalk- ing prescribed under this subsection shall in- clude— (A) a program to promote awareness and prevention of the incidence of rape, ac- quaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and other sexual offenses of a criminal nature that involve cadets or other Academy personnel; (B) procedures for documenting, tracking, and maintaining the data required to con- duct the annual assessments to determine the effectiveness of the policies, procedures, and training program of the Academy with respect to sexual harassment, dating vio- lence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking involving cadets or other Academy personnel, as required by subsection (c); (C) procedures that a cadet or other Acad- emy personnel should follow in the case of an occurrence of sexual harassment, dating