10 U.S.C. § 9441 — Faculty and other officers: leaves of ab-

Page 3520 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9438 § 9438. Civilian faculty: number; compensation (a) The Secretary of the Air Force may em- ploy as many civilians as professors, instruc- tors, and lecturers at the Academy as the Sec- retary considers necessary. (b) The compensation of persons employed under this section is as prescribed by the Sec- retary. (c) The Secretary of the Air Force may, not- withstanding the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed under this sec- tion the following: (1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours of duty, set forth with such specificity and other characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate. (2) Any premium pay or compensatory time off for hours of work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled hours or tours of duty. (Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 533(b)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1658, § 9338; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title XI, § 1107(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 778; renumbered § 9438, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9338 of this title as this section. 1999—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–65 added subsec. (c). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 9441. Faculty and other officers: leaves of ab- sence The Superintendent of the Academy may grant a leave of absence for the period of the suspension of the ordinary academic studies, without deduction of pay or allowances, to a professor, assistant professor, instructor, or other officer of the Academy. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 563, § 9341; re- numbered § 9441, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 9341 ......... 10:1144. R.S. 1330. The words ‘‘under regulations prescribed by the Sec- retary of the Army’’ are omitted, since the Secretary has inherent authority to issue regulations appropriate to exercising his statutory functions. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 9441 was renumbered section 9491 of this title. Another prior section 9441, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 572; Pub. L. 96–342, title X, § 1007(a), (b)(1), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1121, 1122; Pub. L 96–513, title V, § 514(12), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2935; Pub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1533(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2632; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(28), title XIV, § 1458(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 740, 763; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1365(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4002; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1062, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2847; Pub. L. 105–225, § 4(a)(3), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1499, related to Civil Air Patrol status, support by Air Force, and em- ployment, prior to the general amendment of former chapter 909 (now 959) of this title by Pub. L. 106–398. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9341 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 9441a. Cadets: appointment by the President Cadets at the Academy shall be appointed by the President alone. An appointment is condi- tional until the cadet is admitted. (Added Pub. L. 97–60, title II, § 203(c)(2)(A), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1006, § 9341a; renumbered § 9441a, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9341a of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective with respect to nominations for ap- pointment to the first class admitted to each Academy after Oct. 14, 1981, see section 203(d) of Pub. L. 97–60, set out as a note under section 7441a of this title. § 9442. Cadets: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution (a) The authorized strength of cadets of the Academy (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of the academic year) is 4,400 or such lower number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (j). Subject to that limitation, cadets are se- lected as follows: (1) 65 cadets selected in order of merit as es- tablished by competitive examination from the children of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of, or have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 100 per centum resulting from wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or