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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 855— UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL · § 8544

§ 8544. Civilian teachers: number; compensation

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The Secretary of the Navy may employ as many civilians as he considers necessary to serve at the Naval Postgraduate School under the direction of the President of the school as senior professors, professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and instructors. The Secretary shall prescribe the compensation of those persons.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 437, § 7044; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(4)(A), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1915; renumbered § 8544, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
The words “as many * * * as he considers necessary” are substituted for the words “such number * * * as in his opinion may be necessary for the proper instruction of students in the theoretical, academic, and scientific subjects pertaining to the technical and practical aspects of the naval profession” for brevity.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 437
  • Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(4)(A)
  • 118 Stat. 1915
  • 132 Stat. 1836
  • act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 527
  • Pub. L. 90–235, § 4(a)(6)
  • 81 Stat. 759
  • section 7044 of this title
  • Pub. L. 108–375
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§ 8544
Civilian teachers: number; compensation
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ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 437
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 557(a)(4)(A)
Stat.118 Stat. 1915
Stat.132 Stat. 1836
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