50 USC 3527 - Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 28, 2024

§ 3527.

Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains

(a)

Establishment of Chaplain Corps

(b)

Chief of Chaplains

(c)

Staff and administration

(1)

Staff

The Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff of the Chaplain Corps as the Director considers appropriate, except that the Director may not—

(A)

appoint more than 10 full-time equivalent positions; or

(B)

provide basic pay to any member of the staff of the Chaplain Corps at an annual rate of basic pay in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 as provided in section 5332 of title 5.

(2)

Administration

The Director may—

(A)

reimburse members of the staff of the Chaplain Corps for work-related travel expenses;

(B)

provide security clearances to such members;

(C)

furnish such physical workspace at the headquarters building of the Agency as the Director considers appropriate; and

(D)

certify that all Chaplains meet common standards for professional chaplaincy and board certification by a national chaplaincy and pastoral care organization or equivalent.

(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 26, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. X, title IV, § 411, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 976.)

cite as: 50 USC 3527