10 USC § 7213 - Corps of Engineers: assignment or transfer of officers to duties involving civil functions

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title: "10 USC § 7213 - Corps of Engineers: assignment or transfer of officers to duties involving civil functions"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7213"
section_name: "Corps of Engineers: assignment or transfer of officers to duties involving civil functions"
chapter_number: 723
chapter_name: "SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES"
part_number: "II"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 201, § 3533; Pub. L. 89–718, § 26, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1119; renumbered § 7213, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)"
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# § 7213. Corps of Engineers: assignment or transfer of officers to duties involving civil functions

Officers of the Corps of Engineers may be assigned or transferred to and from duties involving the civil functions of the Corps of Engineers only with the approval of the Secretary of the Army.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 201, § 3533; Pub. L. 89–718, § 26, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1119; renumbered § 7213, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3533 | 10:506(c) (proviso). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 502(c) (proviso), 61 Stat. 883. |

The words “and reassignments” are omitted as surplusage.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7213, , , related to relief of contractors and their employees from losses by enemy action, prior to repeal by , , .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1966— struck out provisions requiring the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers in order to transfer officers of the Corps of Engineers to or from the civil functions of the Corps of Engineers.

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .