# § 7214. Corps of Engineers: detail of officers to assist Mayor of District of Columbia
The President may detail not more than three officers assigned to the Corps of Engineers to assist the Mayor of the District of Columbia in discharging his duties.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 201, § 3534; Pub. L. 90–623, § 2(5), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(5)(A), (B), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2929; renumbered § 7214, 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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3534(a)3534(b) | 10:189 (less 1st sentence).10:190. | June 11, 1878, ch. 180, § 2 (48th through 56th words of 1st sentence, and 2d sentence), 20 Stat. 103. |
| | | June 11, 1878, ch. 180, § 5 (last sentence); restated Aug. 7, 1894, ch. 232 (proviso under “For Engineer’s Office”), 28 Stat. 246. |
| | | Mar. 3, 1881, ch. 134 (words after last semicolon of 1st par. under “General Expenses”), 21 Stat. 460. |
| | | Dec. 24, 1890, J. Res. 7 (last sentence), 26 Stat. 1113. |
In subsection (a), the words “whose grade is above first lieutenant” are substituted for the words “from among the captains or officers of higher grade”. The words “in the discretion of” and “from time to time, from the Corps of Engineers, by the President, for this duty” are omitted as surplusage. 10:189 (last sentence) is omitted as obsolete.
In subsections (a) and (b), the words “assigned to” are substituted for the word “of”, since, under , officers are assigned to, rather than commissioned in, the Corps of Engineers.
In subsection (b), the words “assist that officer” are substituted for the words “act as assistants to said engineer commissioner”. The words “his duties” are substituted for the words “the special duties imposed upon him”.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 7214 was renumbered .
A prior section 7215, , , authorized Secretary of the Navy to maintain and operate naval prisons and prison farms and to provide for subsistence, welfare, recreation, and education of naval prisoners, prior to repeal by , , .
### Amendments
2018— renumbered as this section.
1980— substituted “Mayor” for “Commissioner” in section catchline and text.
1968— substituted “Corps of Engineers: detail of officers to assist Commissioner of District of Columbia” for “Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia; assistants: detail” as section catchline and struck out provisions for the appointment of an Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### 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 .
### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by intended to restate without substantive change the law in effect on , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.