46 USC § 51317 - Adjunct professors

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s51317"
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title: "46 USC § 51317 - Adjunct professors"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "51317"
section_name: "Adjunct professors"
chapter_number: 513
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Merchant Marine Service"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXV, § 3503(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2719; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, § 3509, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1916.)"
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# § 51317. Adjunct professors

**(a)** **In General.—** The Maritime Administrator may establish a program for the purpose of contracting with individuals as personal services contractors to provide services as adjunct professors at the Academy, if the Maritime Administrator determines that there is a need for adjunct professors and the need is not of permanent duration.

**(b)** **Contract Requirements.—** Each contract under the program—

**(1)** must be approved by the Maritime Administrator;

**(2)** shall be for a duration, including options, of not to exceed one year unless the Maritime Administrator finds that exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to one additional year; and

**(3)** shall be subject to the availability of appropriations.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXV, § 3503(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2719; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXV, § 3509, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1916.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2017—Subsec. (b)(1). , struck out “and” at end.

Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “; and” for period at end.

Subsecs. (c), (d). , struck out subsecs. (c) and (d) which related to limitation on number of contractors and reporting requirements, respectively.