50 USC § 523 - Employment of civilian personnel

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title: "50 USC § 523 - Employment of civilian personnel"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "523"
section_name: "Employment of civilian personnel"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "WIND TUNNELS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "AIR ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 766, title II, § 203, 63 Stat. 937.)"
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# 1 Employment of civilian personnel

See References in Text note below.

[^1]5 U.S.C. 947(g)

The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to employ such civilian personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter without regard to the limitation on maximum number of employees imposed by section 14(a)  of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 ().

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**Source Credit**: (Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 766, title II, § 203, 63 Stat. 937.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 14(a) of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 (), referred to in text, was repealed by , .