14 USC 2771: Attendance at professional meetings
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14 USC 2771: Attendance at professional meetings Text contains those laws in effect on May 5, 2024
From Title 14-COAST GUARDSUBTITLE II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 27-PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITSSUBCHAPTER III-PAYMENTS

§2771. Attendance at professional meetings

Coast Guard personnel may be directed to attend meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other similar organizations and may be reimbursed for expenses thereby incurred at the rates authorized by law.

(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 532 , §471; renumbered §2771, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

It is believed that the authority contained in this section will greatly benefit the Government in providing better trained personnel. A similar provision was enacted for personnel of the Navy in 1946 (see title 5, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §421c). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018-Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 471 of this title as this section.