§ 908. — Employment of reserves and retired members by foreign governments.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 37USC908]
TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 17--MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
Sec. 908. Employment of reserves and retired members by foreign
governments
(a) Congressional Consent.--Subject to subsection (b), Congress
consents to the following persons accepting civil employment (and
compensation for that employment) for which the consent of Congress is
required by the last paragraph of section 9 of article I of the
Constitution, related to acceptance of emoluments, offices, or titles
from a foreign government:
(1) Retired members of the uniformed services.
(2) Members of a reserve component of the armed forces.
(3) Members of the Commissioned Reserve Corps of the Public
Health Service.
(b) Approval Required.--A person described in subsection (a) may
accept employment or compensation described in that subsection only if
the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of State approve the
employment.
(c) Military Service in Foreign Armed Forces.--For a provision of
law providing the consent of Congress to service in the military forces
of certain foreign nations, see section 1060 of title 10.
(Added Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 3(6)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1304;
amended Pub. L. 102-25, title VII, Sec. 702(b)(1), (c), Apr. 6, 1991,
105 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1433(c), Nov.
30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title X,
Sec. 1070(d)(6), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2858.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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908................................... 37:801 (note). Aug. 17, 1977, Pub. L. 95-105, Sec.
509(a)-(c), 91 Stat. 859.
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In subsection (a), the words ``for which'' are substituted for
``with respect to which'' for clarity.
The text of section 509(c) of the Act of August 17, 1977, is omitted
as unnecessary because of the definitions in 37:101.
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-337 substituted ``1060'' for
``1058''.
1993--Pub. L. 103-160 inserted headings in subsecs. (a) and (b) and
added subsec. (c).
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-25 struck out ``of this section''
after ``subsection (b)''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-25 struck out ``of this section'' after
``subsection (a)''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 10 section 1060; title 22
section 3622.
