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title: "46 U.S.C. § 51317"
description: "Adjunct professors"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_name: "UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY"
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status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 51317 - Adjunct professors

## Text

(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.

(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.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2017—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3509(1)(A), struck out “and” at end. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3509(1)(B), substituted “; and” for period at end. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3509(2), struck out subsecs. (c) and (d) which related to limitation on number of contractors and reporting requirements, respectively.