---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 523"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "523"
heading: "Employment of civilian personnel"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/523"
units:
  - "Chapter 20 — Wind Tunnels"
  - "Subchapter II — Air Engineering Development Center"
---

# §523. Employment of civilian personnel


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)[^1] of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 ([5 U.S.C. 947(g)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(/us/usc/t5/s947/g))).


## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

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

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 14(a) of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 947(g)), referred to in text, was repealed by act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301(85), 64 Stat. 843.