performance of duty

(4) “performance of duty” means only active service, and travel to and from that service, rendered in performance or support of operational missions of the Civil Air Patrol under direction of the Department of the Air Force and under written authorization by competent authority covering a specific assignment and prescribing a time limit for the assignment; and

Source

5 USC § 8141(b)(4)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter I) of this section.
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