§8634. Air Force band: may not be paid for performance outside air base

(a) Prohibition.-Except as provided in subsection (b), no Air Force band or member thereof may receive remuneration for furnishing music outside the limits of an air base in competition with local civilian musicians.

(b) Recordings.-(1) Any Air Force band designated as a special band may produce recordings for commercial sale.

(2) Amounts received as proceeds from the sale of any such recordings may be credited to applicable appropriations of the Department of the Air Force for expenses of Air Force bands.

(3) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations governing the accounting of such proceeds.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 532 ; Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, §327(c), 104 Stat. 1532 .)

The last six words are substituted for 10:905 (last 14 words).

Amendments

1990-Pub. L. 101–510 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "Except as provided in subsection (b), no" for "No", and added subsec. (b).

American Revolution Bicentennial; Recordings for Commercial Sale

Authorization for Air Force Band to participate in the production of a collection of recordings for commercial sale in connection with the American Revolution Bicentennial, and for Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts for the production and sale of the collection of recordings, see Pub. L. 93–571, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1868 , set out as a note under section 3634 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 974 of this title.