§ 8186. Technical institutions: detail of naval officers to promote knowledge of naval engineering and naval architecture

• (a) To promote a knowledge of naval engineering and naval architecture, the President, upon the application of any established scientific school or college in the United States, the Commonwealths or possessions, may detail a qualified officer of the Navy as a professor in that school or college. The number of officers detailed under this section may not exceed 25 at any one time.
• (b) The President may prescribe regulations for detailing such officers and may recall them when the public interest requires.