10 U.S.C. § 9438 — Civilian faculty: number; compensation

(a) The Secretary of the Air Force may employ as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers at the Academy as the Secretary considers necessary. (b) The compensation of persons employed under this section is as prescribed by the Secretary. (c) The Secretary of the Air Force may, despite the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 or section 6101 of such title, prescribe for persons employed under this section the following: (1) The work schedule, including hours of work and tours of duty, set forth with such specificity and other characteristics as the Secretary determines appropriate. (2) Any premium pay^* or compensatory time off for hours of work or tours of duty in excess of the regularly scheduled hours or tours of duty.