§ 127A-21. United States property and fiscal officer.
§ 127A‑21. UnitedStates property and fiscal officer.
(a) The Governor of theState, in consultation with the Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety,shall appoint, designate, or detail, subject to the approval of the Secretaryof the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, a qualified commissionedofficer of the North Carolina National Guard who is also a commissioned officerof the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard ofthe United States, as the case may be, to be the United States property andfiscal officer for North Carolina. If the officer is not on active duty, thePresident may order him to active duty, with his consent, to serve as aproperty and fiscal officer.
(b) The status of theUnited States property and fiscal officer is that of a reserve commissionedofficer of the army or air force, as appropriate, on extended active duty anddetailed for duty with the National Guard Bureau for administrative purposes.In his capacity as United States property and fiscal officer, he will functionunder the direction of and cooperate fully with the State Adjutant General.
(c) The assumption andperformance of duties and responsibilities, pay and allowances, and otherpersonnel actions to include retention and retirement of an officer appointedand serving as the United States property and fiscal officer will be governedby regulations promulgated by the National Guard Bureau or pursuant toregulations promulgated by the secretary of the appropriate service. (1975, c. 604, s. 2; 1977,c. 70, s. 2; 2009‑281, s. 1.)