### Question
What does contingency operation mean?


### Answer
**Contingency operation** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 5737a*:

> given such term by section 1482a(c) of title 10.

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 5737a*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 57-TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE > SUBCHAPTER II-TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES; NEW APPOINTEES, STUDENT TRAINEES, AND TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES**

