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33 U.S.C. § 3005 — Number of authorized commissioned officers
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**(a) In general** The total number of authorized commissioned officers on the lineal list of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration shall not exceed 500.
**(b) Positions of importance and responsibility** Officers serving in positions designated under [section 3028 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3028&num=0&edition=prelim) and officers recalled from retired status or detailed to an agency other than the Administration—
(1) may not be counted in determining the total number of authorized officers on the lineal list under this section; and
(2) may not count against such number.
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**(a) In general** The total number of authorized commissioned officers on the lineal list of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration shall not exceed 500.
**(b) Positions of importance and responsibility** Officers serving in positions designated under [section 3028 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3028&num=0&edition=prelim) and officers recalled from retired status or detailed to an agency other than the Administration—
(1) may not be counted in determining the total number of authorized officers on the lineal list under this section; and
(2) may not count against such number.
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**(a) Designation of positions** The Secretary may designate positions in the Administration as being positions of importance and responsibility for which it is appropriate that officers of the Administration, if serving in those positions, serve in the grade of vice admiral, rear admiral, or rear admiral (lower half), as designated by the Secretary for each position.
**(b) Assignment of officers to designated positions** The Secretary may assign officers to positions designated under subsection (a).
**(c) Director of NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and Assistant Administrator for Marine and Aviation Operations** The President shall designate one position as responsible for oversight of the vessel and aircraft fleets and for the administration of the commissioned officer corps. The President shall fill that position by appointing, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an officer on the lineal list who has served, on the date of such appointment, in the grade of captain or above for not less than one year. For the specific purpose of administering the commissioned officer corps, that position shall carry the title of Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps. For the specific purpose of administering the vessel and aircraft fleets, that position shall carry the title of Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Marine and Aviation Operations.
**(d) Grade**
(1) **Temporary appointment to grade designated for position** — An officer assigned to a position under this section while so serving has the grade designated for that position, if appointed to that grade by the President.
(2) **Reversion to permanent grade** — An officer who has served in a grade above captain,
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 3003
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this title’’, meaning title II of Pub. L. 107–372, Dec. 19,
2002, 116 Stat. 3082, which is classified principally to
this chapter. For complete classification of this title to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
3001 of this title and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 857–1 of this title prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 107–372.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 117–263 added par. (8).
2020—Subsec. (b)(4) to (7). Pub. L. 116–259 added par.
(4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (6) as (5) to (7),
respectively.
§ 3003. Authorized number on the active list
(a) Annual strength on active list
The annual strength of the commissioned
corps in officers on the lineal list of active duty
officers of the corps shall be prescribed by law.
(b) Lineal list
The Secretary shall maintain a list, known as
the ‘‘lineal list’’, of officers on active duty. Offi-
cers shall be carried on the lineal list by grade
and, within grade, by seniority in grade.
(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 213, Dec. 19, 2002, 116
Stat. 3083.)
§ 3004. Strength and distribution in grade
(a) Grades
The commissioned grades in the commissioned
officer corps of the Administration are the fol-
lowing, in relative rank with officers of the
Navy:
(1) Vice admiral.
(2) Rear admiral.
(3) Rear admiral (lower half).
(4) Captain.
(5) Commander.
(6) Lieutenant commander.
(7) Lieutenant.
(8) Lieutenant (junior grade).
(9) Ensign.
(b) Grade distribution
The Secretary shall prescribe, with respect to
the distribution on the lineal list in grade, the
percentages
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