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15 U.S.C. § 312 — Employees
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The National Weather Service shall consist of such civilian employees as Congress may annually provide for and as may be necessary to properly perform the duties devolving on said Service by law.
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The National Weather Service shall consist of such civilian employees as Congress may annually provide for and as may be necessary to properly perform the duties devolving on said Service by law.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 1, 26 Stat. 653, as amended, relating to the establishment of a Weather Bureau in the Department of Commerce, was omitted because the Weather Bureau was consolidated with the Coast and Geodetic Survey to form a new agency in the Department to be known as the Environmental Science Services Administration, and the office of Chief of the Weather Bureau was abolished, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note below. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to the Secretary of Commerce all functions of the Bureau and the Chief of the Bureau.
Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out as a note under [section 1511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1511&num=0&edition=prelim), abolished the Environmental Science Services Administration, including the offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator, and established the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. By Department Organization Order 25–5A, republished 39 F.R. 27486, July 29, 1974, the Secretary of Commerce delegated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a number of functions vested in him, including his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of the Acting Associate Administrator, 35 F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, the following organizational names appearing in chapter IX of subtitle B of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to the Administration, were changed: Environmental Science Services Administration to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (ESSA to NOAA); Coast and Geodetic Survey to National Ocean Survey,
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–83, which authorized in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 250 commissioned officers on the active list as of September 30, 1999, was from title II of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 105–119, title II, Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2477.
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009–37.
Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–27; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.
Pub. L. 103–317, title II, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1741.
Pub. L. 103–121, title II, Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1170.
Pub. L. 102–395, title II, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1849.
Pub. L. 102–140, title II, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 799.
Pub. L. 101–515, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2104.
Pub. L. 101–162, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 992.
Pub. L. 100–459, title I, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2190.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(a) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329, 1329–4.
Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–42, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–42.
Pub. L. 99–180, title I, Dec. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 1138.
Pub. L. 98–411, title I, Aug. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 1548.
Pub. L. 98–166, title I, § 101, Nov. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 1074.
Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(d), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1867, 1869.
Pub. L. 97–92, § 101(h) [incorporating H.R
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In this title— 11 See References in Text note below.
(1) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency;
(2) the term “Agency” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(3) the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) those committees of the House of Representatives that the Speaker of the House of Representatives determines appropriate;
(4) the term “catastrophic incident” means any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including mass evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area;
(5) the term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security;
(6) the terms “emergency” and “major disaster” have the meanings given the terms in [section 5122 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5122&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “emergency management” means the governmental function that coordinates and integrates all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters;
(8) the term “emergency response provider” has the meaning given the term in [section 101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section101&num=0&edition=prelim);
(9) the term “Federal coordinating officer” means a Federal coordinating officer as described in [section 5143 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 312
I recommend that the Congress allow the accom-
panying reorganization plan to become effective.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON.
THE WHITE HOUSE, May 13, 1965.
§ 312. Employees
The National Weather Service shall consist of
such civilian employees as Congress may annu-
ally provide for and as may be necessary to
properly perform the duties devolving on said
Service by law.
(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 4, 26 Stat. 653; July 8, 1898,
No. 57, 30 Stat. 752; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff.
July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970
Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627,
84 Stat. 2090.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REPEALS
Joint Res. July 8, 1898, provided: ‘‘That the laws au-
thorizing the detail and assignment of the officers of
the Army to duty in the Weather Bureau be, and are
hereby, repealed.’’
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Office of Chief of Weather Bureau abolished and
Weather Bureau consolidated with Coast and Geodetic
Survey to form new agency in Department of Com-
merce known as Environmental Science Services Ad-
ministration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13,
1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under
section 311 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also trans-
ferred to Secretary of Commerce functions of Bureau
and Chief of Bureau. Subsequently, Environmental
Science Services Administration abolished and Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estab-
lished. By Department Organization Order 25–5A, Sec-
retary delegated to NOAA his functions under this
chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Ad-
ministrator of NOAA, organizational name of Weather
Bureau changed to National Weather Service. For fur-
ther details, see Codification note s
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