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33 U.S.C. § 3079b — Shore leave for professional mariners
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary may prescribe regulations relating to shore leave for professional mariners without regard to the requirements of [section 6305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Requirements** The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—
(1) require that a professional mariner serving aboard an ocean-going vessel be granted a leave of absence of 4 days per pay period; and
(2) provide that a professional mariner serving in a temporary promotion position aboard a vessel may be paid the difference between such mariner’s temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued while serving in the temporary promotion position.
**(c) Professional mariner defined** In this section, the term “professional mariner” means an individual employed on a vessel of the Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve in the engineering, deck, steward, electronic technician, or survey department.
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary may prescribe regulations relating to shore leave for professional mariners without regard to the requirements of [section 6305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Requirements** The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—
(1) require that a professional mariner serving aboard an ocean-going vessel be granted a leave of absence of 4 days per pay period; and
(2) provide that a professional mariner serving in a temporary promotion position aboard a vessel may be paid the difference between such mariner’s temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued while serving in the temporary promotion position.
**(c) Professional mariner defined** In this section, the term “professional mariner” means an individual employed on a vessel of the Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve in the engineering, deck, steward, electronic technician, or survey department.
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**(a)** After 24 months of continuous service outside the United States (or after a shorter period of such service if the employee’s assignment is terminated for the convenience of the Government), an employee may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the President, at a rate not to exceed 1 week for each 4 months of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) is for use in the United States, or if the employee’s place of residence is outside the area of employment, in its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(2) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6304/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) may not be made the basis for terminal leave or for a lump-sum payment.
**(b)** The President may authorize leave of absence to a chief of mission excepted from this subchapter by [section 6301(2)(xii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6301/2/xii&num=0&edition=prelim) for use in the United States and its territories or possessions. Leave so authorized does not constitute a leave system and may not be made the basis for a lump-sum payment.
**(c)** An officer, crewmember, or other employee serving aboard an oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, at a rate not to exceed 2 days for each 30 calendar days of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/v
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 3101
1 See References in Text note below.
116–259, which added this section, was enacted. Pub. L.
116–259 was approved Dec. 23, 2020.
Sections 201(a), 202(a), 203(a), and 305 (c) and (d), re-
ferred to in text, mean those respective sections of Pub.
L. 116–259.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer
Corps Amendments Act of 2020, and not as part of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 which com-
prises this chapter.
§ 3079a. Treatment of commission in commis-
sioned officer corps as employment in Ad-
ministration for purposes of certain hiring
decisions
(a) In general
In any case in which the Secretary accepts an
application for a position of employment with
the Administration and limits consideration of
applications for such position to applications
submitted by individuals serving in a career or
career-conditional position in the competitive
service within the Administration, the Sec-
retary shall deem an officer who has served as
an officer in the commissioned officer corps of
the Administration for at least three years to be
serving in a career or career-conditional posi-
tion in the competitive service within the Ad-
ministration for purposes of such limitation.
(b) Career appointments
If the Secretary selects an application sub-
mitted by an officer described in subsection (a)
for a position described in such subsection, the
Secretary shall give such officer a career or ca-
reer-conditional appointment in the competitive
service, as appropriate.
(c) Competitive service defined
In this section, the term ‘‘competitive serv-
ice’’ has the meaning given the t
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