33 U.S.C. § 3001 — Commissioned officer corps

Page 927 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 3002 Sec. 3022. Personnel boards. 3023. Separation of ensigns found not fully quali- fied. 3024. Promotion by selection to permanent grades above lieutenant (junior grade). 3025. Length of service for promotion purposes. 3026. Appointments and promotions to permanent grades. 3027. General qualification of officers for pro- motion to higher permanent grade. 3028. Positions of importance and responsibility. 3029. Temporary appointments. 3030. Temporary appointment or advancement of commissioned officers in time of war or na- tional emergency. 3031. Pay and allowances; date of acceptance of promotion. 3032. Service credit as deck officer or junior engi- neer for promotion purposes. 3033. Suspension during war or emergency. 3034. Officer candidates. 3035. Procurement of personnel. 3036. Career flexibility to enhance retention of offi- cers. SUBCHAPTER III—SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS 3041. Involuntary retirement or separation. 3042. Separation pay. 3043. Mandatory retirement for age. 3044. Retirement for length of service. 3045. Computation of retired pay. 3046. Retired grade and retired pay. 3047. Retired rank and pay held pursuant to other laws unaffected. 3048. Continuation on active duty; deferral of re- tirement. 3049. Recall to active duty. SUBCHAPTER IV—SERVICE OF OFFICERS WITH THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS 3061. Cooperation with and transfer to military de- partments. 3062. Relative rank of officers when serving with Army, Navy, or Air Force. 3063. Rules and regulations when cooperating with military departments. SUBCHAPTER V—RIGHTS AND BENEFITS 3071. Applicability of certain provisions of title 10. 3071a. Applicability of certain provisions of title 37. 3072. Eligibility for veterans benefits and other rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits under certain provisions of law. 3073. Medical and dental care. 3074. Commissary privileges. 3075. Authority to use appropriated funds for transportation and reimbursement of cer- tain items. 3076. Presentation of United States flag upon re- tirement. 3077. Education loan repayment program. 3078. Interest payment program. 3079. Student pre-commissioning education assist- ance program. 3079–1. Limitation on educational assistance. 3079a. Treatment of commission in commissioned officer corps as employment in Administra- tion for purposes of certain hiring decisions. 3079b. Shore leave for professional mariners. SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 3001. Commissioned officer corps There shall be in the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration a commissioned offi- cer corps. (Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 211, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3082.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2020 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 116–259, § 1(a), Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1153, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amend- ments Act of 2020’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 201, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3082, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter, amending section 1406 of Title 10, Armed Services, and section 2396 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Inter- course, repealing sections 853a to 853l, 853o, 853p to 853r, 853t to 854, 855, 856 to 857–5, 858, 864, and 874 of this title, amending provisions set out as a note under section 1293 of Title 10, and repealing provisions set out as notes under sections 853a and 857–1 of this title and sec- tion 101 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits] may be cited as the ‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002’.’’ § 3002. Definitions (a) Applicability of definitions in title 10 Except as provided in subsection (b), the defi- nitions provided in section 101 of title 10 apply to the provisions of this chapter. (b) Additional definitions In this chapter: (1) Active duty The term ‘‘active duty’’ means full-time duty in the active service of a uniformed serv- ice. (2) Grade The term ‘‘grade’’ means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or rank, that is es- tablished and designated as a grade by law or regulation. (3) Officer The term ‘‘officer’’ means an officer of the commissioned corps. (4) Officer candidate The term ‘‘officer candidate’’ means an indi- vidual who is enrolled in the basic officer training program of the Administration and is under consideration for appointment as an of- ficer under section 3021(a)(2)(A) of this title. (5) Flag officer The term ‘‘flag officer’’ means an officer serving in, or having the grade of, vice admi- ral, rear admiral, or rear admiral (lower half). (6) Secretary The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. (7) Administration The term ‘‘Administration’’ means the Na- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion. (8) Under Secretary The term ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. (Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 212, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3082; Pub. L. 116–259, title III, § 305(c), Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVII, § 11701, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4156.)