Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§3026 Appointments and promotions to permanent grades
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS › § 3026
Summary
The President makes most permanent appointments and promotions; for rear admiral (upper half) or higher, the President must get the Senate's approval.
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Title 33, §3026
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(a)Appointments in and promotions to all permanent grades, other than a grade described in subsection (b), shall be made by the President.
(b)Appointments in and promotions to the grade of rear admiral (upper half) or above shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 853i(a) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–60 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, inserted “, other than a grade described in subsection (b),” after “all permanent grades” and added subsec. (b). 2012—Pub. L. 112–166 struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that
Effective Date
, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 3026
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73