Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§3063 Rules and regulations when cooperating with military departments
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - SERVICE OF OFFICERS WITH THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS › § 3063
Summary
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce must work together to write rules that say what the Administration must do in war and how it will work with military departments in peacetime to get ready. The rules only take effect if both Secretaries approve them and can include procedures for reports and communications.
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Title 33, §3063
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(a)The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly prescribe regulations—
(1)governing the duties to be performed by the Administration in time of war; and
(2)providing for the cooperation of the Administration with the military departments in time of peace in preparation for its duties in time of war.
(b)Regulations under subsection (a) shall not be effective unless approved by each of those Secretaries.
(c)Regulations under subsection (a) may provide procedures for making reports and communications between a military department and the Administration.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 858 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.
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33 U.S.C. § 3063
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73