Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110

§3005 Number of Authorized Commissioned Officers

Title 33 › CHAPTER 43 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3005

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Limits the number of commissioned officers on the Administration’s official lineal list to no more than 500. Officers in positions designated under section 3028, and officers recalled from retirement or temporarily assigned to another agency, are not included in and do not count against that 500.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §3005

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(a)In general

The total number of authorized commissioned officers on the lineal list of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration shall not exceed 500.

(b)Positions of importance and responsibility

Officers serving in positions designated under section 3028 of this title and officers recalled from retired status or detailed to an agency other than the Administration—

(1)may not be counted in determining the total number of authorized officers on the lineal list under this section; and

(2)may not count against such number.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 853a of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.

Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–259 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to number of authorized commissioned officers effective Oct. 1, 2009. 2008—Pub. L. 110–386 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be on the lineal list of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration— “(1) 270 officers for fiscal year 2003; “(2) 285 officers for fiscal year 2004; and “(3) 299 officers for fiscal year 2005.”

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 3005

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110