Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§3033 Suspension During War or Emergency
Title 33 › CHAPTER 43 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › SUBCHAPTER II — APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS › § 3033
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The President may suspend laws about promoting the Administration’s commissioned officers during war or an emergency declared by the President or by Congress.
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Title 33, §3033
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In time of emergency declared by the President or by the Congress, and in time of war, the President is authorized, in the President’s discretion, to suspend the operation of all or any part of the provisions of law pertaining to promotion of commissioned officers of the Administration.
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Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 853i(b) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.
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33 U.S.C. § 3033
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102