Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§3044 Retirement for Length of Service
Title 33 › CHAPTER 43 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › SUBCHAPTER III — SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS › § 3044
Summary
With 20 years of service, including at least 10 as a commissioned officer, a person may apply to retire, and the President may approve.
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Title 33, §3044
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An officer who has completed 20 years of service, of which at least 10 years was service as a commissioned officer, may at any time thereafter, upon application by such officer and in the discretion of the President, be placed on the retired list.
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Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 853l of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.
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Delegation of Functions Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of Commerce by section 1(f) of Ex. Ord. No. 11023, May 28, 1962, 27 F.R. 5131, as amended, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
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33 U.S.C. § 3044
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102