Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§3046 Retired Grade and Retired Pay
Title 33 › Chapter 43— NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › Subchapter III— SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS › § 3046
Summary
An officer who retires must be put on the retired list and paid at the highest satisfactory rank they held, including recalled, temporary, or permanent service. That happens only if the Secretary finds their performance satisfactory and, unless retired for disability, they met the Secretary’s time requirement.
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Title 33, §3046
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Each officer retired pursuant to law shall be placed on the retired list with the highest grade satisfactorily held by that officer while on active duty including active duty pursuant to recall, under permanent or temporary appointment, and shall receive retired pay based on such highest grade, if—
(1)the officer’s performance of duty in such highest grade has been satisfactory, as determined by the Secretary of the department or departments under whose jurisdiction the officer served; and
(2)unless retired for disability, the officer’s length of service in such highest grade is no less than that required by the Secretary of officers retiring under permanent appointment in that grade.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 853p and 857–2 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.
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33 U.S.C. § 3046
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60