Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§3072 Eligibility for Veterans Benefits and Other Rights, Privileges, Immunities, and Benefits Under Certain Provisions of Law
Title 33 › CHAPTER 43 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › SUBCHAPTER V — RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › § 3072
Summary
Active-duty officers of the Administration count as active military for benefits under Veterans Affairs laws, the SCRA, and section 410 of title 42 as it was before September 1, 1950; for those laws the Secretary of Commerce has the powers of the Secretary of Defense and military secretaries.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §3072
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(a)In general
Active service of officers of the Administration shall be deemed to be active military service for the purposes of all rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits under the following:
(1)Laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(2)The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act [50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.].
(3)Section 410 of title 42, as in effect before September 1, 1950.
(b)Exercise of authority
In the administration of the laws and regulations referred to in subsection (a), with respect to the Administration, the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments and their respective departments shall be exercised by the Secretary of Commerce.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, 54 Stat. 1178, which is classified principally to chapter 50 (§ 3901 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 857 and 857–3(a) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.
Amendments
2003—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–189 amended par. (2) generally substituting “The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act” for “The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 App. U.S.C. 501 et seq.)”.
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33 U.S.C. § 3072
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110