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§3079a Treatment of Commission in Commissioned Officer Corps as Employment in Administration for Purposes of Certain Hiring Decisions

Title 33 › CHAPTER 43 — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS › SUBCHAPTER V — RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › § 3079a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the Secretary limits a job so only people already in career or career-conditional competitive-service jobs in the Administration can apply, an officer who has served at least three years in the Administration’s commissioned officer corps must be treated as if they are a career or career-conditional competitive-service employee for that hiring choice. If such an officer is picked, the Secretary must give them a career or career-conditional competitive-service appointment as appropriate. Competitive service — the meaning in 5 U.S.C. 2102.

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Title 33, §3079a

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(a)In general
In any case in which the Secretary accepts an application for a position of employment with the Administration and limits consideration of applications for such position to applications submitted by individuals serving in a career or career-conditional position in the competitive service within the Administration, the Secretary shall deem an officer who has served as an officer in the commissioned officer corps of the Administration for at least three years to be serving in a career or career-conditional position in the competitive service within the Administration for purposes of such limitation.
(b)Career appointments
If the Secretary selects an application submitted by an officer described in subsection (a) for a position described in such subsection, the Secretary shall give such officer a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service, as appropriate.
(c)Competitive service defined
In this section, the term “competitive service” has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5.

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33 U.S.C. § 3079a

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110