The President of the United States shall appoint seven commissioners, three of whom shall be selected from the Engineer Corps of the Army, one from the National Ocean Survey, and three from civil life, two of whom shall be civil engineers. And any vacancy which may occur in the commission shall in like manner be filled by the President of the United States; and he shall designate one of the commissioners appointed from the Engineer Corps of the Army to be president of the commission. The commissioners appointed under sections 641 to 644, 646, and 647 of this title, except those appointed from civil life, shall remain in office subject to removal by the President of the United States. Each commissioner appointed from civil life after , shall be appointed for a term of nine years.
June 28, 1879, ch. 43, § 221 Stat. 37Pub. L. 89–789, title II, § 20880 Stat. 1423Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(y)126 Stat. 1289(, ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 112–1662012— struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,” after “United States shall”.
Pub. L. 89–7891966— inserted “, except those appointed from civil life,” and provided a nine year term for each commissioner appointed from civil life after .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Pub. L. 112–166section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166section 113 of Title 6Amendment by effective 60 days after , and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see , set out as a note under , Domestic Security.
Executive Documents
Change of Name
79 Stat. 131884 Stat. 2090section 311 of Title 15Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with National Weather Bureau in 1965 to form Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, . Environmental Science Services Administration abolished in 1970 and its personnel, property, records, etc., transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, . By order of Acting Associate Administrator of National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, 35 F.R. 19249, , Coast and Geodetic Survey redesignated National Ocean Survey. See notes set out under , Commerce and Trade.
Transfer of Functions
64 Stat. 1263Functions of all officers of Department of Commerce and functions of all officers and employees of such Department transferred, with a few exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.