Active service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a deck officer or junior engineer and active service counted on , for longevity pay, shall be credited to commissioned officers as active commissioned service for purposes of retirement and retirement pay.
Pub. L. 87–649, § 9(c)76 Stat. 49679 Stat. 131884 Stat. 2090(, , ; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, ; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 302 of Title 37Pub. L. 87–649, § 176 Stat. 451Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, by , , .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 15 of Pub. L. 87–649section 101 of Title 37Section effective , see , set out as a note preceding , Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
79 Stat. 1318section 851 of this title84 Stat. 2090section 851 of this titleCoast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Commerce to be known as Environmental Science Services Administration, and commissioned officers of Survey transferred to ESSA, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, , set out as a note under . The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce all functions of Coast and Geodetic Survey and Director of Survey. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established, and Commissioned Officer Corps of ESSA redesignated Commissioned Officer Corps of NOAA by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For further details, see note set out under .