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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 43 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps

§ 3027. General qualification of officers for promotion to higher permanent grade

Statutory text

No officer may be promoted to a higher permanent grade on the active list until the officer has passed a satisfactory mental and physical examination in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 107–372 title II § 227 · 116 Stat. 3078

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3027

    (Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 227, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3085.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 227, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3085.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 227. GENERAL QUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION TO HIGHER PERMANENT GRADE. No officer may be promoted to a higher permanent grade on the active list until the officer has passed a satisfactory mental and physical examination in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 854 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.

Credits

(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 227, , 116 Stat. 3085.)

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