[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 3CFR13341]

EO 13341

Further Amendment to Executive Order 11023, Providing for the Performance 
by the Secretary of Commerce of Certain Functions Relating to the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution 
          and the laws of the United States of America, including 
          section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby 
          ordered as follows:
          Section 1. As a result of the enactment of the National 
          Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 
          Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107	372), the following 
          conforming amendments are made to Executive Order 11023 of May 
          28, 1962, as amended:
          (a) In section 1(a), delete ``section 6(b) of the Coast and 
          Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 
          298; 33 U.S.C. 853e(b))'' and insert in lieu thereof: 
          ``section 223(b) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
          Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (Public 
          Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 3023(b))''.
          (b) In section 1(b), delete ``section 12(a) of the Coast and 
          Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948, as amended 
          (75 Stat. 506; 33 U.S.C. 853j	1(a))'' and insert in lieu 
          thereof: ``section 229(a) of the National Oceanic and 
          Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 
          2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 3029(a))''.
          (c) In section 1(c), delete ``section 12(b) of the Coast and 
          Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948, as amended 
          (75 Stat. 506; 33 U.S.C. 853j	1(b))'' and insert in lieu 
          thereof: ``section 229(b) of the National Oceanic and 
          Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 
          2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 3029(b))''.
          (d) In section 1(d), delete ``section 12(c) of the Coast and 
          Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948, as amended 
          (75 Stat. 506; 33 U.S.C. 853j	1(c))'' and insert in lieu 
          thereof: ``section 229(c) of the National Oceanic and 
          Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 
          2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 3029(c))''.
          (e) Section 1(e) shall be revised to read as follows: ``The 
          authority vested in the President by section 243(b) of the 
          National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
          Officer Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 
          3043(b)), to defer the retirement of an officer of the 
          National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration serving in a 
          rank above that of

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          captain who has attained 62 years of age, but such a deferment 
          may not extend beyond the first day of the month in which the 
          officer becomes 64 years of age.''
          (f) Section 1(f) shall be revised to read as follows: ``The 
          authority vested in the President by section 244 of the 
          National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
          Officer Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 
          3044), to retire from the active service any commissioned 
          officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
          Administration, upon his own application, who has completed 20 
          years of active service, of which at least 10 years was 
          service as a commissioned officer.''
          (g) In section 1(g), delete ``section 23(a) of the Coast and 
          Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948, as amended 
          (75 Stat. 506; 33 U.S.C. 853t(a))'' and insert in lieu 
          thereof: ``section 221(a)(4) of the National Oceanic and 
          Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 
          2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 3021(a)(4))''.
          (h) In section 1(h), delete ``section 1(1) of the Act of 
          December 3, 1942 (56 Stat. 1038; 33 U.S.C. 854a	1(1))'' and 
          insert in lieu thereof: ``section 230(b)(1) of the National 
          Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 
          Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 
          3030(b)(1))''.
          (i) In section 1(i), delete ``section 1(2) of the Act of 
          December 3, 1942 (56 Stat. 1038; 33 U.S.C. 854a	1(2))'' and 
          insert in lieu thereof: ``section 230(b)(2) of the National 
          Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 
          Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 
          3030(b)(2))''.
          (j) Section 1(j) shall be revised to read as follows: ``The 
          authority contained in section 230(b)(3) of the National 
          Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 
          Corps Act of 2002 (Public Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 3030(b)(3)), 
          to appoint temporarily in all grades to which original 
          appointments in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
          Administration are authorized to fill vacancies caused by 
          transfer of officers to the military departments.''
          (k) In section 1(k), delete ``section 16 of the Act of May 22, 
          1917 (40 Stat. 87; 33 U.S.C. 855)'' and insert in lieu 
          thereof: ``section 251 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
          Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (Public 
          Law 107	372; 33 U.S.C. 3061)'', and delete the word 
          ``personnel'' in the two places in which it appears and insert 
          in lieu thereof: ``officers''.
          Sec. 2. Section 1(m) is added to Executive Order 11023 to read 
          as follows: ``(m) The authority vested in the President by 
          Public Law 96	215, as amended (10 U.S.C. 716(a)), to transfer 
          any commissioned officer with his consent from his uniformed 
          service to, and appoint him in, the National Oceanic and 
          Atmospheric Administration, provided consent for the transfer 
          is given by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
          Homeland Security,

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          or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, 
          in accordance with joint regulations issued under that statute 
          establishing the policies and procedures for such transfers 
          and appointments.''

George W. Bush

The White House,

May 20, 2004.

Executive Order 13342 of June 1, 2004