§864. Retirement of officers generally

All laws relating to the retirement of commissioned officers of the Navy shall, after May 18, 1920, apply to commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(May 18, 1920, ch. 190, §11, 41 Stat. 603 ; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)

Codification

Section is based on section 11 (words between the first semicolon and the proviso) of act May 18, 1920. Section 11 (words before the first semicolon) of the 1920 act, which was classified to section 860 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–649, §14(b), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 499 . Section 11 (proviso) of the 1920 act, which was classified to section 683 of former Title 10, Army; section 864a of this title; section 879b of former Title 34, Navy; section 4a of former Title 37, Pay and Allowances; and section 62 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare; was repealed by act Aug. 10, 1956 ch. 1041, §53, 70A Stat. 662.

Transfer of Functions

Coast 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. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 851 of this title. 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. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For further details, see note set out under section 851 of this title.