2020 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 43 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
Subchapter III - Separation and Retirement of Officers
Sec. 3041 - Involuntary retirement or separation
| 33 U.S.C. § 3041 (2020) |
| §3041. Involuntary retirement or separation |
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(a) Transfer of officers to retired list; separation from service
As recommended by a personnel board convened under section 3022 of this title— (1) an officer in the permanent grade of captain or commander may be transferred to the retired list; and (2) an officer in the permanent grade of lieutenant commander, lieutenant, or lieutenant (junior grade) who is not qualified for retirement may be separated from the service. In any fiscal year, the total number of officers selected for retirement or separation under subsection (a) plus the number of officers retired for age may not exceed the whole number nearest 4 percent of the total number of officers authorized to be on the active list, except as otherwise provided by law. (c) Effective date of retirements and separationsA retirement or separation under subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month beginning after the date on which the Secretary approves the retirement or separation, except that if the officer concerned requests an earlier retirement or separation date, the date shall be as determined by the Secretary. (d) Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons (1) In generalIf the Secretary determines that the evaluation of the medical condition of an officer requires hospitalization or medical observation that cannot be completed with confidence in a manner consistent with the officer's well-being before the date on which the officer would otherwise be required to retire or be separated under this section, the Secretary may defer the retirement or separation of the officer. A deferment may only be made with the written consent of the officer involved. If the officer does not provide written consent to the deferment, the officer shall be retired or separated as scheduled. A deferment of retirement or separation under this subsection may not extend for more than 30 days after completion of the evaluation requiring hospitalization or medical observation. |
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(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, §241, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3088; Pub. L. 116–259, title IV, §401, Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1177.) |
| EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 853g of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372. AMENDMENTS2020—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–259 added subsec. (d). |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
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| Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 43 - NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS SUBCHAPTER III - SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS Sec. 3041 - Involuntary retirement or separation |
| section 3041 |
| 2020 |
| January 13, 2021 |
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| standard |
| 116 Stat. 3088 134 Stat. 1177 |
| Public Law 107-372, Public Law 116-259 |
