16 USC § 754 - Commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels of Service

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title: "16 USC § 754 - Commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels of Service"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "754"
section_name: "Commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels of Service"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(July 2, 1942, ch. 473, § 1, 56 Stat. 558; Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3, 70 Stat. 1120.)"
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# § 754. Commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels of Service

July 2, 1942section 5911 of title 5

On and after , commutation of rations (not to exceed $1 per man per day) may be paid to officers and crews of vessels of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and money accruing from commutation of rations on board vessels may be paid on proper vouchers to the persons having charge of the mess of such vessels; and , shall not be construed to require deductions from the salaries of officers and crews of vessels of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for quarters and rations furnished on vessels of said Service.

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**Source Credit**: (July 2, 1942, ch. 473, § 1, 56 Stat. 558; Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3, 70 Stat. 1120.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

“” substituted in text for “the Act of  ()” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, , see note set out under .

Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, eff. , 5 F.R. 2107, , succeeded by United States Fish and Wildlife Service established by , . See .

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.