33 USC § 3035 - Procurement of personnel

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s3035"
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title: "33 USC § 3035 - Procurement of personnel"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "3035"
section_name: "Procurement of personnel"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 235, as added Pub. L. 116–259, title III, § 306(a), Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1174.)"
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# § 3035. Procurement of personnel

The Secretary may take such measures as the Secretary determines necessary in order to obtain recruits for the commissioned officer corps of the Administration, including advertising.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 235, as added Pub. L. 116–259, title III, § 306(a), Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1174.)