46 USC § 51316 - Temporary appointments to the Academy

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s51316"
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title: "46 USC § 51316 - Temporary appointments to the Academy"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "51316"
section_name: "Temporary appointments to the Academy"
chapter_number: 513
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Merchant Marine Service"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 110–417, div. C, title XXXV, § 3506(h)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4765.)"
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# § 51316. Temporary appointments to the Academy

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Maritime Administrator may appoint any present employee of the United States Merchant Marine Academy non-appropriated fund instrumentality to a position on the General Schedule of comparable pay. Eligible personnel shall be engaged in work permissibly funded by annual appropriations, and such appointments to the Civil Service shall be without regard to competition, for a term not to exceed 2 years.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 110–417, div. C, title XXXV, § 3506(h)(1), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4765.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The General Schedule, referred to in text, is set out under , Government Organization and Employees.