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PUBLIC LAW 8 9 - J U N E 21, 1955

Public Law 89

169 CHAPTER 172

AN ACT To increase the efficiency of the Const and (Jeodetic Survey, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of JRepreyentatinen of the Ignited States of America in Congress assembled. That the Act of Marcli 4, 1907 (ch. 2918, sec. 1, 81 Stat. 1322) as amended (33 U.S.C. 862), is further amended to read as follows: "Commissioned officers, ships officers, members of crews of vessels, and field employees of the Ignited States Coast and Geodetic Survey are authorized to make assignments or allotments of their pay under such regulations as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe." SKC. 2. (a) The last proviso of the first paragraph of section 16, Act of May 22, 1917 (10 Stat. 88; 33 U.S.C. 854), is amended to read as follows: "No person shall be apj^ointed ensign and no commissioned officer shall be promoted to a higher permanent grade on the active list until he has passed a satisfactory mental and physical examination in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce." (b) Section 16 of the Act of Miiy 22, 1917 (40 Stat. 88; 33 U. S. (1 8r)6), is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the third paragraph and substituting therefor the following: "When serving with the Army, Navy, or Air Force, commissioned officers of the Coast and Ceodetic Survey shall rank with and after officers of corresponding grade in the Army, Xavy, or Air Force of the same length of service in grade." SEC. 3. (a) The second proviso of section 2b of the Act of January 19, 1942 (56 Stat. 7; 33 XL S. C. 854a (b)), as amended, is further amended by inserting a period after the word "engineer" and deleting the words "in excess of one year" which appear at the end of the in'oviso. (b) Section 8 of the Act of January 19, 1942 (56 Stat. 8), as amended (33 V. S. C. 852b), is further amended to read as follows: "The Assistant Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be ajjpointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the active list of commissioned officers of the Coast and (xeodetic Survey not below the rank of commander, for a term of four years, and may be reappointed for further periods of four years each: Provided, That the appointment of the Assistant Director shall termii^ate six months after the appointment of a new Director. His appointment shall create a vacancy and, while holding said office, he shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a rear admiral (lower half). "Any officer who may be retired while serving as Director or Assistant Director, or who has or shall have served four years as Director or Assistant Director and is retired after completion of such service vvhile serving in a lower rank or grade, shall be retired with the rank, pay, and allowances authorized by law for the highest grade or rank held by him as Director or Assistant Director: Provided, That any officer, upon expiration of his ajjpointment as Director or Assistant Director, shall, unless reappointed, revert to the grade and number that he would have occupied had he not served as Director or Assistant Director and such officer shall be an extra number in his grade." SEC. 4, (a) Section 6(a) of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of June 3, 1948 (62 Stat. 298; 33 U.S.C. 853e) is amended by changing the period to a colon at the end thereof and adding the following: '•''Provided, That whenever there are vacancies

June 21. 1955 [H. R. 5398]

Coast and Geodetic Survey. P a y allotments.

Examination for officers.

Service with Armed Forces. Rank.

Service credit.

A s s i s t a n t Director. Appointment, etc.

Ensigns. Promotion.

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