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PUBLIC LAW 8 7 - 2 3 3 - S E P T. 14, 1961

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Public Law 87-233 AN ACT September 14, 1961

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Coast and Geodetic Survey Commission e d Officers» Act of 1948, amendment. 62 Stat. 297. Active duty. Authorized number.

33 USC 853e.

Appointment and promotion.

33 USC 853/. 33 USC 852a, 852b, 851a, 854a854c, 864b, 864c. Motor v e h i c l e.

Original appointments. Regulations.

To amend the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948, as amended, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a853r), as amended, is further amended by: (a) Adding at the end of section 2 a new subsection reading as follows: "(e)- The total number of officers on active duty as authorized by law may be temporarily exceeded provided that the average number on active duty for the fiscal year shall not exceed the authorized number." (b) Amending section 6(a) to delete the proviso added by the Act of June 21, 1955 (ch. 172, 69 Stat. 169, sec. 4). (c) Redesignating section 12 as section 13. (d) Adding a new section 12 reading as follows: "SEC. 12. (a) Temporary appointment in the grade of ensign may be made by the President alone, provided such temporary appointment will be terminated at the close of the next regular session of the Congress unless confirmed by the Senate. "(b) Officers in the permanent grade of ensign may be temporarily promoted to and appointed in the grade of lieutenant junior grade by the President alone whenever vacancies exist in higher grades. "(c) When deemed necessary or desirable by the Secretary of Commerce to be in the best interest of the service, officers in any permanent grade may be temporarily promoted one grade by the President alone provided such temporary promotion will terminate upon the transfer of the officer to a new assignment, and further provided the number of officers holding temporary promotions under authority of this subsection shall not exceed the whole number nearest 11/^ per centum of the total number of officers authorized to be on active duty." (e) Redesignating section 13 as section 14, striking the word "thirty" and substituting the word "twenty" in lieu thereof. (f) Redesignating sections 20 and 21 as sections 21 and 22 respectively. (g) Adding a new section 20 reading as follows: "SEC. 20. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 209 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (ch. 314, 47 Stat. 405, 5 U.S.C. 73c) when any commissioned officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey is ordered to make a permanent change of station, one motor vehicle owned by him for his personal use may be transported to his new station on a Government-owned vessel or as otherwise authorized by law. Expenses incurred by virtue of this subsection shall be payable from the appropriation available for transportation of household effects." (h) Adding a new section 23 as follows: "SEC. 23. (a) Original appointments may be made in grades up to and including lieutenant after passage of a mental and physical examination given in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided, That the President, under such regulations as he may prescribe, may revoke the commission of any officer appointed under this section during his first three years of service if he is found not qualified for the service. "(b) Any person appointed under authority of this section shall be placed on the lineal list of active duty officers in a position com-

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