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HR 5426 113th Congress House

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2013

Official title: To reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 2014 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications AppropriationsAtmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightDepartment of Commerce
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Department of Health and Human ServicesEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMilitary personnel and dependentsNational symbolsPhysical fitness and lifestyleStudent aid and college costs
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 26, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 11, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Sep 9, 2014
Introduced in House
Sep 9, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action September 26, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes and amends authorities relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps).

Directs the Department of Commerce to prescribe obligated service requirements for appointments, training, promotions, separations, continuations, and retirement of officers not otherwise covered by law.

Revises provisions concerning appointment and promotion of officers, including by requiring certain reappointments and temporary appointments to be made only by the President.

Directs the Department to coordinate with the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promote and streamline inter-service transfers.

Establishes: (1) training, fitness, and academic standards; (2) membership criteria for personnel boards; and (3) guidelines for officer candidate appointments and a basic officer training program.

Applies specified rights and benefits of the Armed Forces to the NOAA Corps.

Establishes programs to provide financial assistance for student loans in exchange for active duty service obligations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1068 Related bill National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5426: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5426/
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