{"data":{"id":"us/33-u.s.c.-3029","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 U.S.C. § 3029","heading":"Temporary appointments","body":"(a) Appointments by PresidentTemporary appointments in the grade of ensign, lieutenant junior grade, or lieutenant may be made by the President. (b) TerminationA temporary appointment to a position under subsection (a) shall terminate upon approval of a permanent appointment for such position made by the President. (c) Order of precedenceAppointees under subsection (a) shall take precedence in the grade to which appointed in accordance with the dates of their appointments as officers in such grade. The order of precedence of appointees who are appointed on the same date shall be determined by the Secretary. (d) Any one gradeWhen determined by the Secretary to be in the best interest of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration, officers in any permanent grade may be temporarily promoted one grade by the President. Any such temporary promotion terminates upon the transfer of the officer to a new assignment.","path":["Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS","CHAPTER 43—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc33@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:09Z","sha256":"b7909ece2c05b636bde39f0756ce9bfd42b1191d2a6a3ad5c468e49b5746f76e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/33-u.s.c.-3028","next":"us/33-u.s.c.-3030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}