{"data":{"id":"us/33-u.s.c.-3044","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 U.S.C. § 3044","heading":"Retirement for length of service","body":"An officer who has completed 20 years of service, of which at least 10 years was service as a commissioned officer, may at any time thereafter, upon application by such officer and in the discretion of the President, be placed on the retired list.","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":"0f84fdceac6bf10eba79b5c6b47d0b3534ccb5c002dc0557ede6030e8f404689","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-u.s.c.-3043","next":"us/33-u.s.c.-3045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}