33 U.S.C. § 873 — Extra compensation for instrument observers, recorders and other Federal employees for oceanographic, seismographic and magnetic observations
submitted 79 years ago by ch. 286 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 64 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Commerce may pay extra compensation to specified vessel crews and federal employees who perform observation duties.
The Secretary of Commerce may pay extra compensation, at rates he sets, to vessel crew members assigned as instrument observers or recorders and to other Federal employees observing tides or currents or tending seismographs or magnetographs. Section 5533 of title 5 does not limit these payments.
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to pay extra compensation to members of crews of vessels when assigned duties as instrument observer or recorder, and to employees of other Federal agencies while observing tides or currents, or tending seismographs or magnetographs, at such rates as may be specified from time to time by him and without regard to section 5533 of title 5.
Source credit: (July 22, 1947, ch. 286, § 2, 61 Stat. 400; Pub. L. 86–397, § 1, Mar. 28, 1960, 74 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 88–448, title IV, § 401(l), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 491.)
- 1947Enacted · Act of July 22, 1947, ch. 286 · 61 Stat. 400
- 1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-397 · 74 Stat. 11
- 1964Amended · Pub. L. 88-448 · 78 Stat. 491
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 286 on 1947-07-22.
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