[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 886 Referred in House (RFH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 886


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2003

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To ratify otherwise legal appointments and promotions in the 
      commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration that failed to be submitted to the Senate for its advice 
        and consent as required by law, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN NOAA APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND 
              ACTIONS.

    All action in the line of duty by, and all Federal agency actions 
in relation to (including with respect to pay, benefits, and 
retirement) a de facto officer of the commissioned corps of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was appointed or 
promoted to that office without Presidential action, and without the 
advice and consent of the Senate, during such time as the officer was 
not properly appointed in or promoted to that office, are hereby 
ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the law, and the 
President alone may, without regard to any other law relating to 
appointments or promotions in such corps, appoint or promote such a de 
facto officer temporarily, without change in the grade currently 
occupied in a de facto capacity, as an officer in such corps for a 
period ending not later than 180 days from the date of enactment of 
this Act.

            Passed the Senate July 10, 2003.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.