Sec. 11706. IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL MARINER STAFFING
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## SEC. 11706 IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL MARINER STAFFING ###
(a)In General Subtitle E of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3071 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 269B SHORE LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL MARINERS > > **[**[33 U.S.C. 3079b](/us/usc/t33/s3079b)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Under Secretary may prescribe regulations relating to shore leave for professional mariners without regard to the requirements of section 6305 of title 5, United States Code. > > > ### “(b) Requirements > > The regulations prescribed under subsection
(a)shall— > > > #### “(1) > > require that a professional mariner serving aboard an ocean-going vessel be granted a leave of absence of 4 days per pay period; and > > > #### “(2) > > provide that a professional mariner serving in a temporary promotion position aboard a vessel may be paid the difference between such mariner’s temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued while serving in the temporary promotion position. > > > ### “(c) Professional Mariner Defined > > In this section, the term ‘professional mariner’ means an individual employed on a vessel of the Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve in the engineering, deck, steward, electronic technician, or survey department.” > . ###
(b)Clerical Amendment The table of contents in section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes” (Public Law 107-372) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 269A the following:" “Sec. 269B. Shore leave for professional mariners.” ".
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