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Code · U.S. Code · Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · CHAPTER 43— NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS · SUBCHAPTER II— APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS · § 3023

§ 3023. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified

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If an officer in the grade of ensign is at any time found not fully qualified, the officer shall be separated from the commissioned service.
(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 223, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3085; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVII, § 11703(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4156; Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIV, § 8407, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1913.)
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  • Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 223
  • 116 Stat. 3085
  • 136 Stat. 4156
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIV, § 8407
  • 139 Stat. 1913
  • section 853e of this title
  • Pub. L. 107–372
  • Pub. L. 119–60
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 223
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