§ 873. — Extra compensation for instrument observers, recorders and other Federal employees for oceanographic, seismographic and magnetic observations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC873]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17--NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 873. Extra compensation for instrument observers, recorders
and other Federal employees for oceanographic, seismographic and
magnetic observations
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.
(July 22, 1947, ch. 286, Sec. 2, 61 Stat. 400; Pub. L. 86-397, Sec. 1,
Mar. 28, 1960, 74 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 88-448, title IV, Sec. 401(l), Aug.
19, 1964, 78 Stat. 491.)
Codification
``Section 5533 of title 5'' substituted in text for ``section 301 of
the Dual Compensation Act [5 U.S.C. 3105]'' on authority of Pub. L. 89-
554, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which
enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
1964--Pub. L. 88-448 inserted ``and without regard to section 301 of
the Dual Compensation Act''.
1960--Pub. L. 86-397 substituted ``Secretary of Commerce'' for
``Coast and Geodetic Survey'' and ``instrument observer or recorder''
for ``bombers or fathometer readers,'' inserted reference to employees
tending magnetographs, and authorized Secretary to establish rates of
compensation.
Effective Date of 1964 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 88-448 effective on first day of first month
which begins later than the ninetieth day following Aug. 19, 1964, see
section 403 of Pub. L. 88-448.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 5 section 5533.
