§ 312. — Employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC312]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 9--NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Sec. 312. Employees
The National Weather Service shall consist of such civilian
employees as Congress may annually provide for and as may be necessary
to properly perform the duties devolving on said Service by law.
(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, Sec. 4, 26 Stat. 653; July 8, 1898, No. 57, 30
Stat. 752; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79
Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84
Stat. 2090.)
Repeals
Joint Res. July 8, 1898, provided: ``That the laws authorizing the
detail and assignment of the officers of the Army to duty in the Weather
Bureau be, and are hereby, repealed.''
Transfer of Functions
Office of Chief of Weather Bureau abolished and Weather Bureau
consolidated with Coast and Geodetic Survey to form new agency in
Department of Commerce known as Environmental Science Services
Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R.
8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under section 311 of this title.
The Reorg. Plan also transferred to Secretary of Commerce functions of
Bureau and Chief of Bureau. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services
Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration established. By Department Organization Order 25-5A,
Secretary delegated to NOAA his functions under this chapter of the
Code. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organizational
name of Weather Bureau changed to National Weather Service. For further
details, see Codification note set out under section 311 of this title.
