AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF NOAA CORPS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

SEC. 307. AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF NOAA CORPS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. [(a) Authorized Number.—Amends section 2 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a).] [(b) Officer Responsible for Commissioned Officers and Vessel Fleet.—Amends section 24(a) of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853u(a)).] (c) Relief From Moratorium on New Appointments.—The Secretary of Commerce immediately shall terminate the moratorium on new appointments of commissioned officers to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps.