Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 939 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 939 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 39, 44 Stat. 1442; June 25, 1936, ch.
804, 49 Stat. 1921; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 32(b), 62 Stat.
991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 127, 63 Stat. 107; Oct. 28, 1949,
ch. 782, title XI, Sec. 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972; July 26, 1956, ch.
735, Sec. 7, 70 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 92-576, Sec. 17, Oct. 27, 1972,
86 Stat. 1262; Pub. L. 98-426, Sec. 27(a)(2), (c), Sept. 28, 1984,
98 Stat. 1654.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are set forth
in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See,
particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
Section 945 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was
repealed by Pub. L. 98-426, Sec. 25, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1654.
See section 944 of this title.
CODIFICATION
In subsec. (a) "chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5" substituted for "the Classification Act of 1949, as
amended" 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.
As originally enacted, subsec. (b) contained a reference to the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Act June 25, 1936,
substituted "the district court of the United States for the
District of Columbia" for "the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia", and act June 25, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949,
substituted "United States District Court for the District of
Columbia" for "district court of the United States for the District
of Columbia".
Former second sentence of subsec. (c), providing that the Federal
Board for Vocational Education should cooperate with the Employees'
Compensation Commission in such educational work has been omitted.
The functions of the Board were transferred to the Department of
the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Sec. 15, June 10, 1933, and then
to the Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1939, Secs.
201, 204, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424. The
Commission was abolished and its functions transferred to the
Federal Security Administrator and the Federal Board for Vocational
Education was abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1946, former
sections 3 and 8, respectively, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-426, Sec. 27(c), substituted
"Secretary" for "United States Employees' Compensation Commission".
See Transfer of Functions note set out under section 902 of this
title.
Subsecs. (b), (c)(2). Pub. L. 98-426, Sec. 27(a)(2), substituted
"Secretary" for "commission". See Transfer of Functions note set
out under section 902 of this title.
1972 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92-576 added par. (1) and
redesignated existing provisions as par. (2).
1956 - Subsec. (c). Act July 26, 1956, substituted
"rehabilitation" for "education" at end of first sentence, and
substituted last two sentences, relating to use of special fund
where necessary rehabilitation services are not available, and
availability of fund in amounts authorized annually for the
Department of Labor for former sentence which provided that "If any
surplus is left in any fiscal year in the fund provided for in
section 944 of this title, such surplus may be used in subsequent
fiscal years for the purposes of administration and investigation."
1949 - Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted
"Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, see section
28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98-426, set out as a note under section 901 of
this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-576 effective 30 days after Oct. 27,
1972, see section 22 of Pub. L. 92-576, set out as a note under
section 902 of this title.
REPEALS
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section,
was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept.
6, 1966, Sec. 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.
(!1) See References in Text note below.