---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 U.S.C. § 3063"
title: "33"
title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
number: "3063"
heading: "Rules and regulations when cooperating with military departments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/33/3063"
units:
  - "Chapter 43 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps"
  - "Subchapter IV — Service of Officers with the Military Departments"
---

# §3063. Rules and regulations when cooperating with military departments

- (a) **Joint regulations—** The [Secretary](/usc/33/3002.md?p=b-6) of Defense and the [Secretary](/usc/33/3002.md?p=b-6) of Commerce shall jointly prescribe regulations—
  - (1) governing the duties to be performed by the [Administration](/usc/33/3002.md?p=b-7) in time of war; and
  - (2) providing for the cooperation of the [Administration](/usc/33/3002.md?p=b-7) with the military departments in time of peace in preparation for its duties in time of war.
- (b) **Approval—** Regulations under [subsection (a)](#a) shall not be effective unless approved by each of those [Secretaries](/usc/33/3002.md?p=b-6).
- (c) **Communications—** Regulations under [subsection (a)](#a) may provide procedures for making reports and communications between a military department and the [Administration](/usc/33/3002.md?p=b-7).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 253, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3091.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 858 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–372.