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14 U.S.C. § 302 — Commandant; appointment
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**(a) appointment.—** 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized.The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Commandant for a period of four years, who shall act as Chief of the Coast Guard.
**(b) Reappointment.—** In time of war or during a national emergency declared by Congress, the Commandant may be reappointed for a term of not more than 4 years.
**(c) Term.—** The term of an appointment, and any reappointment, shall begin on June 1 of the appropriate year and end on May 31 of the appropriate year, except that, in the event of death, retirement, resignation, or reassignment, or when the needs of the Service demand, the Secretary may alter the date on which a term begins or ends if the alteration does not result in the term exceeding a period of 4 years. The Commandant shall be appointed from the officers on the active duty promotion list serving above the grade of captain who have completed at least ten years of active service as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard.
**(d) Grade.—** The Commandant while so serving shall have the grade of admiral.
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**(a) appointment.—** 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized.The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Commandant for a period of four years, who shall act as Chief of the Coast Guard.
**(b) Reappointment.—** In time of war or during a national emergency declared by Congress, the Commandant may be reappointed for a term of not more than 4 years.
**(c) Term.—** The term of an appointment, and any reappointment, shall begin on June 1 of the appropriate year and end on May 31 of the appropriate year, except that, in the event of death, retirement, resignation, or reassignment, or when the needs of the Service demand, the Secretary may alter the date on which a term begins or ends if the alteration does not result in the term exceeding a period of 4 years. The Commandant shall be appointed from the officers on the active duty promotion list serving above the grade of captain who have completed at least ten years of active service as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard.
**(d) Grade.—** The Commandant while so serving shall have the grade of admiral.
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The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Vice Commandant who shall rank next after the Commandant, shall perform such duties as the Commandant may prescribe and shall act as Commandant during the absence or disability of the Commandant or in the event that there is a vacancy in the office of Commandant. The Vice Commandant shall be selected from the officers on the active duty promotion list serving above the grade of captain. The Commandant shall make recommendation for such appointment. The Vice Commandant shall, while so serving, have the grade of admiral with pay and allowances of that grade. The appointment and grade of a Vice Commandant shall be effective on the date the officer assumes that duty, and shall terminate on the date the officer is detached from that duty, except as provided in [section 306(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section306/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The Secretary shall from time to time convene boards to recommend for continuation on active duty the most senior officers on the active duty promotion list serving in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) or rear admiral who have not previously been considered for continuation in that grade. Officers serving for the time being or who have served in or above the grade of vice admiral are not subject to consideration for continuation under this subsection, and as to all other provisions of this section shall be considered as having been continued at the grade of rear admiral. A board shall consist of at least 5 officers (other than the Commandant) serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral or as rear admirals previously continued. Boards shall be convened frequently enough to assure that each officer serving in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) or rear admiral is subject to consideration for continuation during a promotion year in which that officer completes not less than four or more than five years combined service in the grades of rear admiral (lower half) and rear admiral.
**(b)** The Secretary shall, based upon the needs of the service, furnish each board convened under this section with the number of officers to be considered for continuation on active duty. The number that may be recommended for continuation shall be not less than 50 per centum or more than 75 per centum of the number of officers being considered for continuation.
**(c)** The provisions of sections 2108, 2109, 2115, and 2117 of this title relating to selection and continuation boards shall to the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, apply to boards convened under this section.
**(d)** A board convened under this section shall submit its repor
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**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the Commandant may enlist persons for the duration of their minority or a period of at least two years but not more than six years.
**(b)** The Secretary shall prescribe the grades or ratings for persons enlisting in the Regular Coast Guard.
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 302
86–474, § 1(1), May 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 144; Pub. L.
92–451, § 1(1), Oct. 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 755; Pub. L.
97–417, § 2(1), Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2085; Pub. L.
98–557, § 15(a)(3)(B), (C), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat.
2865; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 514(a)(2), Nov. 8,
1985, 99 Stat. 628; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V,
§ 541(f)(4), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2766; Pub. L.
114–120, title II, § 201(a), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 33;
renumbered § 301, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b),
Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4196.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1949 ACT
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §§ 5, 9, 21 (Apr. 12,
1902, ch. 501, § 1, 32 Stat. 100; Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, § 2, 38
Stat. 801; May 18, 1920, ch. 190, § 8, 41 Stat. 603; June 5,
1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 879; Jan. 12, 1923, ch. 25, §§ 1, 2,
42 Stat. 1130; July 3, 1926, ch. 742, §§ 3, 9, 10, 44 Stat. 815,
817).
The grades of vice admiral and rear admiral are
added to make provision for the commissioned officer
personnel structure of the service as provided for in
this revision. The entire rating structure for enlisted
men is left to the administrative discretion of the Sec-
retary, as in the past, for reasons of flexibility.
The last two paragraphs of said section 5 are obsolete
and have been omitted.
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress,
House Report No. 557.
1956 ACT
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
41 ............
14:41.
34:135a(a) (less last
sentence, as appli-
cable to tem-
porary appoint-
ments).
Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 1(41), 63
Stat. 497.
May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 3(a)
(less 3d and last sentences,
as applicable to temporary
appointments), 68 Stat. 157.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3
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