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14 U.S.C. § 303 — Vice Commandant; appointment

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14 U.S.C. § 303 — Vice Commandant; appointment

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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14 U.S.C. § 302 — Commandant; appointment

**(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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14 U.S.C. § 334 — National Coast Guard Museum

**(a) Establishment.—** The Commandant may establish, accept, operate, maintain and support the Museum, on lands which will be federally owned and administered by the Coast Guard, and are located in New London, Connecticut. **(b) Use of Funds.—** The Secretary may expend funds appropriated to the Coast Guard on— (1) the design of a Museum; (2) engineering, construction, construction administration, and quality assurance services for a Museum, including construction, construction administration, and quality assurance services carried out by the Association; and (3) providing Federal financial assistance to the Association for the activities under subsection (d). **(c) Funding Plan.—** Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020 and at least 90 days before the date on which the Commandant accepts the Museum under subsection (f), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan for constructing, operating, and maintaining such Museum, including— (1) estimated planning, engineering, design, construction, operation, and maintenance costs; (2) the extent to which appropriated, nonappropriated, and non-Federal funds will be used for such purposes, including the extent to which there is any shortfall in funding for engineering, design, or construction; (3) an explanation of any environmental remediation issues related to the land associated with the Museum; and (4) a certification by a third party entity qualified to undertake such a certification process that the estimates provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) are reasonable and realistic. **(d)

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14 U.S.C. § 2151 — Rear admirals and rear admirals (lower half); continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement

**(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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14 U.S.C. § 304 — Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant

**(a)** (1) A Commandant who is not reappointed shall be retired with the grade of admiral at the expiration of the appointed term, 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). (2) A Vice Commandant who is retired while serving as Vice Commandant, after serving not less than 2 years as Vice Commandant, shall be retired with the grade of admiral, except as provided in section 306(d). **(b)** A Commandant or Vice Commandant who is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the grade of admiral. **(c)** An officer who is retired prior to the expiration of the officer’s term, while serving as Commandant or as an officer serving as Vice Commandant who has served less than 2 years as Vice Commandant, may, in the discretion of the President, be retired with the grade of admiral. **(d)** Retirement under this section is subject to [section 2501(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2501/a&num=0&edition=prelim).

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14 U.S.C. § 2304 — Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two

Any enlisted member who has reached the age of sixty-two shall be retired from active service.

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14 U.S.C. § 303 — Retirement of Commandant or Vice Com-

Page 13 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 303 1972—Pub. L. 92–451 substituted ‘‘above the grade of captain’’ for ‘‘in the grade of captain or above’’ in sec- ond sentence. 1966—Pub. L. 89–444 struck out provision that the po- sition of an officer appointed Commandant be filled by promotion according to law. 1963—Pub. L. 88–130 substituted ‘‘officers on the ac- tive duty promotion list serving in the grade of’’ for ‘‘active list of officers who hold a permanent commis- sion as’’, required qualifying period of 10 years commis- sioned service to be ‘‘active’’ service, and struck out ‘‘, pay, and allowances’’ before ‘‘of admiral’’. 1960—Pub. L. 86–474 substituted ‘‘active list of offi- cers’’ for ‘‘active list of line officers’’, ‘‘captain or above’’ for ‘‘commander or above’’, and ‘‘allowances of admiral’’ for ‘‘allowances of vice admiral’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 92–451 effective Oct. 2, 1972, except that continuation boards may not be held until one year thereafter, see section 3 of Pub. L. 92–451, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF HIGHER GRADE AND INCREASED PAY AND ALLOWANCES Pub. L. 86–474, § 2, May 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 146, provided that: ‘‘The increased grade of admiral for the Com- mandant and vice admiral for the Assistant Com- mandant [now Vice Commandant], including the pay and allowances applicable to such grades, shall be effec- tive on the first day of the month following enactment of this Act [May 14, 1960].’’ SAVINGS PROVISION Pub. L. 86–474, § 3, May 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 146, provided that: ‘‘Except as provided by section 2 [set out as a note under this section], the amendments by section 1 [amending sections 41, 42, 44, 46, 47, 186 to 191, 2

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