2018 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Subtitle I - Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration
Chapter 3 - Composition and Organization
Sec. 301 - Grades and ratings
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§301. Grades and ratings | ||||||
In the Coast Guard there shall be admirals (two); vice admirals; rear admirals; rear admirals (lower half); captains; commanders; lieutenant commanders; lieutenants; lieutenants (junior grade); ensigns; chief warrant officers; cadets; warrant officers; and enlisted members. Enlisted members shall be distributed in ratings established by the Secretary. |
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(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 497, §41; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §§6, 53, 70A Stat. 620, 679; Pub. L. 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.) |
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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 Secretary, 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.
A prior section 301, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 518, related to permanent appointment of warrant officers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 88–130, §1(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 177. See section 571 et seq. of Title 10, Armed Forces. AMENDMENTS2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 41 of this title as this section. 2016—Pub. L. 114–120 substituted "admirals (two);" for "an admiral,". 1994—Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "chief warrant officers; cadets; warrant officers;" for "chief warrant officers, W–4; chief warrant officers, W–3; chief warrant officers, W–2; cadets; warrant officers, W–1;". 1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "rear admirals (lower half)" for "commodores". 1984—Pub. L. 98–557 substituted "members" for "men" in two places. 1983—Pub. L. 97–417 inserted "commodores;" after "rear admirals;". 1972—Pub. L. 92–451 substituted "vice admirals" for "a vice admiral". 1960—Pub. L. 86–474 inserted the grade of admiral. 1956—Act Aug. 10, 1956, repealed and reenacted section by general amendment thereby substituting "chief warrant officers, W–4; chief warrant officers, W–3; chief warrant officers, W–2" for "commissioned warrant officers", and "warrant officers, W–1" for "warrant officers". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 103–337 effective on the first day of the fourth month beginning after Oct. 5, 1994, see section 541(h) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 571 of Title 10, Armed Forces. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENTAmendment 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. |
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Title 14 - COAST GUARD SUBTITLE I - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 3 - COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION Sec. 301 - Grades and ratings |
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32 Stat. 100 38 Stat. 801 41 Stat. 603, 879 42 Stat. 1130 44 Stat. 815 63 Stat. 497, 518 68 Stat. 157 74 Stat. 144 77 Stat. 177 86 Stat. 755 96 Stat. 2085 98 Stat. 2865 99 Stat. 628 108 Stat. 2766 130 Stat. 33 132 Stat. 4196 |
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Public Law 86-474, Public Law 88-130, Public Law 92-451, Public Law 97-417, Public Law 98-557, Public Law 99-145, Public Law 103-337, Public Law 114-120, Public Law 115-282 |