14 U.S.C. § 303
Vice Commandant; appointment
United States · Title 14 — COAST GUARD · Status: effective
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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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to amend titles 10, 14, 37, and 38, United States Code, to codify recent law and to improve the Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1993House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010House: 385–11Senate: no recorded tally
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018House: 239–173Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally