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14 U.S.C. § 2101

Original appointment of permanent commissioned officers

United States · Title 14 — COAST GUARD · Status: effective

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14 U.S.C. § 2101, Original appointment of permanent commissioned officers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439470
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The President may appoint permanent commissioned officers in the Regular Coast Guard in grades appropriate to their qualification, experience, and length of service, as the needs of the Coast Guard may require, from among the following categories:

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 98-557(S. 2526)1984-10-30
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-241(H.R. 889)2006-07-11
    Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006
    House: 413–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-213(H.R. 2838)2012-12-20
    Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-282(S. 140)2018-12-04
    Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
    House: 239–173Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021