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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 23 — Personnel; Enlisted

§ 2301. Recruiting campaigns

Statutory text

The Secretary shall initiate and carry forward an intensified voluntary enlistment campaign to obtain the required personnel strengths.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 7(a), 70A Stat. 620, § 350 · 70A Stat. 620

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 2301

    Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 7(a), 70A Stat. 620, § 350

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 7(a), 70A Stat. 620, § 350

  2. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 113(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 2301

    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 350 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 350 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 23 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 350Recruiting campaigns2301 351Enlistments; term, grade2302 352Promotion2303 353Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two2304 354Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service2305 355Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service2306 357Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay2307 359Recall to active duty during war or national emergency2308 360Recall to active duty with consent of member2309 361Relief of retired enlisted member promoted while on active duty2310 362Retirement in cases where higher grade or rating has been held2311 365Extension of enlistments2312 366Retention beyond term of enlistment in case of disability2313 367Detention beyond term of enlistment2314 369Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract2315 370Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment2316 371Aviation cadets; procurement; transfer2317 372Aviation cadets; benefits2318 374Critical skill training bonus2319

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
35034:187 (as made applicable to Coast Guard by 34:189).34:189 (as applicable to 34:187).50 App.:470 (last sentence).Oct. 6, 1945, ch. 393, §§ 2 (as made applicable to Coast Guard by § 13), 13 (as applicable to § 2), 59 Stat. 538, 542.June 24, 1948, ch. 625, § 20 (last sentence), 62 Stat. 627; Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1059, § 1(14), 64 Stat. 1074.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 350 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Partnership Program To Diversify Coast Guard

Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11246, , 136 Stat. 4046, provided that:

“(a)

Establishment.—

The Commandant [of the Coast Guard] shall establish a program for the purpose of increasing the number of individuals in the enlisted ranks of the Coast Guard who are—

“(1)

underrepresented minorities; or

“(2)

from rural areas.

“(b)

Partnerships.—

In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Commandant shall—

“(1)

seek to enter into 1 or more partnerships with eligible institutions—

“(A)

to increase the visibility of Coast Guard careers;

“(B)

to promote curriculum development—

“(i)

to enable acceptance into the Coast Guard; and

“(ii)

to improve success on relevant exams, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; and

“(C)

to provide mentoring for students entering and beginning Coast Guard careers; and

“(2)

enter into a partnership with an existing Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for the purpose of promoting Coast Guard careers.

“(c)

Definitions.—

In this section:

“(1)

Eligible institution.—

The term ‘eligible institution’ means an institution—

“(A)

that is—

“(i)

an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or

“(ii)

a junior or community college (as such term is defined in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058)[)]; and

“(B)

that is—

“(i)

a part B institution (as such term is defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061));

“(ii)

a Tribal College or University (as such term is defined in section 316(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)));

“(iii)

a Hispanic-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 502 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a));

“(iv)

an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)));

“(v)

a Predominantly Black institution (as such term is defined in section 371(c) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)));

“(vi)

an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in section 320(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))); or

“(vii)

a Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in section 319(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)).

“(2)

Rural area.—

The term ‘rural area’ means an area that is outside of an urbanized area, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.”

Credits

1956–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 1956Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 7(a), 70A Stat. 620, § 350
  2. 2018renumbered § 2301, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 113(b), , 132 Stat. 4221.
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(Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 7(a), 70A Stat. 620, § 350; renumbered § 2301, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 113(b), , 132 Stat. 4221.)

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