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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 25 — Personnel; General Provisions

§ 2510. Sea service letters

Statutory text

(a)

In General.—

The Secretary shall provide a sea service letter to a member or former member of the Coast Guard who—

(1)

accumulated sea service on a vessel of the Armed Forces (as such term is defined in section 527(e)); and

(2)

requests such letter.

(b)

Deadline.—

Not later than 30 days after receiving a request for a sea service letter from a member or former member of the Coast Guard under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide such letter to such member or former member if such member or former member satisfies the requirement under subsection (a)(1).

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. Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–281 title III § 305(b)(1) · 128 Stat. 3022

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 2510

    Added Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 305(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3044, § 428

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 305(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3044, § 428

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In general.— Title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 427 the following: “§ 428. Sea service letters “(a) In General.— The Secretary shall provide a sea service letter to a member or former member of the Coast Guard who— “(1) accumulated sea service on a vessel of the armed forces (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10); and “(2) requests such letter. “(b) Deadline.— Not later than 30 days after receiving a request for a sea service letter from a member or former member of the Coast Guard under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide such letter to such member or former member if such member or former member satisfies the requirement under subsection (a)(1).” .

  2. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 § 114(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 2510

    Pub. L. 115–282, § 114(b), renumbered section 428 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–282, § 114(b), renumbered section 428 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 25 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 334Grade on retirement2501 421Retirement2502 422Status of recalled personnel2503 423Computation of retired pay2504 424Limitations on retirement and retired pay2505 424aSuspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from the United States to avoid prosecution2506 425Board for Correction of Military Records deadline2507 426Emergency leave retention authority2508 427Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations2509 428Sea service letters2510 430Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees2511 431Leave policies for the Coast Guard2512 467Computation of length of service2513 432Personnel of former Lighthouse Service2531

  3. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 § 318(c) · 132 Stat. 4192

    1. Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 2510(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 115–282, § 318(c), substituted “Armed Forces” for “armed forces”

    2. Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 2510(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 115–282, § 318(c), substituted “section 527(e)” for “section 101(a) of title 10”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–282, § 318(c), substituted “Armed Forces” for “armed forces” and “section 527(e)” for “section 101(a) of title 10”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Conforming Amendments.— Section 2510(a)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “armed forces” and inserting “Armed Forces”; and (2) by striking “section 101(a) of title 10” and inserting “section 527(e)”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 114(b), renumbered section 428 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–282, § 318(c), substituted “Armed Forces” for “armed forces” and “section 527(e)” for “section 101(a) of title 10”.

Credits

2014–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2014Added Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 305(b)(1), , 128 Stat. 3044, § 428
  2. 2018renumbered § 2510 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b), title III, § 318(c), , 132 Stat. 4223, 4252.
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(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 305(b)(1), , 128 Stat. 3044, § 428; renumbered § 2510 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b), title III, § 318(c), , 132 Stat. 4223, 4252.)

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