§ 309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director

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. 1999

   Pub. L. 106–65 div. A title V § 557(a) · 113 Stat. 512

   Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 309

   Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 557(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 619, § 53

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 557(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 619, § 53

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Establishment.— Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director “(a) Establishment of Office; Director.— There is in the executive part of the Coast Guard an Office of the Coast Guard Reserve. The head of the Office is the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve. The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the principal adviser to the Commandant on Coast Guard Reserve matters and may have such additional functions as the Commandant may direct. “(b) Appointment.— The President, by and with the advice President. Congress. and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, from officers of the Coast Guard who— “(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service; “(2) are in a grade above captain; and “(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of Transportation. “(c) Term.— (1) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve holds office for a term determined by the President, normally two years, but not more than four years. An officer may be removed from the position of Director for cause at any time. “(2) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, while so serving, holds a grade above Captain, without vacating the officer’s permanent grade. “(d) Budget.— The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the official within the executive part of the Coast Guard who, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant, is responsible for preparation, justification, and execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Coast Guard Reserve. As such, the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the Coast Guard Reserve in those areas. “(e) Annual Report.— The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense an annual report on the state of the Coast Guard Reserve and the ability of the Coast Guard Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the Commandant and may be submitted in classified and unclassified versions.”.

2. 2002

   Homeland Security Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–296 title XVII § 1704(a) · 116 Stat. 2135

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 309(b)(3); 14 U.S.C. § 309(b)(d); 14 U.S.C. § 309(b)(e)

   Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b)(3), (d), (e). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Title 14, United States Code.— Title 14, United States Code, is amended in sections 1, 3, 53, 95, 145, 516, 666, 669, 673, 673a (as redesignated by subsection (e)(1)), 674, 687, and 688 by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

3. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 104(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 309

   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 53 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 53 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 3 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 41Grades and ratings301 44Commandant; appointment302 46Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant303 47Vice Commandant; appointment304 50Vice admirals305 51Retirement306 52Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade307 56Chief Acquisition Officer308 53Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director309 54Chief of Staff to President: appointment310 57Prevention and response workforces312 58Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response313 59Marine industry training program314 60Training course on workings of Congress315 98National Coast Guard Museum316 336United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director317

4. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 div. G title LXXII § 7201(b) · 139 Stat. 1675

   Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 309

   Pub. L. 119–60 renumbered section 309 of this title as this section, resulting in no change

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 119–60 renumbered section 309 of this title as this section, resulting in no change.

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