‘‘518. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain persons resid-
ing on islands in the continental United States.’’. 
SEC. 204. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST.—Section 42 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 42. Number and distribution of commissioned offi-
cers on active duty promotion list 
‘‘(a) MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER.—The total number of 
Coast Guard commissioned officers on the active duty pro-
motion list, excluding warrant officers, shall not exceed 
6,700; except that the Commandant may temporarily in-
crease that number by up to 2 percent for no more than 
60 days following the date of the commissioning of a Coast 
Guard Academy class. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES BY GRADE.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—The total number of commis-
sioned officers authorized by this section shall be dis-
tributed in grade in the following percentages: 0.375 
percent for rear admiral; 0.375 percent for rear admi-
ral (lower half); 6.0 percent for captain; 15.0 percent 
for commander; and 22.0 percent for lieutenant com-
mander. 
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe the percentages applicable to the grades of lieu-
tenant, lieutenant (junior grade), and ensign. 
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‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY
TO
REDUCE 
PERCENTAGE.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may reduce, as the needs of the Coast 
Guard require, any of the percentages set forth 
in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) shall apply that total percentage re-
duction to any other lower grade or combination 
of lower grades. 
‘‘(c) COMPUTATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall compute, 
at least once each year, the total number of commis-
sioned officers authorized to serve in each grade by 
applying the grade distribution percentages estab-
lished by or under this section to the total number of 
commissioned officers listed on the current active duty 
promotion list. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING
FRACTIONS.—Subject to sub-
section (a), in making the computations under para-
graph (1), any fraction shall be rounded to the near-
est whole number. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT
OF
OFFICERS
SERVING
OUT-
SIDE COAST GUARD.—The number of commissioned 
officers on the active duty promotion list below the 
rank of rear admiral (lower half) serving with other 
Federal departments or agencies on a reimbursable 
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basis or excluded under section 324(d) of title 49 shall 
not be counted against the total number of commis-
sioned officers authorized to serve in each grade. 
‘‘(d) USE OF NUMBERS; TEMPORARY INCREASES.— 
The numbers resulting from computations under subsection 
(c) shall be, for all purposes, the authorized number in each 
grade; except that the authorized number for a grade is tem-
porarily increased during the period between one computa-
tion and the next by the number of officers originally ap-
pointed in that grade during that period and the number 
of officers of that grade for whom vacancies exist in the next 
higher grade but whose promotion has been delayed for any 
reason. 
‘‘(e) OFFICERS SERVING COAST GUARD ACADEMY AND 
RESERVE.—The number of officers authorized to be serving 
on active duty in each grade of the permanent commis-
sioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy and of 
the Reserve serving in connection with organizing, admin-
istering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve 
components shall be prescribed by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
3 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 42 and inserting the following: 
‘‘42. Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty promotion 
list.’’. 
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SEC. 205. COAST GUARD PARTICIPATION IN THE ARMED 
FORCES RETIREMENT HOME (AFRH) SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1502 of the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 401) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the Assistant Commandant of the 
Coast Guard for Human Resources.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(E) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the 
Coast Guard.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 2772 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or, in the 
case of the Coast Guard, the Commandant’’ after 
‘‘concerned’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (c). 
(2) Section 1007(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘or, in the 
case of the Coast Guard, the Commandant’’ after 
‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4). 
SEC. 206. GRANTS TO INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANI-
ZATIONS. 
Section 149 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) GRANTS TO INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—After consultation with the Secretary of State, 
the Commandant may make grants to, or enter into cooper-
ative agreements, contracts, or other agreements with, inter-
national maritime organizations for the purpose of acquir-
ing information or data about merchant vessel inspections, 
security, safety, classification, and port state or flag state 
law enforcement or oversight.’’. 
SEC. 207. EMERGENCY LEAVE RETENTION AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 425 the 
following: 
‘‘§ 426. Emergency leave retention authority 
‘‘With regard to a member of the Coast Guard who 
serves on active duty, a duty assignment in support of a 
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