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‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary may transfer to the Coast 
Guard Reserve, and may order to active duty for such pe-
riod of time as the Secretary prescribes (but not to exceed 
four years), a cadet who breaches an agreement under 
subsection (a). The period of time for which a cadet is 
ordered to active duty under this paragraph may be deter-
mined without regard to section 651(a) of title 10. 
‘‘(2) A cadet who is transferred to the Coast Guard 
Reserve under paragraph (1) shall be transferred in an 
appropriate enlisted grade or rating, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a cadet shall 
be considered to have breached an agreement under sub-
section (a) if the cadet is separated from the Coast Guard 
Academy under circumstances which the Secretary deter-
mines constitute a breach by the cadet of the cadet’s 
agreement to complete the course of instruction at the 
Coast Guard Academy and accept an appointment as a 
commissioned officer upon graduation from the Coast 
Guard Academy. 
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to 
carry out this section. Those regulations shall include— 
‘‘(1) standards for determining what con-
stitutes, for the purpose of subsection (b), a breach 
of an agreement under subsection (a); 
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‘‘(2) procedures for determining whether such a 
breach has occurred; and 
‘‘(3) standards for determining the period of 
time for which a person may be ordered to serve on 
active duty under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) In this section, ‘commissioned service obliga-
tion’, with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the 
Academy, means the period beginning on the date of the 
officer’s appointment as a commissioned officer and end-
ing on the sixth anniversary of such appointment or, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, any later date up to the 
eighth anniversary of such appointment. 
‘‘(e)(1) This section does not apply to a cadet who 
is not a citizen or national of the United States. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a cadet who is a minor and who 
has parents or a guardian, the cadet may sign the agree-
ment required by subsection (a) only with the consent of 
the parent or guardian. 
‘‘(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the 
terms of the obligation to serve as specified under section 
(a), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection 
(b), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37.’’; and 
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(D) by inserting before section 1941 (as so 
redesignated and transferred under subsection 
(b)) the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 182 of title 
14, United States Code, is repealed. 
SEC. 111. PART II. 
Part II of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the part designation, the part heading, and the 
table of chapters at the beginning. 
SEC. 112. CHAPTER 21. 
(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa-
tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 
beginning and inserting the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 21—PERSONNEL; OFFICERS 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2101. Original appointment of permanent commissioned officers. 
‘‘2102. Active duty promotion list. 
‘‘2103. Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty pro-
motion list. 
‘‘2104. Appointment of temporary officers. 
‘‘2105. Rank of warrant officers. 
‘‘2106. Selection boards; convening of boards. 
‘‘2107. Selection boards; composition of boards. 
‘‘2108. Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board. 
‘‘2109. Selection boards; oath of members. 
‘‘2110. Number of officers to be selected for promotion. 
‘‘2111. Promotion zones. 
‘‘2112. Promotion year; defined. 
‘‘2113. Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion. 
‘‘2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska. 
‘‘2115. Selection boards; information to be furnished boards. 
‘‘2116. Officers to be recommended for promotion. 
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‘‘2117. Selection boards; reports. 
‘‘2118. Selection boards; submission of reports. 
‘‘2119. Failure of selection for promotion. 
‘‘2120. Special selection boards; correction of errors. 
‘‘2121. Promotions; appointments. 
‘‘2122. Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion. 
‘‘2123. Promotions; acceptance; oath of office. 
‘‘2124. Promotions; pay and allowances. 
‘‘2125. Wartime temporary service promotions. 
‘‘2126. Promotion of officers not included on active duty promotion list. 
‘‘2127. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency. 
‘‘2128. Recall to active duty with consent of officer. 
‘‘2129. Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve officers. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; 
SEPARATION FOR CAUSE 
‘‘2141. Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned serv-
ice. 
‘‘2142. Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of selection for 
promotion. 
‘‘2143. Regular lieutenants; separation for failure of selection for promotion; 
continuation. 
‘‘2144. Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under temporary appointments. 
‘‘2145. Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; retirement for failure 
of selection for promotion. 
‘‘2146. Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay. 
‘‘2147. Regular warrant officers: separation pay. 
‘‘2148. Separation for failure of selection for promotion or continuation; time 
of. 
‘‘2149. Regular captains; retirement. 
‘‘2150. Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement. 
‘‘2151. Rear admirals and rear admirals (lower half); continuation on active 
duty; involuntary retirement. 
‘‘2152. Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service. 
‘‘2153. Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service. 
‘‘2154. Compulsory retirement. 
‘‘2155. Retirement for physical disability after selection for promotion; grade in 
which retired. 
‘‘2156. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons. 
‘‘2157. Flag officers. 
‘‘2158. Review of records of officers. 
‘‘2159. Boards of inquiry. 
‘‘2160. Boards of review. 
‘‘2161. Composition of boards. 
‘‘2162. Rights and procedures. 
‘‘2163. Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary. 
‘‘2164. Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; separation ben-
efits. 
‘‘2165. Relief of retired officer promoted while on active duty. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘2181. Physical fitness of officers. 
‘‘2182. Multirater assessment of certain personnel.’’. 
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(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 de-
scribed in the table; and 
(B) by transferring the sections, as nec-
essary, so that the sections appear after the 
table of sections for chapter 21 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 sec-
tion number 
before redes-
ignation 
Section heading (provided for identification 
purposes only-not amended) 
Title 14 sec-
tion number 
after redes-
ignation 
211 
Original appointment of permanent commis-
sioned officers 
2101 
41a 
Active duty promotion list 
2102 
Number and distribution of commissioned offi-
cers on active duty promotion list 
2103 
214 
Appointment of temporary officers 
2104 
215 
Rank of warrant officers 
2105 
251 
Selection boards; convening of boards 
2106 
252 
Selection boards; composition of boards 
2107 
253 
Selection boards; notice of convening; commu-
nication with board 
2108 
254 
Selection boards; oath of members 
2109 
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Title 14 sec-
tion number 
before redes-
ignation 
Section heading (provided for identification 
purposes only-not amended) 
Title 14 sec-
tion number 
after redes-
ignation 
255 
Number of officers to be selected for promotion 
2110 
256 
Promotion zones 
2111 
256a 
Promotion year; defined 
2112 
257 
Eligibility of officers for consideration for pro-
motion 
2113 
258 
Selection boards; information to be furnished 
boards 
2115 
259 
Officers to be recommended for promotion 
2116 
260 
Selection boards; reports 
2117 
261 
Selection boards; submission of reports 
2118 
262 
Failure of selection for promotion 
2119 
263 
Special selection boards; correction of errors 
2120 
271 
Promotions; appointments 
2121 
272 
Removal of officer from list of selectees for pro-
motion 
2122 
273 
Promotions; acceptance; oath of office 
2123 
274 
Promotions; pay and allowances 
2124 
275 
Wartime temporary service promotions 
2125 
276 
Promotion of officers not included on active 
duty promotion list 
2126 
331 
Recall to active duty during war or national 
emergency 
2127 
332 
Recall to active duty with consent of officer 
2128 
373 
Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve offi-
cers 
2129 
281 
Revocation of commissions during first five 
years of commissioned service 
2141 
282 
Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation 
for failure of selection for promotion 
2142 
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