‘‘§ 2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard of-
ficers with certain critical skills 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may authorize 
an officer in a grade above grade O–2 to remain on active 
duty after the date otherwise provided for the retirement 
of such officer in section 2154 of this title, if the officer 
possesses a critical skill, or specialty, or is in a career field 
designated pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CRITICAL
SKILLS, SPECIALTY, 
OR
CAREER 
FIELD.—The Commandant shall designate any critical 
skill, specialty, or career field eligible for continuation on 
active duty as provided in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF CONTINUATION.—An officer contin-
ued on active duty pursuant to this section shall, if not 
earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after 
the month in which the officer completes 40 years of active 
service. 
‘‘(d) POLICY.—The Commandant shall carry out this 
section by prescribing policy which shall specify the criteria 
to be used in designating any critical skill, specialty, or 
career field for purposes of subsection (b).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2165 the following: 
‘‘2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain critical 
skills.’’. 
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SEC. 203. NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON AC-
TIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST. 
(a) MAXIMUM
NUMBER
OF
OFFICERS.—Section 
2103(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of Coast 
Guard commissioned officers on the active duty pro-
motion list, excluding warrant officers, shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(A) 7,100 in fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(B) 7,200 in fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) 7,300 in fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(D) 7,400 in fiscal year 2025 and each 
subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY
INCREASE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), the Commandant may temporarily in-
crease the total number of commissioned officers per-
mitted under such paragraph by up to 2 percent for 
no more than 60 days following the date of the com-
missioning of a Coast Guard Academy class. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after exceeding the total number of commissioned offi-
cers permitted under paragraph (1), and each 30 
days thereafter until the total number of commis-
sioned officers no longer exceeds the number of such 
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officers permitted under paragraph (1), the Com-
mandant shall notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate of the number of officers 
on the active duty promotion list on the last day of 
the preceding 30-day period.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS NOT
ON ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION 
LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list 
‘‘Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 
1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate the number of 
Coast Guard officers serving at other Federal entities on 
a reimbursable basis but not on the active duty promotion 
list.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list.’’. 
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