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‘‘(f) SCHEDULE FOR ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe a schedule for the allocation of funds made avail-
able to carry out the provisions of this section and section 
16301 of title 10 during any year for which funds are not 
sufficient to pay the sum of the amounts eligible for repay-
ment under subsection (a) and section 16301(a) of title 10. 
‘‘(g) FAILURE TO COMPLETE PERIOD OF SERVICE.—Ex-
cept an individual described in subsection (e) who transfers 
to service making the individual eligible for repayment of 
loans under section 16301 of title 10, a member of the Coast 
Guard who fails to complete the period of service required to 
qualify for loan repayment under this section shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) or 373 of title 
37. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may prescribe procedures for implementing this sec-
tion, including standards for qualified loans and authorized 
payees and other terms and conditions for making loan re-
payments. Such regulations may include exceptions that 
would allow for the payment as a lump sum of any loan re-
payment due to a member under a written agreement that ex-
isted at the time of a member’s death or disability.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
27 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 2772 and inserting the following:
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‘‘2772. Education loan repayment program for members on active duty in speci-
fied military specialties.’’. 
SEC. 11240. RETIREMENT OF VICE COMMANDANT. 
Section 303 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending subsection (a)(2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) A Vice Commandant who is retired while serving as 
Vice Commandant, after serving not less than 2 years as Vice 
Commandant, shall be retired with the grade of admiral, ex-
cept as provided in section 306(d).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘or Vice Com-
mandant’’ and inserting ‘‘or as an officer serving as Vice 
Commandant who has served less than 2 years as Vice 
Commandant’’. 
SEC. 11241. REPORT ON RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT PROC-
ESSING TIMES AND DENIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that evaluates resignation and retire-
ment processing timelines. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year—
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(1) statistics on the number of resignations, retire-
ments, and other separations that occurred; 
(2) the processing time for each action described in 
paragraph (1); 
(3) the percentage of requests for such actions that 
had a command endorsement; 
(4) the percentage of requests for such actions that 
did not have a command endorsement; and 
(5) for each denial of a request for a command en-
dorsement and each failure to take action on such a re-
quest, a detailed description of the rationale for such de-
nial or failure to take such action. 
SEC. 11242. CALCULATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 2515. Calculation of active service 
‘‘Any service described, including service described prior 
to the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Au-
thorization Act of 2022, in writing, including by electronic 
communication, by a representative of the Coast Guard Per-
sonnel Service Center as service that counts toward total ac-
tive service for regular retirement under section 2152 or sec-
tion 2306 shall be considered by the President as active serv-
ice for purposes of applying section 2152 or section 2306
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with respect to the determination of the retirement qualifica-
tion for any officer or enlisted member to whom a description 
was provided.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2515 the following: 
‘‘2515. Calculation of active service.’’. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a)— 
(1) shall only apply to officers of the Coast Guard 
that entered active service after January 1, 1997, tem-
porarily separated for a period of time, and have retired 
from the Coast Guard before January 1, 2024; and 
(2) shall not apply to any member of any other uni-
formed service, or to any Coast Guard member regard-
ing active service of the member in any other uniformed 
service. 
SEC. 11243. PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM PRO-
CEDURE REVIEW. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall complete a study on the Coast 
Guard Physical Disability Evaluation System and med-
ical retirement procedures.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—In completing the study required 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall re-
view, and provide recommendations to address, the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Coast Guard compliance with all applicable 
laws, regulations, and policies relating to the Phys-
ical Disability Evaluation System and the Medical 
Evaluation Board. 
(B) Coast Guard compliance with timelines set 
forth in— 
(i) the instruction of the Commandant en-
titled ‘‘Physical Disability Evaluation System’’ 
issued on May 19, 2006 (COMDTNST 
M1850.2D); and 
(ii) the Physical Disability Evaluation 
System Transparency Initiative (ALCGPSC 
030/20). 
(C) An evaluation of Coast Guard processes in 
place to ensure the availability, consistency, and ef-
fectiveness of counsel appointed by the Coast Guard 
Office of the Judge Advocate General to represent 
members of the Coast Guard undergoing an evalua-
tion under the Physical Disability Evaluation Sys-
tem.
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(D) The extent to which the Coast Guard has 
and uses processes to ensure that such counsel may 
perform the functions of such counsel in a manner 
that is impartial, including being able to perform 
such functions without undue pressure or inter-
ference by the command of the affected member of 
the Coast Guard, the Personnel Service Center, and 
the Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate Gen-
eral. 
(E) The frequency, including the frequency ag-
gregated by member pay grade, with which mem-
bers of the Coast Guard seek private counsel in lieu 
of counsel appointed by the Coast Guard Office of 
the Judge Advocate General. 
(F) The timeliness of determinations, guid-
ance, and access to medical evaluations necessary 
for retirement or rating determinations and overall 
well-being of the affected member of the Coast 
Guard. 
(G) The guidance, formal or otherwise, pro-
vided by the Personnel Service Center and the 
Coast Guard Office of the Judge Advocate General, 
other than the counsel directly representing affected 
members of the Coast Guard, in communication 
with medical personnel examining members.
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ance in response to the findings and recommendations 
contained in the report. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The updated policy guidance re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A requirement that a member of the Coast 
Guard, or the counsel of such a member, shall be 
informed of the contents of, and afforded the option 
to be present for, any communication between the 
member’s command and the Personnel Service Cen-
ter, or other Coast Guard entity, with respect to the 
duty status of the member. 
(B) An exception to the requirement described 
in subparagraph (A) that such a member, or the 
counsel of the member, is not required to be in-
formed of the contents of such a communication if 
it is demonstrated that there is a legitimate health 
or safety need for the member to be excluded from 
such communications, supported by a medical opin-
ion that such exclusion is necessary for the health 
or safety of the member, command, or any other in-
dividual. 
(C) An option to allow a member of the Coast 
Guard to initiate an evaluation by a Medical Eval-
uation Board if a Coast Guard healthcare provider, 
or other military healthcare provider, has raised a
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concern about the ability of the member to continue 
serving in the Coast Guard, in accordance with ex-
isting medical and physical disability policy. 
(D) An updated policy to remove the command 
endorsement requirement for retirement or separa-
tion unless absolutely necessary for the benefit of 
the United States. 
SEC. 11244. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MULTIRATER AS-
SESSMENTS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2182(a) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) OFFICERS.—Each officer of the Coast Guard 
shall undergo a multirater assessment before promotion 
to— 
‘‘(A) the grade of O–4; 
‘‘(B) the grade of O–5; and 
‘‘(C) the grade of O–6. 
‘‘(3) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Each enlisted member 
of the Coast Guard shall undergo a multirater assess-
ment before advancement to— 
‘‘(A) the grade of E–7; 
‘‘(B) the grade of E–8; 
‘‘(C) the grade of E–9; and 
‘‘(D) the grade of E–10.
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‘‘(4) SELECTION.—An individual assessed shall not 
be permitted to select the peers and subordinates who 
provide opinions for the multirater assessment of such 
individual. 
‘‘(5) POST-ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Following an assessment 
of an individual pursuant to paragraphs (1) through 
(3), the individual shall be provided appropriate 
post-assessment counseling and leadership coaching. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF RESULTS.—The super-
visor of the individual assessed shall be provided 
with the results of the multirater assessment.’’. 
(b) COST ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall 
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an es-
timate of the costs associated with implementing the 
amendment made by subsection (a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate; and
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(B) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 11245. PROMOTION PARITY. 
(a) INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED.—Section 2115(a) 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) in the case of an eligible officer considered for 
promotion to a rank above lieutenant, any credible infor-
mation of an adverse nature, including any substantiated 
adverse finding or conclusion from an officially docu-
mented investigation or inquiry and any information 
placed in the personnel service record of the officer 
under section 1745(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 
10 U.S.C. 1561 note), shall be furnished to the selection 
board in accordance with standards and procedures set 
out in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 2120 the following: 
‘‘§ 2120a. Special selection review boards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) If the Secretary determines that 
a person recommended by a promotion board for promotion 
to a grade at or below the grade of rear admiral is the sub-
ject of credible information of an adverse nature, including 
any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in 
section 2115(a)(3) of this title that was not furnished to the 
promotion board during its consideration of the person for 
promotion as otherwise required by such section, the Sec-
retary shall convene a special selection review board under 
this section to review the person and recommend whether the 
recommendation for promotion of the person should be sus-
tained. 
‘‘(2) If a person and the recommendation for promotion 
of the person is subject to review under this section by a spe-
cial selection review board convened under this section, the 
name of the person— 
‘‘(A) shall not be disseminated or publicly released 
on the list of officers recommended for promotion by the 
promotion board recommending the promotion of the 
person; and
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‘‘(B) shall not be forwarded to the President or the 
Senate, as applicable, or included on a promotion list 
under section 2121 of this title. 
‘‘(b) CONVENING.—(1) Any special selection review 
board convened under this section shall be convened in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section 2120(c) of this title. 
‘‘(2) Any special selection review board convened under 
this section may review such number of persons, and rec-
ommendations for promotion of such persons, as the Sec-
retary shall specify in convening such special selection review 
board. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION CONSIDERED.—(1) In reviewing a 
person and recommending whether the recommendation for 
promotion of the person should be sustained under this sec-
tion, a special selection review board convened under this sec-
tion shall be furnished and consider the following: 
‘‘(A) The record and information concerning the 
person furnished in accordance with section 2115 of this 
title to the promotion board that recommended the per-
son for promotion. 
‘‘(B) Any credible information of an adverse nature 
on the person, including any substantiated adverse find-
ing or conclusion from an officially documented inves-
tigation or inquiry described in section 2115(a)(3) of 
this title.
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‘‘(2) The furnishing of information to a special selection 
review board under paragraph (1)(B) shall be governed by 
the standards and procedures referred to in section 2115 of 
this title. 
‘‘(3)(A) Before information on a person described in 
paragraph (1)(B) is furnished to a special selection review 
board for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(i) such information is made available to the per-
son; and 
‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the per-
son is afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit com-
ments on such information to the special selection review 
board before its review of the person and the rec-
ommendation for promotion of the person under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(B) If information on a person described in paragraph 
(1)(B) is not made available to the person as otherwise re-
quired by subparagraph (A)(i) due to the classification status 
of such information, the person shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, be furnished a summary of such information ap-
propriate to the person’s authorization for access to classified 
information.
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‘‘(C)(i) An opportunity to submit comments on informa-
tion is not required for a person under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
if— 
‘‘(I) such information was made available to the 
person in connection with the furnishing of such infor-
mation under section 2115(a) of this title to the pro-
motion board that recommended the promotion of the 
person subject to review under this section; and 
‘‘(II) the person submitted comments on such infor-
mation to that promotion board. 
‘‘(ii) The comments on information of a person described 
in clause (i)(II) shall be furnished to the special selection re-
view board. 
‘‘(D) A person may waive either or both of the following: 
‘‘(i) The right to submit comments to a special se-
lection review board under subparagraph (A)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) The furnishing of comments to a special selec-
tion review board under subparagraph (C)(ii). 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION.—(1) In considering the record 
and information on a person under this section, the special 
selection review board shall compare such record and infor-
mation with an appropriate sampling of the records of those 
officers who were recommended for promotion by the pro-
motion board that recommended the person for promotion, 
and an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers
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the Western Alaska oil spill planning cri-
teria established under clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Prior to devel-
oping a subregion, the President, acting 
through the Commandant, shall conduct 
an assessment on any potential impacts to 
the entire Western Alaska Captain of the 
Port Zone to include quantity and avail-
ability of response resources in the pro-
posed subregion and in surrounding areas 
and any changes or impacts to sur-
rounding areas resulting in the develop-
ment of a subregion with different stand-
ards. 
‘‘(II) CONSULTATION.—In conducting 
an assessment under this clause, the 
President, 
acting 
through 
the 
Com-
mandant, shall consult with State and 
local governments, Tribes (as defined in 
section 323 of title 14, United States 
Code), the owners and operators that 
would operate under the proposed sub-
regions, oil spill removal organizations, 
Alaska Native organizations, and environ-