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14 U.S.C. § 2517 (COAST GUARD)
§ 2517. Authority for certain personnel
(a) In General.—
The Commandant may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter) of title 5, qualified candidates to any of the following positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5) in the Coast Guard:
(1) Any category of medical or health professional positions within the Coast Guard.
(2) Any childcare services position.
(3) Any position in the Coast Guard housing office of a Coast Guard installation, the primary function of which is supervision of Coast Guard housing covered by subchapter III of chapter 29 of this title.
(4) Any nonclinical specialist position the purpose of which is the integrated primary prevention of harmful behavior, including suicide, sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child abuse.
(5) Any special agent position of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.
(6) The following positions at the Coast Guard Academy:
(A) Any civilian faculty member appointed under section 1941.
(B) A position involving the improvement of cadet health or well-being.
(b) Limitation.—
The Commandant shall only appoint qualified candidates under the authority provided by subsections (a) and (b) 1 if the Commandant determines that there is a shortage of qualified candidates for the positions described in such subsection or a critical hiring need for such positions.
(c) Briefing Requirement.—
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written briefing which describes the use of the authority provided under this section on an annual basis, including the following:
(1) The number of employees hired under the authority provided under this section within the year for which the briefing is provided.
(2) The positions and grades for which employees were hired.
(3) A justification for the Commandant’s determination that such positions involved a shortage of qualified candidates or a critical hiring need.
(4) The number of employees who were hired under the authority provided under this section who have separated from the Coast Guard.
(5) Steps the Coast Guard has taken to engage with the Office of Personnel Management under subpart B of part 337 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, for positions for which the Commandant determines a direct hire authority remains necessary.
(d) Sunset.—
The authority provided under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2030.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7228(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1707.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, referred to in subsec. (c), is the date of enactment of div. G of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved Dec. 18, 2025.
14 U.S.C. § 2518 (COAST GUARD)
§ 2518. Command sponsorship
On request by a member of the Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska, the Commandant shall grant command sponsorship to the dependents of such member.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7228(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1708.)
14 U.S.C. § 2532 (COAST GUARD)
§ 2532. Requirement to maintain certain records
(a) In General.—
The Commandant shall maintain all work product related to documenting a disposition decision on an investigation by the Coast Guard Investigative Service or other law enforcement entity investigating a Coast Guard member accused of an offense against chapter 47 of title 10.
(b) Record Retention Period.—
Work product documents and the case action summary described in subsection (c) shall be maintained for a period of not less than 7 years from the date of the disposition decision.
(c) Case Action Summary.—
Upon a final disposition action for cases described in subsection (a), except for offenses of wrongful use or possession of a controlled substance under section 912a of title 10 (article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), where the member accused is an officer of pay grade O–4 and below or an enlisted member of pay grade E–7 and below, a convening authority shall sign a case action summary that includes the following:
(1) The disposition actions.
(2) The name and command of the referral authority.
(3) Records documenting when a referral authority consulted with a staff judge advocate or special trial counsel, as applicable, before a disposition action was taken, to include the recommendation of the staff judge advocate or special trial counsel.
(4) A reference section listing the materials reviewed in making a disposition decision.
(5) The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of investigation.
(6) The completed Coast Guard Investigative Service report of adjudication included as an enclosure.
(d) Definition.—
In this section, the term “work product” includes—
(1) a prosecution memorandum;
(2) emails, notes, and other correspondence related to a disposition decision; and
(3) the contents described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c).
(e) Savings Clause.—
Nothing in this section authorizes or requires, or shall be construed to authorize or require, the discovery, inspection, or production of reports, memoranda, or other internal documents or work product generated by counsel, an attorney for the Government, or their assistants or representatives.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXV, § 7511(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1795.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2532, added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8510(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4757, which related to retirement of certain employees of former Lighthouse Service, was repealed by Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(a)(18), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4166.
14 U.S.C. § 2535 (COAST GUARD)
§ 2535. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard
(a) In General.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, establish and maintain a detailed and publicly available safe-to-report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with respect to all members of the Coast Guard (including members of the reserve and auxiliary components of the Coast Guard), cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, and any other individual undergoing training at an accession point of the Coast Guard.
(b) Safe-to-Report Policy.—
The safe-to-report policy described in this subsection is a policy that—
(1) prescribes the handling of minor collateral misconduct, involving a member of the Coast Guard who is the alleged victim or reporting witness of a sexual assault; and
(2) applies to all such individuals, regardless of—
(A) to whom the victim makes the allegation or who receives the victim’s report of sexual assault; or
(B) whether the report, investigation, or prosecution is handled by military or civilian authorities.
(c) Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances.—
In issuing the policy under subsection (a), the Commandant shall specify mitigating circumstances that decrease the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline and aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline for purposes of the safe-to-report policy.
(d) Tracking of Collateral Misconduct Incidents.—
In conjunction with the issuance of the policy under subsection (a), the Commandant shall develop and implement a process to anonymously track incidents of minor collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe-to-report policy.
(e) Minor Collateral Misconduct Defined.—
In this section, the term “minor collateral misconduct” means any minor misconduct that is potentially punishable under chapter 47 of title 10 that—
(1) is committed close in time to or during a sexual assault and directly related to the incident that formed the basis of the allegation of sexual assault allegation;
(2) is discovered as a direct result of the report of sexual assault or the ensuing investigation into such sexual assault; and
(3) does not involve aggravating circumstances (as specified in the policy issued under subsection (a)) that increase the gravity of the minor misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXV, § 7511(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1803.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of div. G of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved Dec. 18, 2025.
14 U.S.C. § 2536 (COAST GUARD)
§ 2536. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or Manual for Courts 1 Martial relating to covered misconduct
Beginning on March 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall provide a detailed written notification to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with respect to each of the following:
(1) Whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10) has been amended—
(A) to add any sex-related offense as a new article; or
(B) to remove an article relating to covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.2
(2) Whether the Manual for Courts 1 Martial has been modified—
(A) to add any sex-related offense as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; or
(B) to remove as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.2
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXV, § 7511(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1804.)
14 U.S.C. § 2539 (COAST GUARD)
§ 2539. Covered misconduct defined
In this title, the term “covered misconduct” means—
(1) rape and sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
(2) sexual harassment, as described in Executive Order 14062 dated January 26, 2022, and enumerated under section 934 of title 10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
(3) abusive sexual contact and aggravated sexual contact, as described in sections 920(c) and 920(d) of title 10 (articles 120(c) and 120(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
(4) wrongful broadcast, dissemination, or creation of content as described in sections 917 1 and 920c of title 10 (articles 117a and 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
(5) the child pornography offenses as described in section 934 of title 10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
(6) rape and sexual assault of a child, other sexual misconduct, and stalking, as described in sections 920b, 920c(a), and 930 of title 10 (articles 120b, 120c, and 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and
(7) domestic violence, as described in section 928b of title 10 (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXV, § 7511(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1806.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Executive Order 14062, referred to in par. (2), is Ex. Ord. No. 14062, Jan. 26, 2022, 87 F.R. 4763, which is listed in a table under section 801 of Title 10, Armed Forces. For further details, see Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 539D, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1699, set out as a note under section 934 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
14 U.S.C. § 2708 (COAST GUARD)
§ 2708. Clothing for officers and enlisted personnel
(a) The Coast Guard may purchase uniforms, accouterments, and related equipment for sale to officer personnel and cadets of the Coast Guard.
(b) The Coast Guard may purchase uniform clothing for sale to enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard. The actual cost of the clothing thus sold to enlisted personnel may be withheld from their pay.
(c) The Coast Guard may provide a cash allowance, in such amount as the Secretary shall determine by policy, to be paid to pregnant officer personnel for the purchase of maternity-related uniform items, if such uniform items are not so furnished to the member by the Coast Guard.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 534, § 485; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 33, 64 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 87–649, § 14d(4), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 502; renumbered § 2708, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7229, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1709.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Subsection (a) is based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 30 (Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 8, 40 Stat. 1054). Said section was changed to have application to the Coast Guard at all times, rather than when the Coast Guard is operating with the Navy.
Inasmuch as the act cited above applies equally to the Navy and Marine Corps as well as the Coast Guard, it is not scheduled for repeal but is being amended by section 9 of this act to eliminate reference to the Coast Guard.
Subsection (b) is based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946, ed., § 13, and on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 754 (July 1, 1898, ch. 346, § 1, 30 Stat. 604; July 27, 1912, ch. 255, § 2, 37 Stat. 239). Said section 13 was changed to have application to all enlisted personnel rather than to “crews of vessels in service” only. The provision of said section 754 which provided for the sale of clothing to civilian employees is eliminated as becoming obsolete.
Subsection (c) is new. Title 37, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 110 authorizes the payment of a cash allowance in case clothing is not furnished to enlisted persons of the Coast Guard. Clearly this presumes the authority to issue clothing to enlisted persons; this section makes the authority statutory. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60 added subsec. (c).
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 485 of this title as this section.
1962—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87–649 repealed subsec. (c) which permitted the Coast Guard to purchase uniform clothing for distribution to enlisted personnel or to pay such enlisted personnel a cash clothing allowance.
1950—Subsec. (c). Act Aug. 3, 1950, struck out “to” after “or”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 87–649 effective Nov. 1, 1962, see section 15 of Pub. L. 87–649, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
14 U.S.C. § 3736 (COAST GUARD)
§ 3736. Precedence
(a) Reserve officers rank and take precedence in their respective grades among themselves and with officers of the same grade on the active duty promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on the permanent commissioned teaching staff in accordance with their dates of rank. When Reserve officers and officers on the active duty promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on the permanent commissioned teaching staff have the same date of rank in a grade, they take prec­edence as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a Reserve officer shall not lose precedence when transferred to or from the active duty promotion list, nor shall that officer’s date of rank be changed due to the transfer.
(c) A Reserve officer shall, when on the active duty promotion list, be promoted in the same manner as any other officer on the active duty promotion list regardless of the length of active duty service of the Reserve officer.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a Reserve officer shall not lose precedence by reason of promotion to the grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half), if the promotion is determined in accordance with a running mate system.
(e) The Secretary shall adjust the date of rank of a Reserve officer so that no changes of precedence occur.
(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1008, § 725; amended Pub. L. 108–293, title II, § 220(a), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1039; renumbered § 3736, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4233; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7221(c)(4), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1700.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 781 of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by Pub. L. 96–322.
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted, in first sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on the” for “promotion list and the” and, in second sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on the” for “promotion list or the”.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 725 of this title as this section.
2004—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 108–293 added subsecs. (d) and (e).
14 U.S.C. § 5101 (COAST GUARD)
§ 5101. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request
(a) In General.—
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a Coast Guard authorization request with respect to such fiscal year.
(b) Coast Guard Authorization Request Defined.—
In this section, the term “Coast Guard authorization request” means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year—
(1) recommends end strengths for personnel for that fiscal year, as described in section 4903;
(2) recommends authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year, including with respect to matters described in section 4901; and
(3) addresses any other matter that the Secretary determines is appropriate for inclusion in a Coast Guard authorization bill.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 216(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3035, § 662a; renumbered § 2901 and amended Pub. L. 114–120, title I, § 101(d)(1), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 31; renumbered § 5101 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 122(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4239, 4240.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 122(b), renumbered section 2901 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 4903” for “section 2703”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 4901” for “section 2701”.
2016—Pub. L. 114–120, § 101(d)(1)(A), (B), renumbered section 662a of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–120, § 101(d)(1)(C)(i), substituted “described in section 2703” for “described in section 661”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–120, § 101(d)(1)(C)(ii), substituted “described in section 2701” for “described in section 662”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Oversight of Funds
text: Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXI, § 7116, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1669, provided that: “Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2025], and annually thereafter, the Commandant [of the Coast Guard] shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed expenditure plan, including projected project timelines for each acquisition and procurement appropriated under section 1181 of title 14, United States Code, and a list of project locations to be funded under such section.”
14 U.S.C. § 5116 (COAST GUARD)
§ 5116. Status of overdue reports
(a) In General.—
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, and not later than March 1 of each year thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of reports or briefings required under this chapter that have not been delivered to Congress.
(b) Contents.—
The report required under section (a) shall contain the following:
(1) The status of each required report or briefing that has not been delivered to Congress, including the date the report or briefing is due, and if applicable, the number of days the Coast Guard has exceeded the required completion date.
(2) A detailed written plan and timeline for the next steps to be taken to complete such outstanding reports or briefings.
(3) The name, position, and agency of each Federal official responsible for writing, reviewing, editing, and approving the report, as well as the responsibility of such official in regard to the report, and how long that report has been under the responsibility with such Federal official after being received from the previous Federal official responsible.
(4) The name of the flag officer responsible for the completion of each report or briefing.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXI, § 7114(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1668.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved Dec. 18, 2025.
15 U.S.C. § 264 (COMMERCE AND TRADE)
§ 264. Part of Idaho in fourth zone
In the division of territory, and in the definition of the limits of each zone, as provided in sections 261 to 264 of this title, so much of the State of Idaho as lies south of the Salmon River, traversing the State from east to west near forty-five degrees thirty minutes latitude shall be embraced in the fourth zone: Provided, That common carriers within such portion of the State of Idaho may conduct their operations on Pacific time.
(Mar. 19, 1918, ch. 24, § 3, as added Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 216, 42 Stat. 1434; amended June 24, 1948, ch. 631, § 1, 62 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3013(c)(4), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 599.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: The original section 3 of act Mar. 19, 1918, providing for daylight-savings, was repealed by act Aug. 20, 1919, ch. 51, 41 Stat. 280.
heading: Amendments
text: 2007—Pub. L. 110–69 substituted “fourth zone” for “third zone”.
1948—Act June 24, 1948, inserted proviso relating to common carriers.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
text: Act June 24, 1948, ch. 631, § 2, 62 Stat. 646, provided that: “This Act [amending this section] shall take effect at 2 o’clock antemeridian of the second Monday following the date of its enactment.”