An Act to amend certain sections of Title 14, United States Code, relating to personnel matters in the U.S. Coast Guard, and for other purposes
PL 86-474 (H.R.9449), enacted 05/14/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-474-MAY 14, 1960 
[74 STAT. 
Public Law 86-474 
AN ACT 
May 14, 1960 
[H. R. 9449] 
To aiiieiKl c-ertaiu sections of Title 14, United States Code, relating to personnel 
matters in the United States Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Refresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled.^ That Title 14, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 41 is amended by inserting the words "an admiral," 
before the words "a vice admiral" in the first sentence thereof. 
(2) Section 42 is amended by striking out in the first sentence the 
words "three thousand" and inserting the words "three thousand five 
hundred" in place thereof. 
(3) Section 44 is amended— 
(A) By striking out in the second sentence the word "line", 
and by striking out the word "commander" and -inserting the 
word "captain" in place thereof. 
(B) By striking out the word "vice" in the third sentence 
thereof. 
(4) Section 45 is repealed. 
(6) Section 46 is amended to read as follows: 
•*§ 46. Retirement of Commandant 
"(a) Any commandant who is not reappointed shall, at the expira-
tion of his term, be retired with the grade and retired pay of admiral. 
"(b) A Commandant who is retired for physical disability shall be 
placed on the retired list with the grade and retired pay of admiral. 
"(c) Upon completion of two and one-half years or more of service 
as Commandant, any officer w ho is so serving may, at any time there-
after without regard to total length of service, upon his own applica-
tion, in the discretion of the President, be retired with the grade and 
retired pay of admiral. 
"(d) A Commandant who retires within two and one-half years of 
the date of his original appointment as Commandant shall retire in 
his permanent grade and with the retired pay of that grade." 
(6) Section 47 is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 47. Assistant Commandant; assignment; retirement 
"(a) The President may appoint, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, one Assistant Commandant w^ho shall rank next 
after the Commandant, shall perform such duties as the Commandant 
may prescribe and shall act as Commandant during the absence or 
disability of the Commandant or in the event that there is a vacancy 
in the office of Commandant. 
The Assistant Commandant shall be 
selected from the active list of officers who hold a permanent commis-
sion as captain or above. The Commandant shall make recommenda-
tion for such appointment. 
The Assistant Commandant shall, while 
so serving, have the grade of vice admiral with pay and allowances of 
that grade. The appointment of an Assistant Commandant shall be 
effective on the date the officer assumes such duty, and shall terminate 
on the date he is detached from such duty. 
"(b) An Assistant Commandant, while so serving, who is retired 
for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the 
grade and retired pay of vice admiral, 
"(c) Upon completion of two and one-half years or more of service 
as Assistant Commandant, any officer who is so serving may, at any 
time thereafter without regard to total length of service, upon his own 
application, in the discretion of the President, be retired with the 
grade and retired pay of vice admiral unless entitled to a higher 
retired grade undei- other provisions of law. 
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"(d) An Assistant Commandant who retires within two and one-
half years of the date of his original assignment as Assistant Com-
mandant shall retire in his permanent grade and with the retired 
pay of that grade unless entitled to a higher retired grade under other 
provisions of law. However, section 243 of this title shall not apply 
to an officer retiring within two and one-half years of the date of nis 
original assignment as Assistant Commandant." 
(7) Sections 48 and 49 are repealed. 
(8) The analysis of chapter 3 is amended by striking out the follow-
ing items: 
"45. Permanent grade of Commandant on expiration of term 
"47. Assistant Commandant and Engineer in Chief; appointment 
"48. Permanent grade of Assistant Commandant and Engineer in Chief on expira-
tion of term 
"49. Retirement of Assistant Commandant and Engineer in Chief" 
and inserting the following item in place thereof: 
"47. Assistant Commandant; assignment: retirement." 
(9) Section 186 is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 186. Civilian teaching staff 
"The Secretary may appoint in the Coast Guard such number of 
civilian members of the teaching staff at the Academy as the needs 
of the Service may require, whose compensation shall be fixed in 
accordance with the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. 
They 
sulcfVovi^note. 
shall have such titles and perform duties as prescribed by the Secre-
tary. Leaves of absence and hours of work for such personnel shall 
be governed by regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
without regard to section 84, chapter 18, subchapter IV of chapter 
21, sections 1112, 1113, and 1121-1125, and chapter 23, of title 5." 
(10) Section 187 is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 187. Permanent commissioned teaching staff'; composition 
"The permanent commissioned teaching staff at the Academy shall 
consist of professors, associate professors, assistant professors and 
instructors, in such numbers as the needs of the Service require. They 
shall perform duties as prescribed by the Commandant, and exercise 
command only in the academic department of the Academy." 
(11) Section 188 is amended— 
(A) By striking out in the first sentence the word "commis-
sioned" which precedes the word "instructors"; and 
(B) By striking out in the second sentence the word "instruc-
tor" and inserting the words "member of the teaching staff" in 
place thereof. 
(12) Section 189 is amended— 
(A) By striking out in the first sentence the word "commis-
sioned" which precedes the word "instructors". 
(B) By striking out in the last sentence the word "or" which 
precedes the word "assistant", and inserting a comma and the 
words "or instructor" after the words "assistant professor". 
(13) Section 190 is amended— 
(A) By striking out in the first sentence the word "commis-
sioned" which precedes the words "instructors in the Coast 
Guard". 
(B) By striking out in the first sentence the words "instructor 
or civilian librarian" which precede the words "at the Academy" 
and inserting the words "member of the teaching staff" in place 
thereof. 
(C) By striking out the word "commissioned" whicli precedes 
the word "instructor" wherever it appears in this section. 
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Effective date. 
(14) Section 191 is amended— 
(A) B^ striking out. in the title of this section the words 
"civilian instructor" and inserting the words "member of civilian 
teaching staff" in place thereof. 
(B) Bv striking out the words "civilian instructor or civilian 
librarian ' and inserting the words "member of the civilian teach-
ing staff" in place thereof. 
(C) By striking out the word "commissioned" wherever it 
appears. 
(15) The analysis of chapter 9 is amended by striking out the fol-
lowing items: 
"191. Credit for service as civilian instructor" 
and inserting the following items in place thereof: 
"191. Credit for service as member of civilian teaching staff" 
(16) Section 222 is amended by striking out the words, "except that 
the Assistant Commandant shall, while holding such oiRce, be next 
in precedence to the Commandant." 
(17) Subsection (c) of section 247 is amended by striking out all 
language following the words "as Commandant" and inserting a 
period in lieu of the comma following the word "Commandant". 
(18) Section 365 is amended— 
(A) By inserting in the first sentence after the word "extended" 
the words "and re-extended"; and by striking out in the same 
sentence the word "four" and inserting the word "six" in place 
thereof. 
(B) By adding at the end of the first sentence the following 
new sentence: "However, the total of all such extensions of an 
enlistment may not exceed six years." 
(19) Section 462 is amended by striking out the words "whose pay 
and allowances are specifically provided by this or any other law to 
be the pay and allowances of the upper half," and inserting the words 
"rear admirals who may be serving as Commandant and Assistant 
Commandant,". 
SEC. 2. The increased grade of admiral for the Commandant and 
vice admiral for the Assistant Commandant, including the pay and 
allowances applicable to such grades, shall be effective on the first 
day of the month following enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. Except as provided by section 2, the amendments by section 
1 shall not operate to change or deprive the present incumbents serv-
ing as Commandant, Assistant Commandant, and Engineer in Chief 
of any rights, benefits and privileges appertaining to such offices on 
the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, nor to divest them 
of their offices for the terms appointed. 
Approved May 14, 1960. 
May 20, I960 
[H. J. Res 
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602] 
National 
Trans-
portation Week. 
Public Law 86-475 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the President to proclaim the week in May of 1960 in which falls 
the third Friday of that month as National Transportation Week. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President of the 
United States is requested and authorized to officially proclaim that 
the week in May of 1960 in which falls the third Friday of that month 
shall be designated as National Transportation AVeek, during which