US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

14 U.S.C. § 2142

Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of selection for promotion

section 2101 of this titleEach officer of the Regular Coast Guard appointed under who is serving in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) and who has failed of selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant for the second time, shall:
(1)
be honorably discharged on June 30 of the promotion year in which his second failure of selection occurs; or
(2)
if he so requests, be honorably discharged at an earlier date without loss of benefits that would accrue if he were discharged on that date under clause (1); or
(3)
if, on the date specified for his discharge in this section, he is eligible for retirement under any law, be retired on that date.

Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C)77 Stat. 184Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(21)90 Stat. 2520Pub. L. 115–282, title I132 Stat. 4216(Added , , , § 282; amended , , ; renumbered § 2142 and amended , §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), , , 4240.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2)2018—, substituted “section 2101” for “section 211” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b)section 282 of this title, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 94–5461976— substituted “promotion year” for “fiscal year” in cl. (1).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Retired Pay on or Prior to

section 5(g) of Pub. L. 88–130Pub. L. 88–130section 2101 of this titleSavings provisions in providing that does not affect the retired pay of anyone retired on or prior to , are set out as a note under .

Effectiveness of Election, Change, or Revocation of Election of Annuity

section 5(h) of Pub. L. 88–130section 1431 of Title 10section 2101 of this titleSavings provisions in providing that notwithstanding , Armed Forces, an election, change or revocation thereof affecting an annuity, by an officer retired under this section, is effective if made prior to the first day of the third month following September 1963, are set out as a note under .