14 U.S.C. § 2144 | Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under temporary appointments

(a)

section 2104 of this title Each officer of the Regular Coast Guard appointed under who is serving in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) or lieutenant and who has failed of selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant or lieutenant commander, respectively, 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 under that law on that date.

(b)

Each officer subject to discharge or retirement under subsection (a) may elect to revert to his permanent grade.

Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C)Sept. 24, 196377 Stat. 184 Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(23)Oct. 18, 197690 Stat. 2520 Pub. L. 115–282, title IDec. 4, 2018132 Stat. 4216(Added , , , § 284; amended , , ; renumbered § 2144 and amended , §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), , , 4240.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b)section 284 of this title2018—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2)Subsec. (a). , substituted “section 2104” for “section 214” in introductory provisions.

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

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

September 24, 1963Retired Pay on or Prior to

section 5(g) of Pub. L. 88–130 Pub. L. 88–130Sept. 24, 1963section 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. 88–130 section 1431 of Title 10 section 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 .