US Code

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

14 U.S.C. § 2149

Regular captains; retirement

(a)
section 2121(a) of this title Each officer of the Regular Coast Guard serving in the grade of captain whose name is not carried on an approved list of officers selected for promotion to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) shall, unless retired under some other provision of law, be retired on June 30 of the promotion year in which he, or any captain junior to him on the active duty promotion list who has not lost numbers or precedence, completes thirty years of active commissioned service in the Coast Guard. An officer advanced in precedence on the active duty promotion list because of his promotion resulting from selection for promotion from below the zone, or from being placed at the top of the list of selectees promulgated by the Secretary under , is not subject to involuntary retirement under this section earlier than if he had not been selected from below the zone or placed at the top of the list of selectees, as applicable.
(b)
section 2504(a) of this title Retired pay computed under of an officer retired under this section shall not be less than 50 percent of the basic pay upon which the computation of his retired pay is based.

Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C)77 Stat. 185Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(8)88 Stat. 140Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(25)90 Stat. 2521Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, § 813(f)(1)94 Stat. 1109Pub. L. 97–417, § 2(7)96 Stat. 2085Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 205(b)(4)100 Stat. 700Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1343(c)100 Stat. 3995Pub. L. 115–282, title I132 Stat. 4216(Added , , , § 288; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 2149 and amended , §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), title III, § 309, , , 4240, 4248.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b)section 288 of this title2018—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 115–282, § 309section 2121(a) of this titleSubsec. (a). , substituted “zone, or from being placed at the top of the list of selectees promulgated by the Secretary under , is” for “zone is” and inserted “or placed at the top of the list of selectees, as applicable” before period at end.

Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2)Subsec. (b). , substituted “section 2504(a)” for “section 423(a)”.

Pub. L. 99–6611986—Subsec. (a). substituted “rear admiral (lower half)” for “commodore”.

Pub. L. 99–348section 423(a) of this titlesection 423(b) of this titleSubsec. (b). substituted “Retired pay computed under ” for “Except as provided in , the retired pay”.

Pub. L. 97–4171983—Subsec. (a). substituted “commodore” for “rear admiral”.

Pub. L. 96–3421980—Subsec. (b). substituted “Except as provided in section 423(b)” for “Notwithstanding section 423”.

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

Pub. L. 93–2831974—Subsec. (a). prohibited an involuntary retirement under this section of an officer advanced in precedence on the active duty promotion list because of his promotion resulting from selection for promotion from below the zone earlier than if he had not been selected from below the zone.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Pub. L. 93–283section 2 of Pub. L. 93–283section 2104 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 88–130Retirement, Retired Pay, and Election of Annuity as Affected by

Pub. L. 88–130section 2101 of this titleSavings provisions in section 5(f)–(h) of relating to retirement, retirement pay, and election, change or revocation of election of an annuity, are set out as a note under .