US Code

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

14 U.S.C. § 2508

Emergency leave retention authority

(a)

In General .—

42 U.S.C. 5121section 701(e) of title 10A duty assignment for an active duty member of the Coast Guard in support of a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( et seq.) or in response to a spill of national significance shall be treated, for the purpose of , as a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation.
(b)

Definitions .—

In this section:
(1)

Spill of national significance .—

The term “spill of national significance” means a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the Commandant to be a spill of national significance.
(2)

Discharge .—

33 U.S.C. 2701The term “discharge” has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ().

Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 207(a)124 Stat. 2912Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b)132 Stat. 4223Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 631(c)(1)136 Stat. 2631(Added , , , § 426; renumbered § 2508, , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 93–28888 Stat. 143section 5121 of Title 42The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 68 (§ 5121 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 117–2632022—Subsec. (a). substituted “section 701(e)” for “section 701(f)(2)”.

Pub. L. 115–282section 426 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–232section 631(d) of Pub. L. 117–263section 701 of Title 10Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Armed Forces.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 207(c)124 Stat. 2912

“The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall be deemed to have been enacted on .”
, , , provided that: