Us Code § 1948 - Marine safety curriculum
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§ 1948. Marine safety curriculum
The Commandant shall ensure that professional courses of study in marine safety are provided at the Coast Guard Academy, and during other officer accession programs, to give Coast Guard cadets and other officer candidates a background and understanding of the marine safety program. These courses may include such topics as program history, vessel design and construction, vessel inspection, casualty investigation, and administrative law and regulations.
(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, §525(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2959, §200; renumbered §199 and amended Pub. L. 111–330, §1(7)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, §3531(c)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2320; renumbered §1948, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §110(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4212.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 199 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "Commandant" for "Commandant of the Coast Guard".
2010—Pub. L. 111–330 amended directory language of Pub. L. 111–281, §525(a), which enacted this section, and renumbered section 200 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–330, §1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(7)(A) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
CHAPTER 21—PERSONNEL; OFFICERS
SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION
SUBCHAPTER II—DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; SEPARATION FOR CAUSE
SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior analysis for chapter 21 "COAST GUARD RESERVE" consisted of items 701 "Organization", 702 "Authorized strength", 703 "Coast Guard Reserve Boards", 704 "Grades and ratings; military authority", 705 "Benefits", 706 "Temporary members of the Reserve; eligibility and compensation", 707 "Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits", 708 "Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service", 709 "Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; appointments in commissioned grade", 709a "Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance program", 710 "Appointment or wartime promotion; retention of grade upon release from active duty", 711 "Exclusiveness of service", 712 "Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces", 713 "Enlistment of members engaged in schooling", 720 "Definitions", 721 "Applicability of this subchapter", 722 "Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or national emergency", 723 "Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay", 724 "Authorized number of officers", 725 "Precedence", 726 "Running mates", 727 "Constructive credit upon initial appointment", 728 "Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty", 729 "Promotion; recommendations of selection boards", 730 "Selection boards; appointment", 731 "Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system", 732 "Eligibility for promotion", 733 "Recommendation for promotion of an officer previously removed from an active status", 734 "Qualifications for promotion", 735 "Promotion; acceptance; oath of office", 736 "Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay", 737 "Type of promotion; temporary", 738 "Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the Senate", 739 "Failure of selection for promotion", 740 "Failure of selection and removal from an active status", 741 "Retention boards; removal from an active status to provide a flow of promotion", 742 "Maximum ages for retention in an active status", 743 "Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum service in grade", 744 "Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer", 745 "Grade on entry upon active duty", and 746 "Recall of a retired officer; grade upon release", prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §112(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4215.
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, §§11235(b), 11245(b)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4035, 4045, added items 2120a and 2166.
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], §§8203(b), 8276(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4645, 4687, added items 2130 and 2131. Item 2130 was added at the end of the analysis for this chapter to reflect the probable intent of Congress, notwithstanding directory language adding that item "at the end" of the analysis for subchapter I of this chapter, and item 2131 was added after item 2130 at that location.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §112(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4215, inserted chapter 21 designation and heading and added items 2101 to 2182.
SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior subchapter A of chapter 21 designation and accompanying heading "GENERAL" were repealed by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §112(c)(1), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4220.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §112(c)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4220, inserted subchapter I designation and heading.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Officer Evaluation Report
Pub. L. 115–282, title VIII, §803, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4299, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) outgoing promotion board members and assignment officers to determine, at a minimum—
"(A) which sections of the officer evaluation report were most useful;
"(B) which sections of the officer evaluation report were least useful;
"(C) how to better reflect high performers; and
"(D) any recommendations for improving the officer evaluation report; and
"(2) at least 10 percent of the officers from each grade of officers from O1 to O6 to determine how much time each member of the rating chain spends on that member's portion of the officer evaluation report.
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) consider the findings of the surveys under subsection (b);
"(B) improve administrative efficiency;
"(C) reduce and streamline performance dimensions and narrative text;
"(D) eliminate redundancy with the officer specialty management system and any other record information systems that are used during the officer assignment or promotion process;
"(E) provide for fairness and equity for Coast Guard officers with regard to promotion boards, selection panels, and the assignment process; and
"(F) ensure officer evaluation responsibilities can be accomplished within normal working hours—
"(i) to minimize any impact to officer duties; and
"(ii) to eliminate any need for an officer to take liberty or leave for administrative purposes.
"(d)
"(1)
"(2)
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