Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary
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Title
14 — Coast Guard
Chapter
STII/CH21
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The Secretary may remove an officer from active duty if his removal is recommended by a board of inquiry under section 2159 of this title. The Secretary’s action in such as case is final and conclusive.
(Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 189, § 326; renumbered § 2163 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216, 4240; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7223(d)(1)(B), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1702.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2025—Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “board of inquiry under section 2159 of this title” for “board of review under section 2160 of this title”.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2160” for “section 323”.
Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 326 of this title as this section.
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