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PUBLIC LAW 86-474-MAY 14, 1960

[74 S T A T.

Public Law 86-474 AN ACT May 14, 1960

[H. R. 9449]

To ameiKl c-ertaiu sections of Title 14, United States Code, relating to personnel matters in the United States Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.^ That Title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 41 is amended by inserting the words "an admiral," before the words "a vice admiral" in the first sentence thereof. (2) Section 42 is amended by striking out in the first sentence the words "three thousand" and inserting the words "three thousand five hundred" in place thereof. (3) Section 44 is amended— (A) By striking out in the second sentence the word "line", and by striking out the word "commander" and -inserting the word "captain" in place thereof. (B) By striking out the word "vice" in the third sentence thereof. (4) Section 45 is repealed. (6) Section 46 is amended to read as follows: •*§ 46. Retirement of Commandant " (a) Any commandant who is not reappointed shall, at the expiration of his term, be retired with the grade and retired pay of admiral. " (b) A Commandant who is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the grade and retired pay of admiral. "(c) Upon completion of two and one-half years or more of service as Commandant, any officer w ho is so serving may, at any time thereafter without regard to total length of service, upon his own application, in the discretion of the President, be retired with the grade and retired pay of admiral. " (d) A Commandant who retires within two and one-half years of the date of his original appointment as Commandant shall retire in his permanent grade and with the retired pay of that grade." (6) Section 47 is amended to read as follows: "§ 47. Assistant Commandant; assignment; retirement " (a) The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Assistant Commandant who shall rank next after the Commandant, shall perform such duties as the Commandant may prescribe and shall act as Commandant during the absence or disability of the Commandant or in the event that there is a vacancy in the office of Commandant. The Assistant Commandant shall be selected from the active list of officers who hold a permanent commission as captain or above. The Commandant shall make recommendation for such appointment. The Assistant Commandant shall, while so serving, have the grade of vice admiral with pay and allowances of that grade. The appointment of an Assistant Commandant shall be effective on the date the officer assumes such duty, and shall terminate on the date he is detached from such duty. "(b) An Assistant Commandant, while so serving, who is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the grade and retired pay of vice admiral, "(c) Upon completion of two and one-half years or more of service as Assistant Commandant, any officer who is so serving may, at any time thereafter without regard to total length of service, upon his own application, in the discretion of the President, be retired with the grade and retired pay of vice admiral unless entitled to a higher retired grade undei- other provisions of law.

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