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Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 25—PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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A 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 ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or in response to a spill of national significance shall be treated, for the purpose of section 701(e) of title 10 , as a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation.

(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 207(a) , Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2912 , § 426; renumbered § 2508, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4223 ; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 631(c)(1) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 2631 .)

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