# 14 U.S.C. § 2508: Emergency leave retention authority

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2508

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 2508
- **Heading:** Emergency leave retention authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 25—PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

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 .)

## Nearby sections

- [14 U.S.C. § 2501 Grade on retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2501.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2502 Retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2502.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2503 Status of recalled personnel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2503.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2504 Computation of retired pay](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2504.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2505 Limitations on retirement and retired pay](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2505.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2506 Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from the United States to avoid prosecution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2506.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2507 Board for Correction of Military Records deadline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2507.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2508 Emergency leave retention authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2508.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2509 Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2509.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2510 Sea service letters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2510.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2511 Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2511.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2512 Family leave policies for the Coast Guard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2512.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2513 Computation of length of service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2513.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2514 Career flexibility to enhance retention of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2514.md)

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