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Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION > CHAPTER 3—COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER II—POSITIONS
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So in original. Probably should be capitalized. The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Commandant for a period of four years, who shall act as Chief of the Coast Guard.
( Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 , 63 Stat. 498 , § 44; Pub. L. 86–474, § 1(3) , May 14, 1960 , 74 Stat. 144 ; Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(3) , Sept. 24, 1963 , 77 Stat. 175 ; Pub. L. 89–444, § 1(3) , June 9, 1966 , 80 Stat. 195 ; Pub. L. 92–451, § 1(3) , Oct. 2, 1972 , 86 Stat. 755 ; Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 202 , Dec. 18, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3024 ; renumbered § 302, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4196 ; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b) , (e)(2), Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1675 , 1678.)
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