# 14 U.S.C. § 305: Vice admirals

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## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 305
- **Heading:** Vice admirals
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION > CHAPTER 3—COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER II—POSITIONS

## Text

shall have the grade of vice admiral, with the pay and allowances of that grade; and

(Added Pub. L. 92–451, § 1(5) , Oct. 2, 1972 , 86 Stat. 755 , § 50; amended Pub. L. 103–206, title II, § 204(c) , Dec. 20, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2421 ; Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(a) , Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2951 ; Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(5) , Dec. 22, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3569 ; Pub. L. 114–120, title II, § 202 , Feb. 8, 2016 , 130 Stat. 33 ; renumbered § 305 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I , §§ 104(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4196 , 4240; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, § 551(b)(2) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3630 ; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII , §§ 7201(b), (e)(3), Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1675 , 1678.)

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