# 14 U.S.C. § 307: Vice admirals and admirals, continuity of grade

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## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 307
- **Heading:** Vice admirals and admirals, continuity of grade
- **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

The continuity of an officer’s precedence on the active duty promotion list, date of rank, grade, pay, and allowances as a vice admiral or admiral shall not be interrupted by the termination of an appointment for the purpose of reappointment to another position as a vice admiral or admiral.

(Added Pub. L. 97–322, title I, § 115(a)(1) , Oct. 15, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1585 , § 52; amended Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 203(1) , Dec. 12, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1911 ; Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(d) , (f)(2), Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2952 , 2953; renumbered § 307, 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)(4), Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1675 , 1678.)

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