# 14 U.S.C. § 309: Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director

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## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 309
- **Heading:** Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director
- **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

There is in the executive part of the Coast Guard an Office of the Coast Guard Reserve. The head of the Office is the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve. The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the principal adviser to the Commandant on Coast Guard Reserve matters and may have such additional functions as the Commandant may direct.

(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 557(a) , Oct. 5, 1999 , 113 Stat. 619 , § 53; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(a) , Nov. 25, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2314 ; renumbered § 309, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4196 ; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1675 .)

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