[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2200 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2200

  To amend title 14, United States Code, to require the retention of 
 certain enlisted members of the Coast Guard who have completed 18 or 
   more, but less than 20, years of service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2025

 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 14, United States Code, to require the retention of 
 certain enlisted members of the Coast Guard who have completed 18 or 
   more, but less than 20, years of service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETENTION OF ENLISTED MEMBERS AFTER COMPLETION OF 18 OR 
              MORE, BUT LESS THAN 20, YEARS OF SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2517. Retention of enlisted members after completion of 18 or 
              more, but less than 20, years of service
    ``(a) Regular Members.--An enlisted member of the Regular Coast 
Guard who is selected to be involuntarily separated, or whose term of 
enlistment expires and who is denied reenlistment, and who, on the date 
on which the member is to be discharged, is within two years of 
qualifying for retirement under section 2306 of this title shall be 
retained on active duty until the member is qualified for retirement, 
unless the member is sooner retired or discharged under any other 
provision of law.
    ``(b) Reserve Members in Active Status.--An enlisted member of the 
Coast Guard Reserve serving in an active status who is selected to be 
involuntarily separated (other than for physical disability or for 
cause), or whose term of enlistment expires and who is denied 
reenlistment (other than for physical disability or for cause), and 
who, on the date on which the member is to be discharged or transferred 
from an active status, is entitled to be credited with at least 18, but 
less than 20, years of service, may not be discharged, denied 
reenlistment, or transferred from an active status without the consent 
of the member before the earlier of the following:
            ``(1) If, as of the date on which the member is to be 
        discharged or transferred from an active status, the member has 
        at least 18, but less than 19, years of service--
                    ``(A) the date on which the member is entitled to 
                be credited with 20 years of service; or
                    ``(B) the third anniversary of the date on which 
                the member would otherwise be discharged or transferred 
                from an active status.
            ``(2) If, as of the date on which the member is to be 
        discharged or transferred from an active status, the member has 
        at least 19, but less than 20, years of service--
                    ``(A) the date on which the member is entitled to 
                be credited with 20 years of service; or
                    ``(B) the second anniversary of the date on which 
                the member would otherwise be discharged or transferred 
                from an active status.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 2516 the following:

``2517. Retention of enlisted members after completion of 18 or more, 
                            but less than 20, years of service.''.
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