§ 53. — Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC53]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 3--COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION
Sec. 53. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director
(a) Establishment of Office; Director.--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.
(b) Appointment.--The President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall appoint the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve,
from officers of the Coast Guard who--
(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service;
(2) are in a grade above captain; and
(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(c) Term.--(1) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve holds office
for a term determined by the President, normally two years, but not more
than four years. An officer may be removed from the position of Director
for cause at any time.
(2) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, while so serving, holds
a grade above Captain, without vacating the officer's permanent grade.
(d) Budget.--The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the official
within the executive part of the Coast Guard who, subject to the
authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Commandant, is responsible for preparation, justification, and
execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction
budgets for the Coast Guard Reserve. As such, the Director of the Coast
Guard Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations
made for the Coast Guard Reserve in those areas.
(e) Annual Report.--The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve shall
submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of
Defense an annual report on the state of the Coast Guard Reserve and the
ability of the Coast Guard Reserve to meet its missions. The report
shall be prepared in conjunction with the Commandant and may be
submitted in classified and unclassified versions.
(Added Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title V, Sec. 557(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 619; amended Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII, Sec. 1704(a), Nov. 25,
2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)
Amendments
2002--Subsecs. (b)(3), (d), (e). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted ``of
Homeland Security'' for ``of Transportation''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of
the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section
1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title
10, Armed Forces.
