119-s1857

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1857 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1857

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 22, 2025

Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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 OF THE COAST GUARD 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 component 
of the 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.
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    (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
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        (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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