§ 50. — Area commanders.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC50]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 3--COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION
Sec. 50. Area commanders
(a) The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, a Commander, Atlantic Area, and a Commander, Pacific Area,
each of whom shall be an intermediate commander between the Commandant
and the district commanders in his respective area and shall perform
such duties as the Commandant may prescribe. The area commanders shall
be appointed from officers on the active duty promotion list serving
above the grade of captain. The Commandant shall make recommendations
for such appointments.
(b) An area commander shall, while so serving, have the grade of
vice admiral with pay and allowances of that grade. The appointment and
grade of an area commander shall be effective on the date the officer
assumes that duty, and shall terminate on the date the officer is
detached from that duty, except as provided in subsection \1\ 51(d) of
this title.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``section''.
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(Added Pub. L. 92-451, Sec. 1(5), Oct. 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 755; amended
Pub. L. 103-206, title II, Sec. 204(c), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2421.)
Amendments
1993--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-206 substituted ``The appointment and
grade of an area commander shall be effective on the date the officer
assumes that duty, and shall terminate on the date the officer is
detached from that duty, except as provided in subsection 51(d) of this
title.'' for ``The appointment of an area commander is effective on the
date the officer assumes that duty, and terminates on the date he is
detached from that duty.''
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 2, 1972, except that continuation boards may
not be held until one year thereafter, see section 3 of Pub. L. 92-451,
set out as an Effective Date of 1972 Amendment note under section 290 of
this title.