14 USC § 2127 - Recall to active duty during war or national emergency

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s2127"
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title: "14 USC § 2127 - Recall to active duty during war or national emergency"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "2127"
section_name: "Recall to active duty during war or national emergency"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL; OFFICERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 189, § 331; renumbered § 2127, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 112(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216.)"
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# § 2127. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency

In time of war or national emergency, the Secretary may order any regular officer on the retired list to active duty.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 189, § 331; renumbered § 2127, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 112(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Authority

For delegation of authority under this section, as invoked by section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 13223, , 66 F.R. 48201, to Secretary of Homeland Security when Coast Guard is not serving as part of Navy, see section 5 of Ex. Ord. No. 13223, set out as a note under , Armed Forces.