14 USC § 2132 - Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s2132"
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title: "14 USC § 2132 - Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "2132"
section_name: "Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL; OFFICERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7221(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1699.)"
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# § 2132. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare

**(a)** **Secretary Designation.—** The Secretary may designate a limited number of officers of the Coast Guard as having particular expertise in—

**(1)** military justice; or

**(2)** healthcare.

**(b)** **Promotion and Grade.—** An individual designated under this section—

**(1)** shall not be included on the active duty promotion list;

**(2)** shall be promoted under section 2126; and

**(3)** may not be promoted to a grade higher than captain.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7221(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1699.)