14 USC § 2315 - Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract

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title: "14 USC § 2315 - Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "2315"
section_name: "Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL; ENLISTED"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 524, § 369; renumbered § 2315 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 113(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4221, 4240.)"
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# 1 Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract

See 2018 Amendment note below.

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The enlistment contract shall contain the substance of sections 2312 to 2314, inclusive, of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 524, § 369; renumbered § 2315 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 113(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4221, 4240.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

It is believed desirable to have the provisions specified included in the enlistment contract, as they include certain privileges and obligations that any man should clearly understand before enlisting. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018—, which directed amendment of this title by striking each reference to a section redesignated by title I of  and inserting a reference to the redesignated section, was executed by substituting “sections 2312 to 2314” for “sections 365 to 368” to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Sections 365 to 367 of this title were redesignated as sections 2312 to 2314 of this title by title I of , whereas  had previously been repealed by , , .

, renumbered  as this section.