14 USC § 2511 - Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s2511"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "14 USC § 2511 - Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "2511"
section_name: "Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–120, title II, § 220(a), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 48, § 430; renumbered § 2511, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4223.)"
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# § 2511. Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees

In conducting an investigation into an allegation of misconduct by a flag officer or member of the Senior Executive Service serving in the Coast Guard, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall—

**(1)** conduct the investigation in a manner consistent with Department of Defense policies for such an investigation; and

**(2)** consult with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–120, title II, § 220(a), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 48, § 430; renumbered § 2511, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4223.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.