14 USC § 2515 - Calculation of active service

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s2515"
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title: "14 USC § 2515 - Calculation of active service"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "2515"
section_name: "Calculation of active service"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11242(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4040.)"
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# § 2515. Calculation of active service

Any service described, including service described prior to the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, in writing, including by electronic communication, by a representative of the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center as service that counts toward total active service for regular retirement under section 2152 or section 2306 shall be considered by the President as active service for purposes of applying section 2152 or section 2306 with respect to the determination of the retirement qualification for any officer or enlisted member to whom a description was provided.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11242(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4040.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of div. K of , which was approved .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Rule of Construction

> **“(1)** shall only apply to officers of the Coast Guard that entered active service after January 1, 1997, temporarily separated for a period of time, and have retired from the Coast Guard before January 1, 2024; and
> 
> **“(2)** shall not apply to any member of any other uniformed service, or to any Coast Guard member regarding active service of the member in any other uniformed service.”

, , , provided that: