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14 U.S.C. 2147: Regular warrant officers: separation pay

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-513. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "an individual" for "a person". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 286a of this title as this section. (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–213 substituted "separation pay" for "severance pay" wherever appearing. (Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012) Law text · (d)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–295 substituted "separation" for "severance" in section catchline, added subsecs. (a) to (c), and struck out former subsecs. (a) to (c) which related to, in subsec. (a), severance pay of a regular warrant officer of the Coast Guard who is separated under section 580(a)(4)(A) of title 10… (Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002) Law text

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–383, §201(b), inserted before period at end ", unless the Secretary determines that the conditions under which the officer is discharged or separated do not warrant payment of that amount of severance pay". (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–383, §201(a), struck out at end "However, no person is entitled to severance pay under this section in an amount that is more than $15,000." (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998) Law text · (d)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "section 580(a)(4)(A) of title 10" for "section 564(a)(3) of title 10 (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Warrant Officer Management Act)". · (a)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–190 inserted "(as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Warrant Officer Management Act)" after "section 564(a)(3) of title 10". · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.