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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "14 U.S.C. § 2748"
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description: "Presentation of United States flag upon retirement"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 14
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title_name: "COAST GUARD"
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chapter_number: "27"
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chapter_name: "PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
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section: "2748"
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citation: "14 U.S.C. § 2748"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 14 U.S.C. § 2748 - Presentation of United States flag upon retirement
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## Text
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(a) Presentation of Flag.— Upon the release of a member of the Coast Guard from active duty for retirement, the Secretary shall present a United States flag to the member.
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(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.— A member is not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.
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(c) No Cost to Recipient.— The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
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(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 644(d)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2049, § 516; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 652(e), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(b)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2650; Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 217(6), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1557; renumbered § 2748, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 516 of this title as this section. 2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–213 struck out “of Homeland Security” after “Secretary”. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “this section” for “his section”. 1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.” for “under this section or section 3681, 6141, and 8681 of title 10.”
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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Effective DateSection applicable with respect to releases from active duty described in this section and sections 7251, 8261, and 9251 of Title 10, Armed Forces, on or after Oct. 1, 1998, see section 644(e) of Pub. L. 105–261, set out as a note under section 7251 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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