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14 U.S.C. 3746: Promotion; acceptance; oath of officeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 14-COAST GUARDCHAPTER 37-COAST GUARD RESERVE
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§3746. Promotion; acceptance; oath of office

(a)  A Reserve officer who has been appointed under this subchapter is considered to have accepted the appointment unless delivery thereof cannot be effected.

(b)  A Reserve officer who has served continuously since taking the oath of office prescribed in section 3331 of title 5, is not required to take a new oath of office upon appointment in a higher grade.

(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1 , Aug. 4, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1012 , § 735; renumbered § 3746, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4233 .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 797 of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by Pub. L. 96–322.

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 735 of this title as this section.