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14 U.S.C. 2109: Selection boards; oath of membersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 14-COAST GUARDCHAPTER 21-PERSONNEL; OFFICERS
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§2109. Selection boards; oath of members

Each member of a selection board shall swear⁠—

(1)  that the member will, without prejudice or partiality, and having in view both the special fitness of officers and the efficiency of the Coast Guard, perform the duties imposed upon the member; and

(2)  an oath in accordance with section 931.

(Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C) , Sept. 24, 1963 , 77 Stat. 179 , § 254; amended Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 207 , Dec. 20, 2012 , 126 Stat. 1546 ; renumbered § 2109 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I , §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4216 , 4240.)

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2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 254 of this title as this section.

Par. (2). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 931” for “section 635”.

2012⁠—Pub. L. 112–213 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Each member of a selection board shall swear that he will, without prejudice or partiality, and having in view both the special fitness of officers and the efficiency of the Coast Guard, perform the duties imposed upon him.”