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14 U.S.C. 2161: Composition of boardsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-124 (October 15, 2026).
From Title 14-COAST GUARDCHAPTER 21-PERSONNEL; OFFICERS
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§2161. Composition of boards

(a)  A board convened under section 2158 or 2159 of this title shall consist of at least three officers of the grade of commander or above, all of whom are serving in a grade senior to the grade of any officer considered by the board.

(b)  No individual may be a member of more than one board convened under section 2158 or 2159 of this title to consider the same officer.

(Added Pub. L. 88-130, § 1(10)(C) , Sept. 24, 1963 , 77 Stat. 188 , § 324; renumbered § 2161 and amended Pub. L. 115-282, title I , §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4216 , 4240; Pub. L. 116-283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(19), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4748 ; Pub. L. 119-60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7223(d)(1)(A) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1702 .)

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2025⁠—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 119-60 substituted “section 2158 or 2159” for “section 2158, 2159, or 2160”.

2021⁠—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116-283 substituted “individual” for “person”.

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115-282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2158, 2159, or 2160” for “section 321, 322, or 323” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

Pub. L. 115-282, § 112(b), renumbered section 324 of this title as this section.