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[CITE: 14USC516]

 
                          TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
 
                       PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
 
   CHAPTER 13--PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
 
Sec. 516. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement

    (a) Presentation of Flag.--Upon the release of a member of the Coast 
Guard from active duty for retirement, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall present a United States flag to the member.
    (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.
    (c) No Cost to Recipient.--The presentation of a flag under his \1\ 
section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``this''.
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(Added Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title VI, Sec. 644(d)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 
112 Stat. 2049; amended Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title VI, Sec. 652(e), 
Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 666.)


                               Amendments

    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.''


                             Effective Date

    Section applicable with respect to releases from active duty 
described in this section and sections 3681, 6141, and 8641 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 3681 of Title 10.
