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[CITE: 14USC726]

 
                          TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
 
               PART II--COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY
 
                     CHAPTER 21--COAST GUARD RESERVE
 
                              SUBCHAPTER B
 
                          commissioned officers
 
Sec. 726. Running mates

    (a) The Secretary shall assign a running mate to each Reserve 
officer in an active status not on the active duty promotion list. The 
officer initially assigned as a running mate under this section shall be 
that officer on the active duty promotion list of the same grade who is 
next senior in precedence to the Reserve officer concerned. An officer 
who has twice failed of selection or who has been considered but has not 
been recommended for continuation under section 289 of this title shall 
not be assigned as a running mate under this section.
    (b) A Reserve officer in an active status not on the active duty 
promotion list shall be assigned a new running mate as follows:
        (1) If a previously assigned running mate is promoted from below 
    the promotion zone, is removed from the active duty promotion list, 
    suffers a loss of numbers, fails of selection, fails to qualify for 
    promotion, or declines an appointment after being selected for 
    promotion, the new running mate shall be that officer on the active 
    duty promotion list, of the same grade, who is next senior to the 
    previous running mate and who is, or may become, eligible for 
    consideration for promotion. If the previous running mate was on a 
    list of selectees for promotion, the new running mate shall be that 
    officer on the active duty promotion list, of the same grade, who is 
    on a list of selectees for promotion and who is next senior to the 
    previous running mate.
        (2) If a Reserve officer suffers a loss of numbers, the new 
    running mate shall be that officer on the active duty promotion list 
    who, after the loss of numbers has been effected, is the running 
    mate of the Reserve officer next senior to the Reserve officer 
    concerned.
        (3) If a Reserve officer is considered for promotion and fails 
    of selection, fails to qualify for promotion, declines an 
    appointment after being selected for promotion, or has his or her 
    name removed from a list of selectees for promotion, and that 
    officer's running mate is promoted, the new running mate shall be 
    that officer on the active duty promotion list, of the same grade, 
    who, at the time the previous running mate was considered for 
    promotion, was next senior to the previous running mate, was 
    eligible for consideration for promotion, and whose name was not 
    included on a list of selectees for promotion.
        (4) In a situation not expressly covered by this subsection, the 
    Secretary may assign a new running mate as necessary to effect the 
    intent of this section that inequitable changes of precedence do not 
    occur.

    (c) A Reserve officer on the active duty promotion list shall, to 
the extent practicable and consistent with the limitations imposed by 
this section, be assigned as the running mate of all Reserve officers 
junior to the officer, who are in an active status not on the active 
duty promotion list, and who had a running mate in common with the 
officer just prior to the time the officer was placed on the active duty 
promotion list.
    (d) The Secretary may adjust, as necessary, the date of rank of a 
Reserve officer not on active duty so that the date will correspond with 
that of the running mate assigned to the officer in accordance with this 
section. If an overpayment of pay or allowances results from adjusting 
the date of rank, the overpayment is not subject to recoupment.

(Added Pub. L. 96-322, Sec. 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1008.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 782 of this title prior to the complete revision of this chapter 
by Pub. L. 96-322.
