14 U.S.C. § 3705: Benefits

Summary

Gives Coast Guard Reserve members the same pay, benefits, and retirement rights as Navy Reserve members of the same rank, job, and years of service when they are on active duty, doing inactive‑duty training, or traveling to or from that duty. Time that counts for Regular Coast Guard members also counts for these purposes. Chapter 27 of this title applies to them the same way it applies to Regular Coast Guard members. If a Reserve member gets sick, disabled, or dies from service, they get the same benefits as a similarly situated Navy Reservist. Reserve members on active duty or retired for disability get the benefits in 42 U.S.C. 253(a). If on active duty (not for training) or retired for disability, they also get the benefits of 10 U.S.C. chapter 55. Except for enlisted members who retire only because of years of active service, Reserve members get the same retirement rules as Navy Reservists, and laws that give authority to the Secretary of the Navy also give similar authority for Coast Guard matters when the Coast Guard is not part of the Navy. Enlisted members who retire for years of active service get the same enlisted retirement benefits as Regular Coast Guard members. Reserve members who are full‑time college students in the officer candidate program under 10 U.S.C. 12209 may get a monthly subsistence allowance at the rate in 37 U.S.C. 209(a) for each month of the school year.

Title 14, §3705

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(a)A member of the Reserve on active duty, on inactive-duty training, or engaged in authorized travel to or from that duty, is entitled to the same benefits as a member of the Navy Reserve of corresponding grade, rating, and length of service. In determining length of service for the purpose of this section, there shall be included all service for which credit is given by law to members of the Regular Coast Guard.

(b)Chapter 27 of this title applies to a member of the Reserve under the same conditions and limitations as it applies to a member of the Regular Coast Guard.

(c)A member of the Reserve who suffers sickness, disease, disability, or death is entitled to the same benefits as prescribed by law for a member of the Navy Reserve who suffers sickness, disease, disability, or death under similar conditions.

(d)A member of the Reserve on active duty or when retired for disability is entitled to the benefits of section 253(a) of title 42. A member of the Reserve when on active duty (other than for training) or when retired for disability is entitled to the benefits of chapter 55 of title 10.

(e)A member of the Reserve, except an enlisted member retiring on the basis of years of active service, is entitled to the same retirement rights, benefits, and privileges as prescribed by law for a member of the Navy Reserve, and wherever a law confers authority upon the Secretary of the Navy, similar authority is given to the Secretary to be exercised with respect to the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy. An enlisted member of the Reserve who retires on the basis of years of active service is entitled to the same retirement rights, benefits, and privileges as prescribed by law for an enlisted member of the Regular Coast Guard.

(f)A member of the Coast Guard Reserve not on active duty who is enrolled in an officer candidate program authorized by section 12209 of title 10 leading to a commission in the Coast Guard Reserve, and is a full-time student in an accredited college curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree may be paid a subsistence allowance for each month of the member’s academic year at the same rate as that prescribed by section 209(a) of title 37.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 755 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, § 118(b), renumbered section 705 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(c)(3), which directed substitution of “chapter 27” for “chapter 13”, was executed by substituting “Chapter 27” for “Chapter 13” to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 2006—Subsecs. (a), (c), (e). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve”. 1996—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “12209 of title 10” for “600 of title 10”. 1983—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 97–417 added subsec. (f).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

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