14 U.S.C. § 53 : US Code - Section 53: Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director

Search 14 U.S.C. § 53 : US Code - Section 53: Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director

(a) Establishment of Office; Director. - There is in the
executive part of the Coast Guard an Office of the Coast Guard
Reserve. The head of the Office is the Director of the Coast Guard
Reserve. The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the principal
adviser to the Commandant on Coast Guard Reserve matters and may
have such additional functions as the Commandant may direct.
(b) Appointment. - The President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Director of the Coast
Guard Reserve, from officers of the Coast Guard who -
(1) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service;
(2) are in a grade above captain; and
(3) have been recommended by the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
(c) Term. - (1) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve holds
office for a term determined by the President, normally two years,
but not more than four years. An officer may be removed from the
position of Director for cause at any time.
(2) The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve, while so serving,
holds a grade above Captain, without vacating the officer's
permanent grade.
(d) Budget. - The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is the
official within the executive part of the Coast Guard who, subject
to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Commandant, is responsible for
preparation, justification, and execution of the personnel,
operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Coast
Guard Reserve. As such, the Director of the Coast Guard Reserve is
the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the
Coast Guard Reserve in those areas.
(e) Annual Report. - The Director of the Coast Guard Reserve
shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of Defense an annual report on the state of the Coast
Guard Reserve and the ability of the Coast Guard Reserve to meet
its missions. The report shall be prepared in conjunction with the
Commandant and may be submitted in classified and unclassified
versions.