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621 "§435. Temporary appointments in time of war or national emergency " (a) Temporary appointments may be made under this section only in time of war or during a national emergency declared by the President. "(b) Temporary appointments in the Regular Coast Guard in grades not above lieutenant may be made from warrant officers and chief and first-class petty officers of the Regular Coast Guard including retired members on active duty. "(c) Temporary appointments in the Coast Guard Reserve in grades not above lieutenant may be made from warrant officers and chief and first-class petty officers of the Coast Guard Reserve on active duty. " (d) Temporary appointments in-warrant officer grades under this section shall be made by the Secretary under such regulations as he prescribes. Such appointments shall be made by warrant if in the grade of warrant officer, W - 1, or by commission if in a higher warrant officer grade. "(e) Temporary appointments under this section in grades above chief warrant officer, "VV-4, shall be made under regulations prescribed by the President and in such numbers as he determines the needs of the service require. Such appointments shall be made by the President alone. " (f) Temporary appointments under this section do not change the permanent, probationary, or acting status of members so appointed, prejudice them in regard to promotion or appointment, or abridge their rights or benefits. A member who receives a temporary appointment under this section may not suffer any reduction in the pay and allowances to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment. " (g) Each temporary appointment under this section, unless expressly declined, is, without formal acceptance, regarded as accepted on the date made, and the member so appointed is entitled to the pay and allowances of the grade to which appointed from that date. " (h) A temporary appointment under this section is effective for such periods as the President determines. However, no such appointment may be effective later than— " (1) six months after the end of the war or national emergency; or "(2) the date the appointee is released from active duty; whichever is earlier. " (i) When his temporary appointment under this section is terminated or expiree, each member of the Coast Guard on active duty shall have the grade he would hold if he had not received any such appointment."

    • §436. Temporary promotions in time of war or national

emergency " (a) Promotions may be made under this section only in time of war or during a national emergency declared by the President. " (b) The President may promote to a higher grade any member of the Regular Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Reserve serving on active duty in the grade of ensign or above. Such promotions shall be made under such regulations as the President prescribes and in such numbers as he determines the needs of the service require.