,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aheg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ad1       
,united ,states ,code1 to require the   
retention of certain enlisted members of
 the ,coast ,guard who have completed   
#ah or more1 but less than #bj1 years of
 service1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,retention of enlisted members of the   
,coast ,guard after completion of #ah or
 more1 but less than #bj1 years of      
service  7a7  ,in general  ,subchapter  
,i of chapter #be of title #ad1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#beag4  ,retention of enlisted members  
after completion of #ah or more1 but    
less than #bj1 years of service  7a7    
,regular members  ,an enlisted member of
 the regular component of the ,coast    

,guard who is selected to be            
involuntarily separated1 or whose term  
of enlistment expires and who is denied 
reenlistment1 and who1 on the date on   
which the member is to be discharged1 is
 within two years of qualifying for     
retirement under section #bcjf of this  
title shall be retained on active duty  
until the member is qualified for       
retirement1 unless the member is sooner 
retired or discharged under any other   
provision of law4  7b7  ,reserve members
 in active status  ,an enlisted member  
of the ,coast ,guard ,reserve serving in
 an active status who is selected to be 
involuntarily separated 7other than for 
physical disability or for cause71 or   
whose term of enlistment expires and who
 is denied reenlistment 7other than for 
physical disability or for cause71 and  
who1 on the date on which the member is 
to be discharged or transferred from an 
active status1 is entitled to be        
credited with at least #ah1 but less    
than #bj1 years of service1 may not be  

discharged1 denied reenlistment1 or     
transferred from an active status       
without the consent of the member before
 the earlier of the following3  7#a7    
,if1 as of the date on which the member 
is to be discharged or transferred from 
an active status1 the member has at     
least #ah1 but less than #ai1 years of  
service--  7,a7 the date on which the   
member is entitled to be credited with  
#bj years of service2 or  7,b7 the third
 anniversary of the date on which the   
member would otherwise be discharged or 
transferred from an active status4  7#b7
 ,if1 as of the date on which the member
 is to be discharged or transferred from
 an active status1 the member has at    
least #ai1 but less than #bj1 years of  
service--  7,a7 the date on which the   
member is entitled to be credited with  
#bj years of service2 or  7,b7 the      
second anniversary of the date on which 
the member would otherwise be discharged
 or transferred from an active status4  
4  7b7  ,clerical amendment  ,the       

analysis for chapter #be of title #ad1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #beaf the following3  #beag4    
,retention of enlisted members after    
completion of #ah or more1 but less than
 #bj1 years of service4  4