{"data":{"id":"us/14-u.s.c.-3738a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 U.S.C. § 3738a","heading":"Direct commissioning authority for individuals with critical skills","body":"An individual with critical skills that the Commandant considers necessary for the Coast Guard to complete its missions who is not currently serving as an officer in the Coast Guard may be commissioned into the Coast Guard at a grade up to and including commander.","path":["Title 14—COAST GUARD","CHAPTER 37—COAST GUARD RESERVE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc14@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:32Z","sha256":"c313a01531ffe661c9cccde86497d4c7288fa8584e6942adeee354829f004a88","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-u.s.c.-3738","next":"us/14-u.s.c.-3739"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}