Chapter 3 - COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION
- Section 301 - Grades and ratings
- Section 302 - Commandant; appointment
- Section 303 - Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant
- Section 304 - Vice Commandant; appointment
- Section 305 - Vice admirals
- Section 306 - Retirement
- Section 307 - Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade
- Section 308 - Chief Acquisition Officer
- Section 309 - Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director
- Section 310 - Chief of Staff to President: appointment
- Section 311 - Captains of the port
- Section 312 - Prevention and response workforces
- Section 313 - Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response
- Section 314 - Marine industry training program
- Section 315 - Training for congressional affairs personnel
- Section 316 - National Coast Guard Museum
- Section 317 - United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director
- Section 318 - Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program
- Section 319 - Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project
- Section 320 - Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- Section 321 - Congressional affairs; Director
- Section 322 - Redistricting notification requirement
- Section 323 - Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program