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COMDTINST 5725.1D
02 DEC 2021
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5725.1D
COAST GUARD RESERVE POLICY BOARD
Ref: (a) Title 14, United States Code §3703
(b) Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(43)
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes policies and procedures for the operation of the Coast
Guard Reserve Policy Board (CG RPB).
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply with the
provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board, COMDTINST 5725.1C is
cancelled.
4. DISCUSSION. Reference (a), Title 14, United States Code (U.S.C.) §3703, requires the Secretary
of the Department of Homeland Security (SECDHS) to convene a CG RPB at least annually to
consider, recommend, and report to the Secretary on Reserve policy matters. Reference (b),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(43), delegates to the
Commandant of the Coast Guard (CCG) the duties assigned to the Service Secretary in Reference
(a), Title 14, U.S.C. §3703. The CG RPB is an important vehicle for ensuring the issues affecting
the Coast Guard’s Reserve Component (RC) receive due consideration at the highest levels of the
Service. In particular, the CG RPB must consider, yet not be limited to, those Reserve issues that
may require the direct attention of the CCG. All members of the board will be Federal employees,
therefore, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. §2 (FACA), does not apply to this
Board. This Instruction establishes the Board’s mandated role as a working advisory body to the
SECDHS and to the CCG on issues affecting the Coast Guard RC.
5. DISCLAIMER. This document is intended to provide operational requirements for Coast Guard
personnel and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party
outside of the Coast Guard.
