I 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1726 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to improve the organization of 

such title and to incorporate certain transfers and modifications into 

such title, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 27, 2017 

Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to improve the 

organization of such title and to incorporate certain 

transfers and modifications into such title, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Coast Guard Improvement and Reform Act of 2017’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE 


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Sec. 101. Initial matter. 

Sec. 102. Subtitle I. 

Sec. 103. Chapter 1. 

Sec. 104. Chapter 3. 

Sec. 105. Chapter 5. 

Sec. 106. Chapter 7. 

Sec. 107. Chapter 9. 

Sec. 108. Chapter 11. 

Sec. 109. Subtitle II. 

Sec. 110. Chapter 19. 

Sec. 111. Part II. 

Sec. 112. Chapter 21. 

Sec. 113. Chapter 23. 

Sec. 114. Chapter 25. 

Sec. 115. Part III. 

Sec. 116. Chapter 27. 

Sec. 117. Chapter 29. 

Sec. 118. Subtitle III and chapter 37. 

Sec. 119. Chapter 39. 

Sec. 120. Chapter 41. 

Sec. 121. Subtitle IV and chapter 49. 

Sec. 122. Chapter 51. 

Sec. 123. References. 

Sec. 124. Rule of construction. 

TITLE II—TRANSFERS AND MODIFICATIONS 

Sec. 201. Amendments to title 14, United States Code, as amended by title I 

of this Act. 

Sec. 202. Primary duties. 

Sec. 203. Regattas and marine parades. 

Sec. 204. Regulation of vessels in territorial waters of United States. 

Sec. 205. National maritime transportation advisory committees. 

Sec. 206. Clothing at time of discharge for good of service. 

1 TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF 

2 TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE 

3 SEC. 101. INITIAL MATTER. 

4 Title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 

5 the title designation, the title heading, and the table of 

6 parts at the beginning and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘TITLE 14—COAST GUARD 

‘‘Subtitle Sec.

‘‘I. Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration .... 101

‘‘II. Personnel ..................................................................................... 1901

‘‘III. Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary ................................ 3701


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‘‘IV. Coast Guard Authorizations and Reports to Congress ............................................................................ 4901’’. 

1 SEC. 102. SUBTITLE I. 

2 Part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended 

3 by striking the part designation, the part heading, and the 

4 table of chapters at the beginning and inserting the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘Subtitle I—Establishment, Powers, 

7 Duties, and Administration 

‘‘Chap. Sec.

‘‘1. Establishment and Duties ....................................................... 101

‘‘3. Composition and Organization ............................................. 301

‘‘5. Functions and Powers ............................................................. 501

‘‘7. Cooperation .................................................................................. 701

‘‘9. Administration ............................................................................ 901

‘‘11. Acquisitions ............................................................................... 1101’’. 

8 SEC. 103. CHAPTER 1. 

9 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 1 of title 14, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa11 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

12 beginning and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—ESTABLISHMENT AND 

14 DUTIES 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘101. Establishment of Coast Guard. 

‘‘102. Primary duties. 

‘‘103. Department in which the Coast Guard operates. 

‘‘104. Removing restrictions. 

‘‘105. Secretary defined.’’. 

15 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 


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1 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

2 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

3 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating the sections as de5 scribed in the table; and 

6 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec7 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

8 table of sections for chapter 1 of such title (as 

9 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

10 the sections are presented in the table. 

11 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

12 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

1 Establishment of Coast Guard 101 

2 Primary duties 102 

3 Department in which the Coast Guard operates 103 

652 Removing restrictions 104 

4 Secretary defined 105 

13 SEC. 104. CHAPTER 3. 

14 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 

15 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa16 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

17 beginning and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 3—COMPOSITION AND 

2 ORGANIZATION 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘301. Grades and ratings. 

‘‘302. Commandant; appointment. 

‘‘303. Retirement of Commandant. 

‘‘304. Vice Commandant; appointment. 

‘‘305. Vice admirals. 

‘‘306. Retirement. 

‘‘307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade. 

‘‘308. Chief Acquisition Officer. 

‘‘309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director. 

‘‘310. Chief of Staff to President: appointment. 

‘‘311. Captains of the port. 

‘‘312. Prevention and response workforces. 

‘‘313. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response. 

‘‘314. Marine industry training program. 

‘‘315. Training course on workings of Congress. 

‘‘316. National Coast Guard Museum. 

‘‘317. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director. 

‘‘318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program.’’. 

3 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

4 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

5 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

6 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

7 (A) by redesignating the sections as de8 scribed in the table; and 

9 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec10 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

11 table of sections for chapter 3 of such title (as 

12 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

13 the sections are presented in the table. 

14 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

15 (1) is the following: 


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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

41 Grades and ratings 301 

44 Commandant; appointment 302 

46 Retirement of Commandant 303 

47 Vice Commandant; appointment 304 

50 Vice admirals 305 

51 Retirement 306 

52 Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade 307 

56 Chief Acquisition Officer 308 

53 Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director 309 

54 Chief of Staff to President: appointment 310 

57 Prevention and response workforces 312 

58 Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention 

and response 313 

59 Marine industry training program 314 

60 Training course on workings of Congress 315 

98 National Coast Guard Museum 316 

336 United States Coast Guard Band; composition; 

director 317 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 

3 States Code, is further amended— 

4 (A) by inserting after section 310 (as so 

5 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

6 (b)) the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 311. Captains of the port 

2 ‘‘Any officer, including any petty officer, may be des3 ignated by the Commandant as captain of the port or 

4 ports or adjacent high seas or waters over which the 

5 United States has jurisdiction, as the Commandant deems 

6 necessary to facilitate execution of Coast Guard duties.’’; 

7 and 

8 (B) by inserting after section 317 (as so 

9 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

10 (b)) the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration 

12 Program 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec14 tion— 

15 ‘‘(1) ‘environment’, ‘facility’, ‘person’, ‘release’, 

16 ‘removal’, ‘remedial’, and ‘response’ have the same 

17 meaning they have in section 101 of the Comprehen18 sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

19 Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601); 

20 ‘‘(2) ‘hazardous substance’ has the same mean21 ing it has in section 101 of the Comprehensive Envi22 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), except that it also includes 

24 the meaning given ‘oil’ in section 311 of the Federal 

25 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); and 


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1 ‘‘(3) ‘pollutant’ has the same meaning it has in 

2 section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

3 Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 

4 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program 

6 of environmental compliance and restoration at cur7 rent and former Coast Guard facilities. 

8 ‘‘(2) Program goals include: 

9 ‘‘(A) Identifying, investigating, and clean10 ing up contamination from hazardous sub11 stances and pollutants. 

12 ‘‘(B) Correcting other environmental dam13 age that poses an imminent and substantial 

14 danger to the public health or welfare or to the 

15 environment. 

16 ‘‘(C) Demolishing and removing unsafe 

17 buildings and structures, including buildings 

18 and structures at former Coast Guard facilities. 

19 ‘‘(D) Preventing contamination from haz20 ardous substances and pollutants at current 

21 Coast Guard facilities. 

22 ‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall respond to releases 

23 of hazardous substances and pollutants— 


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1 ‘‘(i) at each Coast Guard facility the 

2 United States owns, leases, or otherwise pos3 sesses; 

4 ‘‘(ii) at each Coast Guard facility the 

5 United States owned, leased, or otherwise pos6 sessed when the actions leading to contamina7 tion from hazardous substances or pollutants 

8 occurred; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) on each vessel the Coast Guard owns 

10 or operates. 

11 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does 

12 not apply to a removal or remedial action when a po13 tentially responsible person responds under section 

14 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

15 Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9622). 

16 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall pay a fee or charge 

17 imposed by a State authority for permit services for 

18 disposing of hazardous substances or pollutants from 

19 Coast Guard facilities to the same extent that non20 governmental entities are required to pay for permit 

21 services. This subparagraph does not apply to a pay22 ment that is the responsibility of a lessee, con23 tractor, or other private person. 

24 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may agree with another 

25 Federal agency for that agency to assist in carrying 


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1 out the Secretary’s responsibilities under this sec2 tion. The Secretary may enter into contracts, coop3 erative agreements, and grant agreements with State 

4 and local governments to assist in carrying out the 

5 Secretary’s responsibilities under this section. Serv6 ices that may be obtained under this paragraph in7 clude identifying, investigating, and cleaning up off8 site contamination that may have resulted from the 

9 release of a hazardous substance or pollutant at a 

10 Coast Guard facility. 

11 ‘‘(5) Section 119 of the Comprehensive Envi12 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 9619) applies to response action con14 tractors that carry out response actions under this 

15 section. The Coast Guard shall indemnify response 

16 action contractors to the extent that adequate insur17 ance is not generally available at a fair price at the 

18 time the contractor enters into the contract to cover 

19 the contractor’s reasonable, potential, long-term li20 ability. 

21 ‘‘(c) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORA22 TION ACCOUNT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) There is established for the Coast Guard 

24 an account known as the Coast Guard Environ25 mental Compliance and Restoration Account. All 


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1 sums appropriated to carry out the Coast Guard’s 

2 environmental compliance and restoration functions 

3 under this section or another law shall be credited 

4 or transferred to the account and remain available 

5 until expended. 

6 ‘‘(2) Funds may be obligated or expended from 

7 the account to carry out the Coast Guard’s environ8 mental compliance and restoration functions under 

9 this section or another law. 

10 ‘‘(3) In proposing the budget for any fiscal year 

11 under section 1105 of title 31, the President shall 

12 set forth separately the amount requested for the 

13 Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and res14 toration activities under this section or another law. 

15 ‘‘(4) Amounts recovered under section 107 of 

16 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com17 pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607) for 

18 the Secretary’s response actions at current and 

19 former Coast Guard facilities shall be credited to the 

20 account. 

21 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS.— 

22 The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 

23 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

24 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com25 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 


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1 prioritized list of projects eligible for environmental com2 pliance and restoration funding for each fiscal year con3 current with the President’s budget submission for that 

4 fiscal year.’’. 

5 (2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Sections 634, 

6 690, 691, 692, and 693 of title 14, United States 

7 Code, are repealed. 

8 SEC. 105. CHAPTER 5. 

9 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa11 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

12 beginning and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘CHAPTER 5—FUNCTIONS AND POWERS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘501. Secretary; general powers. 

‘‘502. Delegation of powers by the Secretary. 

‘‘503. Regulations. 

‘‘504. Commandant; general powers. 

‘‘505. Functions and powers vested in the Commandant. 

‘‘506. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES

‘‘521. Saving life and property. 

‘‘522. Law enforcement. 

‘‘523. Enforcement authority. 

‘‘524. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws. 

‘‘525. Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law enforcement 

authority. 

‘‘526. Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel. 

‘‘527. Safety of naval vessels. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AIDS TO NAVIGATION

‘‘541. Aids to navigation authorized. 

‘‘542. Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty. 

‘‘543. Interference with aids to navigation; penalty. 

‘‘544. Aids to maritime navigation; penalty. 

‘‘545. Marking of obstructions. 


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‘‘546. Deposit of damage payments. 

‘‘547. Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to navigation. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘561. Icebreaking in polar regions. 

‘‘562. Appeals and waivers. 

‘‘563. Notification of certain determinations.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 5 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

11 the sections are presented in the table. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

92 Secretary; general powers 501 

631 Delegation of powers by the Secretary 502 

633 Regulations 503 

93 Commandant; general powers 504 

632 Functions and powers vested in the Commandant 505 

520 Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care 506 


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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

88 Saving life and property 521 

89 Law enforcement 522 

99 Enforcement authority 523 

100 Enforcement of coastwise trade laws 524 

95 Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative 

Service law enforcement authority 525 

637 Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into 

vessel 526 

91 Safety of naval vessels 527 

81 Aids to navigation authorized 541 

83 Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty 542 

84 Interference with aids to navigation; penalty 543 

85 Aids to maritime navigation; penalty 544 

86 Marking of obstructions 545 

642 Deposit of damage payments 546 

643 Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to navigation 547 

87 Icebreaking in polar regions 561 

101 Appeals and waivers 562 

103 Notification of certain determinations 563 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 5 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is further amended— 

3 (1) by inserting before section 501 (as so redes4 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS’’; 

2 (2) by inserting before section 521 (as so redes3 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIFE SAVING AND LAW 

6 ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES’’; 

7 (3) by inserting before section 541 (as so redes8 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AIDS TO NAVIGATION’’; 

11 and 

12 (4) by inserting before section 561 (as so redes13 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS’’. 

16 SEC. 106. CHAPTER 7. 

17 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United 

18 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa19 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

20 beginning and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘CHAPTER 7—COOPERATION 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘701. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivisions. 

‘‘702. State Department. 

‘‘703. Treasury Department. 

‘‘704. Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force. 

‘‘705. Navy Department. 

‘‘706. United States Postal Service. 

‘‘707. Department of Commerce. 


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‘‘708. Department of Health and Human Services. 

‘‘709. Maritime instruction. 

‘‘710. Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities. 

‘‘711. Coast Guard officers as attache ́s to missions. 

‘‘712. Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and material. 

‘‘713. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracts with other agencies and 

instrumentalities to provide or obtain goods and services. 

‘‘714. Appointment of judges. 

‘‘715. Arctic maritime domain awareness. 

‘‘716. Oceanographic research. 

‘‘717. Arctic maritime transportation. 

‘‘718. Agreements.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 7 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

11 the sections are presented in the table. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

141 Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivisions 701 

142 State Department 702 

143 Treasury Department 703 


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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

144 Department of the Army and Department of 

the Air Force 704 

145 Navy Department 705 

146 United States Postal Service 706 

147 Department of Commerce 707 

147a Department of Health and Human Services 708 

148 Maritime instruction 709 

149 Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities 710 

150 Coast Guard officers as attache ́s to missions 711 

151 Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and material 712 

152 Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracts with other agencies and instrumentalities 

to provide or obtain goods and services 713 

153 Appointment of judges 714 

154 Arctic maritime domain awareness 715 

94 Oceanographic research 716 

90 Arctic maritime transportation 717 

102 Agreements 718 

1 SEC. 107. CHAPTER 9. 

2 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United 

3 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa4 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

5 beginning and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘CHAPTER 9—ADMINISTRATION 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

‘‘Sec. 


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‘‘901. Disposal of certain material. 

‘‘902. Employment of draftsmen and engineers. 

‘‘903. Use of certain appropriated funds. 

‘‘904. Local hire. 

‘‘905. Procurement authority for family housing. 

‘‘906. Air Station Cape Cod Improvements. 

‘‘907. Long-term lease of special purpose facilities. 

‘‘908. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property. 

‘‘909. Small boat station rescue capability. 

‘‘910. Small boat station closures. 

‘‘911. Search and rescue center standards. 

‘‘912. Air facility closures. 

‘‘913. Turnkey selection procedures. 

‘‘914. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘931. Oaths required for boards. 

‘‘932. Administration of oaths. 

‘‘933. Coast Guard ensigns and pennants. 

‘‘934. Penalty for unauthorized use of words ‘Coast Guard’. 

‘‘935. Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale. 

‘‘936. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immunity 

for participants. 

‘‘937. Admiralty claims against the United States. 

‘‘938. Claims for damage to property of the United States. 

‘‘939. Accounting for industrial work. 

‘‘940. Supplies and equipment from stock. 

‘‘941. Coast Guard Supply Fund. 

‘‘942. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, 

and services. 

‘‘943. Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation. 

‘‘944. Confidential investigative expenses. 

‘‘945. Assistance to film producers. 

‘‘946. User fees. 

‘‘947. Vessel construction bonding requirements. 

‘‘948. Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care. 

‘‘949. Telephone installation and charges. 

‘‘950. Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials. 

‘‘951. Aircraft accident investigations.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 


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1 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec2 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

3 table of sections for chapter 9 of such title (as 

4 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

5 the sections are presented in the table. 

6 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

7 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

641 Disposal of certain material 901 

653 Employment of draftsmen and engineers 902 

656 Use of certain appropriated funds 903 

666 Local hire 904 

670 Procurement authority for family housing 905 

671 Air Station Cape Cod Improvements 906 

672 Long-term lease of special purpose facilities 907 

672a Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property 908 

674 Small boat station rescue capability 909 

675 Small boat station closures 910 

676 Search and rescue center standards 911 

676a Air facility closures 912 

677 Turnkey selection procedures 913 

681 Disposition of infrastructure related to E– 

LORAN 914 

635 Oaths required for boards 931 

636 Administration of oaths 932 

638 Coast Guard ensigns and pennants 933 


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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

639 Penalty for unauthorized use of words ‘‘Coast 

Guard’’ 934 

640 Coast Guard band recordings for commercial 

sale 935 

645 Confidentiality of medical quality assurance 

records; qualified immunity for participants 936 

646 Admiralty claims against the United States 937 

647 Claims for damage to property of the United 

States 938 

648 Accounting for industrial work 939 

649 Supplies and equipment from stock 940 

650 Coast Guard Supply Fund 941 

654 Public and commercial vessels and other 

watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services 942 

655 Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation 943 

658 Confidential investigative expenses 944 

659 Assistance to film producers 945 

664 User fees 946 

667 Vessel construction bonding requirements 947 

668 Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of 

health care 948 

669 Telephone installation and charges 949 

673 Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials 950 

678 Aircraft accident investigations 951 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 9 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is further amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting before section 901 (as so redes2 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL 

5 PROPERTY’’; 

6 and 

7 (2) by inserting before section 931 (as so redes8 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS’’. 

11 SEC. 108. CHAPTER 11. 

12 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United 

13 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa14 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

15 beginning and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘CHAPTER 11—ACQUISITIONS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘1101. Acquisition directorate. 

‘‘1102. Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management. 

‘‘1103. Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs. 

‘‘1104. Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition. 

‘‘1105. Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators. 

‘‘1106. Required contract terms. 

‘‘1107. Extension of major acquisition program contracts. 

‘‘1108. Department of Defense consultation. 

‘‘1109. Undefinitized contractual actions. 

‘‘1110. Guidance on excessive pass-through charges. 

‘‘1111. Mission need statement. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

‘‘1131. Identification of major system acquisitions. 

‘‘1132. Acquisition. 

‘‘1133. Preliminary development and demonstration. 

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‘‘1135. Acquisition program baseline breach. 

‘‘1136. Acquisition approval authority. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCUREMENT

‘‘1151. Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards. 

‘‘1152. Advance procurement funding. 

‘‘1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels 

in foreign shipyards. 

‘‘1154. Procurement of buoy chain. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS

‘‘1171. Definitions.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 11 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

11 the sections are presented in the table. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

561 Acquisition directorate 1101 

562 Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management 1102 

578 Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition 

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before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

563 Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition 1104 

564 Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators 1105 

565 Required contract terms 1106 

579 Extension of major acquisition program contracts 1107 

566 Department of Defense consultation 1108 

567 Undefinitized contractual actions 1109 

568 Guidance on excessive pass-through charges 1110 

569 Mission need statement 1111 

571 Identification of major system acquisitions 1131 

572 Acquisition 1132 

573 Preliminary development and demonstration 1133 

574 Acquisition, production, deployment, and support 1134 

575 Acquisition program baseline breach 1135 

576 Acquisition approval authority 1136 

665 Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign 

shipyards 1151 

577 Advance procurement funding 1152 

96 Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards 1153 

97 Procurement of buoy chain 1154 

581 Definitions 1171 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 11 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is further amended— 


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1 (1) by striking all subdivision designations and 

2 headings in such chapter, except for— 

3 (A) the chapter designation and heading 

4 added by subsection (a); 

5 (B) the subchapter designations and head6 ings added by this subsection; and 

7 (C) any designation or heading of a section 

8 or a subdivision of a section; 

9 (2) by inserting before section 1101 (as so re10 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

13 (3) by inserting before section 1131 (as so re14 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION 

17 PROCESS AND PROCEDURES’’; 

18 (4) by inserting before section 1151 (as so re19 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCUREMENT’’; 

22 and 

23 (5) by inserting before section 1171 (as so re24 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS’’. 

2 SEC. 109. SUBTITLE II. 

3 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, 

4 is further amended by inserting after chapter 11 (as 

5 amended by section 108) the following: 

6 ‘‘Subtitle II—Personnel 

‘‘Chap. Sec.

‘‘19. Coast Guard Academy ............................................................ 1901

‘‘21. Personnel; Officers .................................................................. 2101

‘‘23. Personnel; Enlisted ................................................................. 2301

‘‘25. Personnel; General Provisions ........................................... 2501

‘‘27. Pay, Allowances, Awards, and Other Rights and 

Benefits ...................................................................... 2701

‘‘29. Coast Guard Family Support, Child Care, and Housing ................................................................................ 2901’’. 

7 (b) RESERVED CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 

8 (1) CHAPTER 13.—Chapter 13 of title 14, 

9 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

10 chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the 

11 table of sections at the beginning. 

12 (2) CHAPTER 14.—Chapter 14 of title 14, 

13 United States Code, is amended— 

14 (A) by striking the chapter designation, 

15 the chapter heading, and the table of sections 

16 at the beginning; and 

17 (B) by striking the subchapter designation 

18 and the subchapter heading for each of the sub19 chapters of such chapter. 

20 (3) CHAPTER 15.—Chapter 15 of title 14, 

21 United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (A) by striking the chapter designation, 

2 the chapter heading, and the table of sections 

3 at the beginning; and 

4 (B) by striking the subchapter designation 

5 and the subchapter heading for each of the sub6 chapters of such chapter. 

7 (4) CHAPTER 17.—Chapter 17 of title 14, 

8 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

9 chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the 

10 table of sections at the beginning. 

11 (5) CHAPTER 18.—Chapter 18 of title 14, 

12 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

13 chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the 

14 table of sections at the beginning. 

15 SEC. 110. CHAPTER 19. 

16 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 19 of title 14, United 

17 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa18 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

19 beginning and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘CHAPTER 19—COAST GUARD ACADEMY 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘1901. Administration of Academy. 

‘‘1902. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence. 

‘‘1903. Annual Board of Visitors. 

‘‘1904. Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research grants. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CADETS

‘‘1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength. 

‘‘1922. Appointments. 


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‘‘1923. Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; restrictions; conditions. 

‘‘1924. Conduct. 

‘‘1925. Agreement. 

‘‘1926. Cadet applicants; preappointment travel to Academy. 

‘‘1927. Cadets; initial clothing allowance. 

‘‘1928. Cadets; degree of bachelor of science. 

‘‘1929. Cadets; appointment as ensign. 

‘‘1930. Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY

‘‘1941. Civilian teaching staff. 

‘‘1942. Permanent commissioned teaching staff; composition. 

‘‘1943. Appointment of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 

‘‘1944. Grade of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 

‘‘1945. Retirement of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 

‘‘1946. Credit for service as member of civilian teaching staff. 

‘‘1947. Assignment of personnel as instructors. 

‘‘1948. Marine safety curriculum.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 19 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

11 the sections are presented in the table. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

200 Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence 1902 

194 Annual Board of Visitors 1903 

196 Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research grants 1904 

195 Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; 

restrictions; conditions 1923 

181a Cadet applicants; preappointment travel to 

Academy 1926 

183 Cadets; initial clothing allowance 1927 

184 Cadets; degree of bachelor of science 1928 

185 Cadets; appointment as ensign 1929 

197 Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation 1930 

186 Civilian teaching staff 1941 

187 Permanent commissioned teaching staff; composition 1942 

188 Appointment of permanent commissioned 

teaching staff 1943 

189 Grade of permanent commissioned teaching 

staff 1944 

190 Retirement of permanent commissioned teaching staff 1945 

191 Credit for service as member of civilian teaching staff 1946 

192 Assignment of personnel as instructors 1947 

199 Marine safety curriculum 1948 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 14, 

3 United States Code, is further amended— 


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1 (A) by inserting before section 1901 (as so 

2 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

3 (b)) the following: 

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION’’; 

5 (B) by inserting before section 1923 (as so 

6 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

7 (b)) the following: 

8 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CADETS 

9 ‘‘§ 1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength 

10 ‘‘The number of cadets appointed annually to the 

11 Academy shall be as determined by the Secretary but the 

12 number appointed in any one year shall not exceed six 

13 hundred. 

14 ‘‘§ 1922. Appointments 

15 ‘‘Appointments to cadetships shall be made under 

16 regulations prescribed by the Secretary, who shall deter17 mine age limits, methods of selection of applicants, term 

18 of service as a cadet before graduation, and all other mat19 ters affecting such appointments. In the administration of 

20 this section, the Secretary shall take such action as may 

21 be necessary and appropriate to insure that female individ22 uals shall be eligible for appointment and admission to the 

23 Coast Guard Academy, and that the relevant standards 

24 required for appointment, admission, training, graduation, 

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1 as those required for male individuals, except for those 

2 minimum essential adjustments in such standards re3 quired because of physiological differences between male 

4 and female individuals.’’; 

5 (C) by inserting before section 1926 (as so 

6 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

7 (b)) the following: 

8 ‘‘§ 1924. Conduct 

9 ‘‘The Secretary may summarily dismiss from the 

10 Coast Guard any cadet who, during his cadetship, is found 

11 unsatisfactory in either studies or conduct, or may be 

12 deemed not adapted for a career in the Coast Guard. Ca13 dets shall be subject to rules governing discipline pre14 scribed by the Commandant. 

15 ‘‘§ 1925. Agreement 

16 ‘‘(a) Each cadet shall sign an agreement with respect 

17 to the cadet’s length of service in the Coast Guard. The 

18 agreement shall provide that the cadet agrees to the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(1) That the cadet will complete the course of 

21 instruction at the Coast Guard Academy. 

22 ‘‘(2) That upon graduation from the Coast 

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1 ‘‘(A) will accept an appointment, if ten2 dered, as a commissioned officer of the Coast 

3 Guard; and 

4 ‘‘(B) will serve on active duty for at least 

5 five years immediately after such appointment. 

6 ‘‘(3) That if an appointment described in para7 graph (2) is not tendered or if the cadet is permitted 

8 to resign as a regular officer before the completion 

9 of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet, 

10 the cadet— 

11 ‘‘(A) will accept an appointment as a com12 missioned officer in the Coast Guard Reserve; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) will remain in that reserve component 

15 until completion of the commissioned service ob16 ligation of the cadet. 

17 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary may transfer to the Coast 

18 Guard Reserve, and may order to active duty for such pe19 riod of time as the Secretary prescribes (but not to exceed 

20 four years), a cadet who breaches an agreement under 

21 subsection (a). The period of time for which a cadet is 

22 ordered to active duty under this paragraph may be deter23 mined without regard to section 651(a) of title 10. 

24 ‘‘(2) A cadet who is transferred to the Coast Guard 

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1 appropriate enlisted grade or rating, as determined by the 

2 Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a cadet shall 

4 be considered to have breached an agreement under sub5 section (a) if the cadet is separated from the Coast Guard 

6 Academy under circumstances which the Secretary deter7 mines constitute a breach by the cadet of the cadet’s 

8 agreement to complete the course of instruction at the 

9 Coast Guard Academy and accept an appointment as a 

10 commissioned officer upon graduation from the Coast 

11 Guard Academy. 

12 ‘‘(c) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to 

13 carry out this section. Those regulations shall include— 

14 ‘‘(1) standards for determining what con15 stitutes, for the purpose of subsection (b), a breach 

16 of an agreement under subsection (a); 

17 ‘‘(2) procedures for determining whether such a 

18 breach has occurred; and 

19 ‘‘(3) standards for determining the period of 

20 time for which a person may be ordered to serve on 

21 active duty under subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘(d) In this section, ‘commissioned service obliga23 tion’, with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the 

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1 ing on the sixth anniversary of such appointment or, at 

2 the discretion of the Secretary, any later date up to the 

3 eighth anniversary of such appointment. 

4 ‘‘(e)(1) This section does not apply to a cadet who 

5 is not a citizen or national of the United States. 

6 ‘‘(2) In the case of a cadet who is a minor and who 

7 has parents or a guardian, the cadet may sign the agree8 ment required by subsection (a) only with the consent of 

9 the parent or guardian. 

10 ‘‘(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the 

11 terms of the obligation to serve as specified under section 

12 (a), or the alternative obligation imposed under subsection 

13 (b), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 

14 303a(e) of title 37.’’; and 

15 (D) by inserting before section 1941 (as so 

16 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

17 (b)) the following: 

18 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY’’. 

19 (2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 182 of title 

20 14, United States Code, is repealed. 

21 SEC. 111. PART II. 

22 Part II of title 14, United States Code, is amended 

23 by striking the part designation, the part heading, and the 

24 table of chapters at the beginning. 


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1 SEC. 112. CHAPTER 21. 

2 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United 

3 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa4 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

5 beginning and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘CHAPTER 21—PERSONNEL; OFFICERS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2101. Original appointment of permanent commissioned officers. 

‘‘2102. Active duty promotion list. 

‘‘2103. Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty promotion list. 

‘‘2104. Appointment of temporary officers. 

‘‘2105. Rank of warrant officers. 

‘‘2106. Selection boards; convening of boards. 

‘‘2107. Selection boards; composition of boards. 

‘‘2108. Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board. 

‘‘2109. Selection boards; oath of members. 

‘‘2110. Number of officers to be selected for promotion. 

‘‘2111. Promotion zones. 

‘‘2112. Promotion year; defined. 

‘‘2113. Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion. 

‘‘2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska. 

‘‘2115. Selection boards; information to be furnished boards. 

‘‘2116. Officers to be recommended for promotion. 

‘‘2117. Selection boards; reports. 

‘‘2118. Selection boards; submission of reports. 

‘‘2119. Failure of selection for promotion. 

‘‘2120. Special selection boards; correction of errors. 

‘‘2121. Promotions; appointments. 

‘‘2122. Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion. 

‘‘2123. Promotions; acceptance; oath of office. 

‘‘2124. Promotions; pay and allowances. 

‘‘2125. Wartime temporary service promotions. 

‘‘2126. Promotion of officers not included on active duty promotion list. 

‘‘2127. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency. 

‘‘2128. Recall to active duty with consent of officer. 

‘‘2129. Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve officers. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; 

SEPARATION FOR CAUSE

‘‘2141. Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service. 

‘‘2142. Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of selection for 

promotion. 

‘‘2143. Regular lieutenants; separation for failure of selection for promotion; 

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‘‘2144. Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under temporary appointments. 

‘‘2145. Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; retirement for failure 

of selection for promotion. 

‘‘2146. Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay. 

‘‘2147. Regular warrant officers: separation pay. 

‘‘2148. Separation for failure of selection for promotion or continuation; time 

of. 

‘‘2149. Regular captains; retirement. 

‘‘2150. Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement. 

‘‘2151. Rear admirals and rear admirals (lower half); continuation on active 

duty; involuntary retirement. 

‘‘2152. Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service. 

‘‘2153. Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service. 

‘‘2154. Compulsory retirement. 

‘‘2155. Retirement for physical disability after selection for promotion; grade in 

which retired. 

‘‘2156. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons. 

‘‘2157. Flag officers. 

‘‘2158. Review of records of officers. 

‘‘2159. Boards of inquiry. 

‘‘2160. Boards of review. 

‘‘2161. Composition of boards. 

‘‘2162. Rights and procedures. 

‘‘2163. Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary. 

‘‘2164. Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; separation benefits. 

‘‘2165. Relief of retired officer promoted while on active duty. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘2181. Physical fitness of officers. 

‘‘2182. Multirater assessment of certain personnel.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 21 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

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1 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

2 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

211 Original appointment of permanent commissioned officers 2101 

41a Active duty promotion list 2102 

42 Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty promotion list 2103 

214 Appointment of temporary officers 2104 

215 Rank of warrant officers 2105 

251 Selection boards; convening of boards 2106 

252 Selection boards; composition of boards 2107 

253 Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board 2108 

254 Selection boards; oath of members 2109 

255 Number of officers to be selected for promotion 2110 

256 Promotion zones 2111 

256a Promotion year; defined 2112 

257 Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion 2113 

258 Selection boards; information to be furnished 

boards 2115 

259 Officers to be recommended for promotion 2116 

260 Selection boards; reports 2117 

261 Selection boards; submission of reports 2118 

262 Failure of selection for promotion 2119 

263 Special selection boards; correction of errors 2120 

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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

272 Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion 2122 

273 Promotions; acceptance; oath of office 2123 

274 Promotions; pay and allowances 2124 

275 Wartime temporary service promotions 2125 

276 Promotion of officers not included on active 

duty promotion list 2126 

331 Recall to active duty during war or national 

emergency 2127 

332 Recall to active duty with consent of officer 2128 

373 Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve officers 2129 

281 Revocation of commissions during first five 

years of commissioned service 2141 

282 Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation 

for failure of selection for promotion 2142 

283 Regular lieutenants; separation for failure of 

selection for promotion; continuation 2143 

284 Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under 

temporary appointments 2144 

285 Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; retirement for failure of selection for 

promotion 2145 

286 Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay 2146 

286a Regular warrant officers: separation pay 2147 

287 Separation for failure of selection for promotion 

or continuation; time of 2148 

288 Regular captains; retirement 2149 

289 Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement 2150 

290 Rear admirals and rear admirals (lower half); 

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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

291 Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service 2152 

292 Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service 2153 

293 Compulsory retirement 2154 

294 Retirement for physical disability after selection 

for promotion; grade in which retired 2155 

295 Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons 2156 

296 Flag officers 2157 

321 Review of records of officers 2158 

322 Boards of inquiry 2159 

323 Boards of review 2160 

324 Composition of boards 2161 

325 Rights and procedures 2162 

326 Removal of officer from active duty; action by 

Secretary 2163 

327 Officers considered for removal; retirement or 

discharge; separation benefits 2164 

333 Relief of retired officer promoted while on active duty 2165 

335 Physical fitness of officers 2181 

429 Multirater assessment of certain personnel 2182 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 21 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is further amended— 

3 (1) by striking all subchapter designations and 

4 headings in such chapter, except for the subchapter 

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1 (2) by inserting before section 2101 (as so re2 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND 

5 PROMOTION’’; 

6 (3) by inserting before section 2115 (as so re7 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘§ 2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska 

10 ‘‘Commissioned officers may be appointed as United 

11 States Deputy Marshals in Alaska.’’; 

12 (4) by inserting before section 2141 (as so re13 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DISCHARGES; RETIRE16 MENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; 

17 SEPARATION FOR CAUSE’’; 

18 and 

19 (5) by inserting before section 2181 (as so re20 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’. 

23 SEC. 113. CHAPTER 23. 

24 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 23 of title 14, United 

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1 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

2 beginning and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘CHAPTER 23—PERSONNEL; ENLISTED 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2301. Recruiting campaigns. 

‘‘2302. Enlistments; term, grade. 

‘‘2303. Promotion. 

‘‘2304. Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two. 

‘‘2305. Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service. 

‘‘2306. Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service. 

‘‘2307. Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay. 

‘‘2308. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency. 

‘‘2309. Recall to active duty with consent of member. 

‘‘2310. Relief of retired enlisted member promoted while on active duty. 

‘‘2311. Retirement in cases where higher grade or rating has been held. 

‘‘2312. Extension of enlistments. 

‘‘2313. Retention beyond term of enlistment in case of disability. 

‘‘2314. Detention beyond term of enlistment. 

‘‘2315. Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract. 

‘‘2316. Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment. 

‘‘2317. Aviation cadets; procurement; transfer. 

‘‘2318. Aviation cadets; benefits. 

‘‘2319. Critical skill training bonus.’’. 

4 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

5 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

6 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

7 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

8 (A) by redesignating the sections as de9 scribed in the table; and 

10 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec11 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

12 table of sections for chapter 23 of such title (as 

13 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

14 the sections are presented in the table. 

15 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

16 (1) is the following: 


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before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

350 Recruiting campaigns 2301 

351 Enlistments; term, grade 2302 

352 Promotion 2303 

353 Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two 2304 

354 Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service 2305 

355 Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service 2306 

357 Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay 2307 

359 Recall to active duty during war or national 

emergency 2308 

360 Recall to active duty with consent of member 2309 

361 Relief of retired enlisted member promoted 

while on active duty 2310 

362 Retirement in cases where higher grade or rating has been held 2311 

365 Extension of enlistments 2312 

366 Retention beyond term of enlistment in case of 

disability 2313 

367 Detention beyond term of enlistment 2314 

369 Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment 

contract 2315 

370 Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment 2316 

371 Aviation cadets; procurement; transfer 2317 

372 Aviation cadets; benefits 2318 

374 Critical skill training bonus 2319 

1 SEC. 114. CHAPTER 25. 

2 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 25 of title 14, United 

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1 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

2 beginning and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘CHAPTER 25—PERSONNEL; GENERAL 

4 PROVISIONS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2501. Grade on retirement. 

‘‘2502. Retirement. 

‘‘2503. Status of recalled personnel. 

‘‘2504. Computation of retired pay. 

‘‘2505. Limitations on retirement and retired pay. 

‘‘2506. Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from 

the United States to avoid prosecution. 

‘‘2507. Board for Correction of Military Records deadline. 

‘‘2508. Emergency leave retention authority. 

‘‘2509. Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations. 

‘‘2510. Sea service letters. 

‘‘2511. Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees. 

‘‘2512. Leave policies for the Coast Guard. 

‘‘2513. Computation of length of service. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE

‘‘2531. Personnel of former Lighthouse Service.’’. 

5 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

6 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

7 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

8 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

9 (A) by redesignating the sections as de10 scribed in the table; and 

11 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec12 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

13 table of sections for chapter 25 of such title (as 

14 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

15 the sections are presented in the table. 


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1 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

2 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

334 Grade on retirement 2501 

421 Retirement 2502 

422 Status of recalled personnel 2503 

423 Computation of retired pay 2504 

424 Limitations on retirement and retired pay 2505 

424a Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from the United States to 

avoid prosecution 2506 

425 Board for Correction of Military Records deadline 2507 

426 Emergency leave retention authority 2508 

427 Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations 2509 

428 Sea service letters 2510 

430 Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees 2511 

431 Leave policies for the Coast Guard 2512 

467 Computation of length of service 2513 

432 Personnel of former Lighthouse Service 2531 

3 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 25 of title 14, 

4 United States Code, is further amended— 

5 (1) by inserting before section 2501 (as so re6 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

7 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) by inserting before section 2531 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE’’. 

7 SEC. 115. PART III. 

8 Part III of title 14, United States Code, is amended 

9 by striking the part designation, the part heading, and the 

10 table of chapters at the beginning. 

11 SEC. 116. CHAPTER 27. 

12 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 27 of title 14, United 

13 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa14 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

15 beginning and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘CHAPTER 27—PAY, ALLOWANCES, 

17 AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND 

18 BENEFITS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PERSONNEL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2701. Procurement of personnel. 

‘‘2702. Training. 

‘‘2703. Contingent expenses. 

‘‘2704. Equipment to prevent accidents. 

‘‘2705. Clothing at time of discharge for good of service. 

‘‘2706. Right to wear uniform. 

‘‘2707. Protection of uniform. 

‘‘2708. Clothing for officers and enlisted personnel. 

‘‘2709. Procurement and sale of stores to members and civilian employees. 

‘‘2710. Disposition of effects of decedents. 

‘‘2711. Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; 

penalties. 

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‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—AWARDS

‘‘2731. Delegation of powers to make awards; rules and regulations. 

‘‘2732. Medal of honor. 

‘‘2733. Medal of honor: duplicate medal. 

‘‘2734. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag. 

‘‘2735. Coast Guard cross. 

‘‘2736. Distinguished service medal. 

‘‘2737. Silver star medal. 

‘‘2738. Distinguished flying cross. 

‘‘2739. Coast Guard medal. 

‘‘2740. Insignia for additional awards. 

‘‘2741. Time limit on award; report concerning deed. 

‘‘2742. Honorable subsequent service as condition to award. 

‘‘2743. Posthumous awards. 

‘‘2744. Life-saving medals. 

‘‘2745. Replacement of medals. 

‘‘2746. Award of other medals. 

‘‘2747. Awards and insignia for excellence in service or conduct. 

‘‘2748. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENTS

‘‘2761. Persons discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to. 

‘‘2762. Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses. 

‘‘2763. Compensatory absence from duty for military personnel at isolated duty 

stations. 

‘‘2764. Monetary allowance for transportation of household effects. 

‘‘2765. Retroactive payment of pay and allowances delayed by administrative 

error or oversight. 

‘‘2766. Travel card management. 

‘‘2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain persons 

residing on islands in the continental United States. 

‘‘2768. Annual audit of pay and allowances of members undergoing permanent 

change of station. 

‘‘2769. Remission of indebtedness. 

‘‘2770. Special instruction at universities. 

‘‘2771. Attendance at professional meetings. 

‘‘2772. Education loan repayment program. 

‘‘2773. Rations or commutation therefor in money. 

‘‘2774. Sales of ration supplies to messes. 

‘‘2775. Flight rations. 

‘‘2776. Payments at time of discharge for good of service. 

‘‘2777. Clothing for destitute shipwrecked persons. 

‘‘2778. Advancement of public funds to personnel. 

‘‘2779. Transportation to and from certain places of employment.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 


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1 (A) by redesignating the sections as de2 scribed in the table; and 

3 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec4 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

5 table of sections for chapter 27 of such title (as 

6 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

7 the sections are presented in the table. 

8 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

9 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

468 Procurement of personnel 2701 

469 Training 2702 

476 Contingent expenses 2703 

477 Equipment to prevent accidents 2704 

482 Clothing at time of discharge for good of service 2705 

483 Right to wear uniform 2706 

484 Protection of uniform 2707 

485 Clothing for officers and enlisted personnel 2708 

487 Procurement and sale of stores to members and 

civilian employees 2709 

507 Disposition of effects of decedents 2710 

508 Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; penalties 2711 

644 Payment for the apprehension of stragglers 2712 

499 Delegation of powers to make awards; rules 

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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

491 Medal of honor 2732 

504 Medal of honor: duplicate medal 2733 

505 Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of 

Honor Flag 2734 

491a Coast Guard cross 2735 

492 Distinguished service medal 2736 

492a Silver star medal 2737 

492b Distinguished flying cross 2738 

493 Coast Guard medal 2739 

494 Insignia for additional awards 2740 

496 Time limit on award; report concerning deed 2741 

497 Honorable subsequent service as condition to 

award 2742 

498 Posthumous awards 2743 

500 Life-saving medals 2744 

501 Replacement of medals 2745 

502 Award of other medals 2746 

503 Awards and insignia for excellence in service or 

conduct 2747 

516 Presentation of United States flag upon retirement 2748 

509 Persons discharged as result of court-martial; 

allowances to 2761 

510 Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses 2762 

511 Compensatory absence from duty for military 

personnel at isolated duty stations 2763 

512 Monetary allowance for transportation of 

household effects 2764 

513 Retroactive payment of pay and allowances delayed by administrative error or oversight 2765 


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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

517 Travel card management 2766 

518 Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain persons residing on islands 

in the continental United States 2767 

519 Annual audit of pay and allowances of members 

undergoing permanent change of station 2768 

461 Remission of indebtedness 2769 

470 Special instruction at universities 2770 

471 Attendance at professional meetings 2771 

472 Education loan repayment program 2772 

478 Rations or commutation therefor in money 2773 

479 Sales of ration supplies to messes 2774 

480 Flight rations 2775 

481 Payments at time of discharge for good of service 2776 

486 Clothing for destitute shipwrecked persons 2777 

488 Advancement of public funds to personnel 2778 

660 Transportation to and from certain places of 

employment 2779 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 27 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is further amended— 

3 (1) by inserting before section 2701 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PERSONNEL RIGHTS AND 

2 BENEFITS’’; 

3 (2) by inserting before section 2731 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—AWARDS’’; 

7 and 

8 (3) by inserting before section 2761 (as so re9 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENTS’’. 

12 SEC. 117. CHAPTER 29. 

13 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 29 of title 14, United 

14 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa15 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

16 beginning and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘CHAPTER 29—COAST GUARD FAMILY 

18 SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, AND HOUSING 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—COAST GUARD FAMILIES

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2901. Work-life policies and programs. 

‘‘2902. Surveys of Coast Guard families. 

‘‘2903. Reimbursement for adoption expenses. 

‘‘2904. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses. 

‘‘2905. Youth sponsorship initiatives. 

‘‘2906. Dependent school children. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—COAST GUARD CHILD CARE

‘‘2921. Definitions. 

‘‘2922. Child development services. 

‘‘2923. Child development center standards and inspections. 

‘‘2924. Child development center employees. 


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‘‘2925. Parent partnerships with child development centers. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—HOUSING

‘‘2941. Definitions. 

‘‘2942. General authority. 

‘‘2943. Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of inadequate housing. 

‘‘2944. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees. 

‘‘2945. Conveyance of real property. 

‘‘2946. Coast Guard Housing Fund. 

‘‘2947. Reports.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 29 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

11 the sections are presented in the table. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

531 Work-life policies and programs 2901 

532 Surveys of Coast Guard families 2902 

541 Reimbursement for adoption expenses 2903 

542 Education and training opportunities for Coast 

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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

543 Youth sponsorship initiatives 2905 

544 Dependent school children 2906 

551 Definitions 2921 

552 Child development services 2922 

553 Child development center standards and inspections 2923 

554 Child development center employees 2924 

555 Parent partnerships with child development 

centers 2925 

680 Definitions 2941 

681 General authority 2942 

475 Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of inadequate housing 2943 

680 Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees 2944 

685 Conveyance of real property 2945 

687 Coast Guard Housing Fund 2946 

688 Reports 2947 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 29 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is further amended— 

3 (1) by inserting before section 2901 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—COAST GUARD FAMILIES’’; 

7 (2) by inserting before section 2921 (as so re8 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

9 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—COAST GUARD CHILD CARE’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) by inserting before section 2941 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—HOUSING’’. 

7 SEC. 118. SUBTITLE III AND CHAPTER 37. 

8 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, 

9 is further amended by adding after chapter 29 (as amend10 ed by section 117) the following: 

11 ‘‘Subtitle III—Coast Guard Reserve 

12 and Auxiliary 

‘‘Chap. Sec. 

‘‘37. Coast Guard Reserve .............................................................. 3701 

‘‘39. Coast Guard Auxiliary ........................................................... 3901 

‘‘41. General Provisions for Coast Guard Reserve and 

Auxiliary ................................................................... 4101 

13 ‘‘CHAPTER 37—COAST GUARD RESERVE 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘3701. Organization. 

‘‘3702. Authorized strength. 

‘‘3703. Coast Guard Reserve Boards. 

‘‘3704. Grades and ratings; military authority. 

‘‘3705. Benefits. 

‘‘3706. Temporary members of the Reserve; eligibility and compensation. 

‘‘3707. Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits. 

‘‘3708. Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service. 

‘‘3709. Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; appointments in 

commissioned grade. 

‘‘3710. Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance program. 

‘‘3711. Appointment or wartime promotion; retention of grade upon release from 

active duty. 

‘‘3712. Exclusiveness of service. 

‘‘3713. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces. 

‘‘3714. Enlistment of members engaged in schooling. 

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‘‘3731. Definitions. 

‘‘3732. Applicability of this subchapter. 

‘‘3733. Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or national emergency. 

‘‘3734. Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay. 

‘‘3735. Authorized number of officers. 

‘‘3736. Precedence. 

‘‘3737. Running mates. 

‘‘3738. Constructive credit upon initial appointment. 

‘‘3739. Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty. 

‘‘3740. Promotion; recommendations of selection boards. 

‘‘3741. Selection boards; appointment. 

‘‘3742. Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system. 

‘‘3743. Eligibility for promotion. 

‘‘3744. Recommendation for promotion of an officer previously removed from an 

active status. 

‘‘3745. Qualifications for promotion. 

‘‘3746. Promotion; acceptance; oath of office. 

‘‘3747. Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay. 

‘‘3748. Type of promotion; temporary. 

‘‘3749. Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the Senate. 

‘‘3750. Failure of selection for promotion. 

‘‘3751. Failure of selection and removal from an active status. 

‘‘3752. Retention boards; removal from an active status to provide a flow of promotion. 

‘‘3753. Maximum ages for retention in an active status. 

‘‘3754. Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum service in grade. 

‘‘3755. Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer. 

‘‘3756. Grade on entry upon active duty. 

‘‘3757. Recall of a retired officer; grade upon release.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 37 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

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1 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

2 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

701 Organization 3701 

702 Authorized strength 3702 

703 Coast Guard Reserve Boards 3703 

704 Grades and ratings; military authority 3704 

705 Benefits 3705 

706 Temporary members of the Reserve; eligibility 

and compensation 3706 

707 Temporary members of the Reserve; disability 

or death benefits 3707 

708 Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate 

of honorable service 3708 

709 Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; appointments in commissioned 

grade 3709 

709a Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance 

program 3710 

710 Appointment or wartime promotion; retention 

of grade upon release from active duty 3711 

711 Exclusiveness of service 3712 

712 Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces 3713 

713 Enlistment of members engaged in schooling 3714 

720 Definitions 3731 

721 Applicability of this subchapter 3732 

722 Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or 

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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

724 Authorized number of officers 3735 

725 Precedence 3736 

726 Running mates 3737 

727 Constructive credit upon initial appointment 3738 

728 Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty 3739 

729 Promotion; recommendations of selection 

boards 3740 

730 Selection boards; appointment 3741 

731 Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system 3742 

732 Eligibility for promotion 3743 

733 Recommendation for promotion of an officer 

previously removed from an active status 3744 

734 Qualifications for promotion 3745 

735 Promotion; acceptance; oath of office 3746 

736 Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to 

pay 3747 

737 Type of promotion; temporary 3748 

738 Effect of removal by the President or failure of 

consent of the Senate 3749 

739 Failure of selection for promotion 3750 

740 Failure of selection and removal from an active 

status 3751 

741 Retention boards; removal from an active status to provide a flow of promotion 3752 

742 Maximum ages for retention in an active status 3753 

743 Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); 

maximum service in grade 3754 

744 Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard 

officer 3755 


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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

745 Grade on entry upon active duty 3756 

746 Recall of a retired officer; grade upon release 3757 

1 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 37 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is further amended— 

3 (1) by inserting before section 3701 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION’’; 

7 and 

8 (2) by inserting before section 3731 (as so re9 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PERSONNEL’’. 

12 SEC. 119. CHAPTER 39. 

13 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, 

14 is further amended by adding after chapter 37 (as added 

15 by section 118) the following: 

16 ‘‘CHAPTER 39—COAST GUARD AUXILIARY 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘3901. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. 

‘‘3902. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. 

‘‘3903. Eligibility; enrollments. 

‘‘3904. Members of the Auxiliary; status. 

‘‘3905. Disenrollment. 

‘‘3906. Membership in other organizations. 

‘‘3907. Use of member’s facilities. 

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‘‘3910. Radio station deemed government station. 

‘‘3911. Availability of appropriations. 

‘‘3912. Assignment and performance of duties. 

‘‘3913. Injury or death in line of duty.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 39 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

11 the sections are presented in the table. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

821 Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary 3901 

822 Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary 3902 

823 Eligibility; enrollments 3903 

823a Members of the Auxiliary; status 3904 

824 Disenrollment 3905 

825 Membership in other organizations 3906 

826 Use of member’s facilities 3907 

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Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

828 Aircraft deemed public aircraft 3909 

829 Radio station deemed government station 3910 

830 Availability of appropriations 3911 

831 Assignment and performance of duties 3912 

832 Injury or death in line of duty 3913 

1 SEC. 120. CHAPTER 41. 

2 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, 

3 is further amended by adding after chapter 39 (as added 

4 by section 119) the following: 

5 ‘‘CHAPTER 41—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR 

6 COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘4101. Flags; pennants; uniforms and insignia. 

‘‘4102. Penalty. 

‘‘4103. Limitation on rights of members of the Auxiliary and temporary members of the Reserve. 

‘‘4104. Availability of facilities and appropriations.’’. 

7 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

8 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

9 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

10 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

11 (A) by redesignating the sections as de12 scribed in the table; and 

13 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec14 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

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1 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

2 the sections are presented in the table. 

3 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

4 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

891 Flags; pennants; uniforms and insignia 4101 

892 Penalty 4102 

893 Limitation on rights of members of the Auxiliary and temporary members of the Reserve 4103 

894 Availability of facilities and appropriations 4104 

5 SEC. 121. SUBTITLE IV AND CHAPTER 49. 

6 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, 

7 is further amended by adding after chapter 41 (as added 

8 by section 120) the following: 

9 ‘‘Subtitle IV—Coast Guard Author10 izations and Reports to Con11 gress 

‘‘Chap. Sec. 

‘‘49. Authorizations .......................................................................... 4901 

‘‘51. Reports ......................................................................................... 5101 

12 ‘‘CHAPTER 49—AUTHORIZATIONS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘4901. Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘4902. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘4903. Authorization of personnel end strengths. 

‘‘4904. Authorized levels of military strength and training.’’. 

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1 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

2 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

3 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating the sections as de5 scribed in the table; and 

6 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec7 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

8 table of sections for chapter 49 of such title (as 

9 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

10 the sections are presented in the table. 

11 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

12 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

2701 Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations 4901 

2702 Authorization of appropriations 4902 

2703 Authorization of personnel end strengths 4903 

2704 Authorized levels of military strength and 

training 4904 

13 SEC. 122. CHAPTER 51. 

14 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, 

15 is further amended by adding after chapter 49 (as added 

16 by section 121) the following: 

17 ‘‘CHAPTER 51—REPORTS 

‘‘Sec. 

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‘‘5102. Capital investment plan. 

‘‘5103. Major acquisitions. 

‘‘5104. Manpower requirements plan. 

‘‘5105. Inventory of real property.’’. 

1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 

3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de6 scribed in the table; and 

7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

9 table of sections for chapter 51 of such title (as 

10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 

11 the sections are presented in the table. 

12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 

13 (1) is the following: 

Title 14 section number 

before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

2901 Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request 5101 

2902 Capital investment plan 5102 

2903 Major acquisitions 5103 

2904 Manpower requirements plan 5104 

679 Inventory of real property 5105 


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1 SEC. 123. REFERENCES. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi3 nitions apply: 

4 (1) REDESIGNATED SECTION.—The term ‘‘re5 designated section’’ means a section of title 14, 

6 United States Code, that is redesignated by this 

7 title, as that section is so redesignated. 

8 (2) SOURCE SECTION.—The term ‘‘source sec9 tion’’ means a section of title 14, United States 

10 Code, that is redesignated by this title, as that sec11 tion was in effect before the redesignation. 

12 (b) REFERENCE TO SOURCE SECTION.— 

13 (1) TREATMENT OF REFERENCE.—A reference 

14 to a source section, including a reference in a regu15 lation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the 

16 corresponding redesignated section. 

17 (2) TITLE 14.—In title 14, United States Code, 

18 each reference in the text of such title to a source 

19 section is amended by striking such reference and 

20 inserting a reference to the appropriate, as deter21 mined using the tables located in this title, redesig22 nated section. 

23 (c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

24 (1) REFERENCE TO SECTION 182.—Section 

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1 ignated by this title, is further amended by striking 

2 ‘‘section 182’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1922’’. 

3 (2) REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 11.—Title 14, 

4 United States Code, is further amended— 

5 (A) in section 2146(d), as so redesignated 

6 by this title, by striking ‘‘chapter 11 of this 

7 title’’ and inserting ‘‘this chapter’’; and 

8 (B) in section 3739, as so redesignated by 

9 this title, by striking ‘‘chapter 11’’ each place 

10 that it appears and inserting ‘‘chapter 21’’. 

11 (3) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 13.—Section 

12 3705(b) of title 14, United States Code, as so redes13 ignated by this title, is further amended by striking 

14 ‘‘chapter 13’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 27’’. 

15 (4) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 15.—Section 

16 308(b)(3) of title 14, United States Code, as so re17 designated by this title, is further amended by strik18 ing ‘‘chapter 15’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 11’’. 

19 (5) REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 19.—Title 14, 

20 United States Code, is further amended— 

21 (A) in section 4901(4), as so redesignated 

22 by this title, by striking ‘‘chapter 19’’ and in23 serting ‘‘section 318’’; and 


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1 (B) in section 4902(4), as so redesignated 

2 by this title, by striking ‘‘chapter 19’’ and in3 serting ‘‘section 318’’. 

4 (6) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 23.—Section 

5 701(a) of title 14, United States Code, as so redesig6 nated by this title, is further amended by striking 

7 ‘‘chapter 23’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 39’’. 

8 SEC. 124. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

9 This title, including the amendments made by this 

10 title, is intended only to reorganize title 14, United States 

11 Code, and may not be construed to alter— 

12 (1) the effect of a provision of title 14, United 

13 States Code, including any authority or requirement 

14 therein; 

15 (2) a department or agency interpretation with 

16 respect to title 14, United States Code; or 

17 (3) a judicial interpretation with respect to title 

18 14, United States Code. 

19 TITLE II—TRANSFERS AND 

20 MODIFICATIONS 

21 SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES 

22 CODE, AS AMENDED BY TITLE I OF THIS ACT. 

23 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

24 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

25 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 


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1 provision of title 14, United States Code, the reference 

2 shall be considered to be made to title 14, United States 

3 Code, as amended by title I of this Act. 

4 SEC. 202. PRIMARY DUTIES. 

5 Section 102(7) of title 14, United States Code, is 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(7) maintain a state of readiness to assist in 

8 the defense of the United States, including when 

9 functioning as a specialized service in the Navy pur10 suant to section 103.’’. 

11 SEC. 203. REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United 

13 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 563 the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘§ 564. Regattas and marine parades 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 

17 Guard may issue regulations to promote the safety of life 

18 on navigable waters during regattas or marine parades. 

19 ‘‘(b) DETAIL AND USE OF VESSELS.—To enforce 

20 regulations issued under this section— 

21 ‘‘(1) the Commandant may detail any public 

22 vessel in the service of the Coast Guard and make 

23 use of any private vessel tendered gratuitously for 

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1 ‘‘(2) upon the request of the Commandant, the 

2 head of any other Federal department or agency 

3 may enforce the regulations by means of any public 

4 vessel of such department and any private vessel 

5 tendered gratuitously for that purpose. 

6 ‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 

7 the Commandant under this section may be transferred 

8 by the President for any special occasion to the head of 

9 another Federal department or agency whenever in the 

10 President’s judgment such transfer is desirable. 

11 ‘‘(d) PENALTIES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any violation of regula13 tions issued pursuant to this section the following 

14 penalties shall be incurred: 

15 ‘‘(A) A licensed officer shall be liable to 

16 suspension or revocation of license in the man17 ner prescribed by law for incompetency or mis18 conduct. 

19 ‘‘(B) Any person in charge of the naviga20 tion of a vessel other than a licensed officer 

21 shall be liable to a penalty of $5,000. 

22 ‘‘(C) The owner of a vessel (including any 

23 corporate officer of a corporation owning the 

24 vessel) actually on board shall be liable to a 


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1 penalty of $5,000, unless the violation of regu2 lations occurred without the owner’s knowledge. 

3 ‘‘(D) Any other person shall be liable to a 

4 penalty of $2,500. 

5 ‘‘(2) MITIGATION OR REMISSION.—The Com6 mandant may mitigate or remit any penalty provided 

7 for in this subsection in the manner prescribed by 

8 law for the mitigation or remission of penalties for 

9 violation of the navigation laws.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap11 ter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by insert12 ing after the item relating to section 563 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 564. Regattas and marine parades.’’. 

13 (c) REPEAL.—The Act of April 28, 1908 (35 Stat. 

14 69, chapter 151; 33 U.S.C. 1233 et seq.), is repealed. 

15 SEC. 204. REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL 

16 WATERS OF UNITED STATES. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBCHAPTER V.—Chapter 

18 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—REGULATION OF VESSELS IN 

21 TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES 

22 ‘‘§ 584. Definitions 

23 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

24 ‘‘(1) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United 

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1 or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

2 States. 

3 ‘‘(2) TERRITORIAL WATERS.—The term ‘terri4 torial waters of the United States’ includes all 

5 waters of the territorial sea of the United States as 

6 described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of De7 cember 27, 1988.’’. 

8 (b) REGULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT

9 OF VESSELS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Section 1 

10 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chap11 ter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended— 

12 (1) by striking the section designation and all 

13 that follows before ‘‘by proclamation’’ and inserting 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘§ 581. Regulation of anchorage and movement of 

16 vessels during national emergency 

17 ‘‘Whenever the President’’; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘of the Treasury’’; 

19 (3) by striking ‘‘of the department in which the 

20 Coast Guard is operating’’; 

21 (4) by striking ‘‘this title’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

22 subchapter’’; and 

23 (5) by transferring the section so that the sec24 tion appears before section 584 of title 14, United 


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1 States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this sec2 tion). 

3 (c) SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VESSEL; FINE

4 AND IMPRISONMENT.—Section 2 of title II of the Act of 

5 June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 192), 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) by striking the section designation and all 

8 that follows before ‘‘agent,’’ and inserting the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘§ 582. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and im11 prisonment 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any owner,’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘this title’’ each place it appears 

14 and inserting ‘‘this subchapter’’; and 

15 (3) by transferring the section so that the sec16 tion appears after section 581 of title 14, United 

17 States Code (as transferred by subsection (b) of this 

18 section). 

19 (d) ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.—Section 4 of title 

20 II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 

21 30; 50 U.S.C. 194), is amended— 

22 (1) by striking all before ‘‘may employ’’ and in23 serting the following: 

24 ‘‘§ 583. Enforcement provisions 

25 ‘‘The President’’; 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘the purpose of this title’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘this subchapter’’; and 

3 (3) by transferring the section so that the sec4 tion appears after section 582 of title 14, United 

5 States Code (as transferred by subsection (c) of this 

6 section). 

7 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap8 ter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add9 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF

UNITED STATES

‘‘581. Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency. 

‘‘582. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment. 

‘‘583. Enforcement provisions. 

‘‘584. Definitions.’’. 

10 SEC. 205. NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVI11 SORY COMMITTEES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 14, United States Code, is 

13 amended by inserting after chapter 11 the following: 

14 ‘‘CHAPTER 13—NATIONAL MARITIME 

15 TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COM16 MITTEES 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘1301. National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1302. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1303. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1304. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1305. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1306. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1307. National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1308. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘1309. Administration. 


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1 ‘‘§ 1301. National Chemical Transportation Safety Ad2 visory Committee 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na4 tional Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Com5 mittee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

6 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

7 Secretary on matters relating to the safe and secure ma8 rine transportation of hazardous materials. 

9 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con11 sist of not more than 25 members appointed by the 

12 Secretary in accordance with this section and section 

13 1309 of this chapter. 

14 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com15 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

16 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

17 the Committee. 

18 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Each member of the 

19 Committee shall represent 1 of the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) Chemical manufacturing entities. 

21 ‘‘(B) Entities related to marine handling 

22 or transportation of chemicals. 

23 ‘‘(C) Vessel design and construction enti24 ties. 

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1 ‘‘(E) Marine environmental protection enti2 ties. 

3 ‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall, 

4 based on the needs of the Coast Guard, determine 

5 the number of members of the Committee who rep6 resent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Nei7 ther this paragraph nor any other provision of law 

8 shall be construed to require an equal distribution of 

9 members representing each entity specified in para10 graph (3). 

11 ‘‘§ 1302. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advi12 sory Committee 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na14 tional Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee (in 

15 this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

16 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

17 Secretary on matters relating to the safe operation of ves18 sels to which chapter 45 of title 46 applies, including the 

19 matters of— 

20 ‘‘(1) navigation safety; 

21 ‘‘(2) safety equipment and procedures; 

22 ‘‘(3) marine insurance; 

23 ‘‘(4) vessel design, construction, maintenance, 

24 and operation; and 

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1 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con3 sist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in ac4 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

5 chapter. 

6 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com7 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

8 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

9 the Committee. 

10 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com11 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) 10 members shall represent the com13 mercial fishing industry and— 

14 ‘‘(i) as a group, shall together reflect 

15 a regional and representational balance; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) as individuals, shall each have 

18 experience— 

19 ‘‘(I) in the operation of vessels to 

20 which chapter 45 of title 46 applies; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(II) as a crew member or proc23 essing line worker on a fish processing 

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1 ‘‘(B) 1 member shall represent naval archi2 tects and marine engineers. 

3 ‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent manufac4 turers of equipment for vessels to which chapter 

5 45 of title 46 applies. 

6 ‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent education 

7 and training professionals related to fishing ves8 sel, fish processing vessel, and fish tender vessel 

9 safety and personnel qualifications. 

10 ‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent under11 writers that insure vessels to which chapter 45 

12 of title 46 applies. 

13 ‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent owners of 

14 vessels to which chapter 45 of title 46 applies. 

15 ‘‘(G) 3 members shall represent the gen16 eral public and, to the extent possible, shall in17 clude— 

18 ‘‘(i) an independent expert or consult19 ant in maritime safety; 

20 ‘‘(ii) a marine surveyor who provides 

21 services to vessels to which chapter 45 of 

22 title 46 applies; and 

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1 ‘‘§ 1303. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advi2 sory Committee 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na4 tional Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in 

5 this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

6 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

7 Secretary on matters relating to personnel in the United 

8 States merchant marine, including the training, qualifica9 tions, certification, documentation, and fitness of mari10 ners. 

11 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con13 sist of 19 members appointed by the Secretary in ac14 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

15 chapter. 

16 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com17 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

18 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

19 the Committee. 

20 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com21 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) 9 members shall represent mariners 

23 and, of the 9— 

24 ‘‘(i) each shall— 

25 ‘‘(I) be a citizen of the United 

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1 ‘‘(II) hold an active license or 

2 certificate issued under chapter 71 of 

3 title 46 or a merchant mariner docu4 ment issued under chapter 73 of title 

5 46; 

6 ‘‘(ii) 3 shall be deck officers who rep7 resent merchant marine deck officers and, 

8 of the 3— 

9 ‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans 

10 any gross tons; 

11 ‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed for in12 land river route with a limited or un13 limited tonnage; 

14 ‘‘(III) 2 shall have a master’s li15 cense or a master of towing vessels li16 cense; 

17 ‘‘(IV) 1 shall have significant 

18 tanker experience; and 

19 ‘‘(V) to the extent practicable— 

20 ‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent 

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1 ‘‘(iii) 3 shall be engineering officers 

2 who represent merchant marine engineer3 ing officers and, of the 3— 

4 ‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief 

5 engineer any horsepower; 

6 ‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed as either 

7 a limited chief engineer or a des8 ignated duty engineer; and 

9 ‘‘(III) to the extent practicable— 

10 ‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent 

11 labor; and 

12 ‘‘(bb) 1 shall represent man13 agement; 

14 ‘‘(iv) 2 shall be unlicensed seamen 

15 who represent merchant marine unlicensed 

16 seaman and, of the 2— 

17 ‘‘(I) 1 shall represent able-bodied 

18 seamen; and 

19 ‘‘(II) 1 shall represent qualified 

20 members of the engine department; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(v) 1 shall be a pilot who represents 

23 merchant marine pilots. 

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1 ‘‘(i) 3 shall be marine educators who 

2 represent maritime academies and, of the 

3 3— 

4 ‘‘(I) 2 shall represent State mari5 time academies (and are jointly rec6 ommended by such academies); and 

7 ‘‘(II) 1 shall represent either 

8 State maritime academies or the 

9 United States Merchant Marine Acad10 emy; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) 3 shall be marine educators who 

12 represent other maritime training institu13 tions and, of the 3, 1 shall represent the 

14 small vessel industry. 

15 ‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent shipping 

16 companies employed in ship operation manage17 ment. 

18 ‘‘(D) 2 members shall represent the gen19 eral public. 

20 ‘‘§ 1304. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

21 Committee 

22 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na23 tional Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (in 

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1 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

2 Secretary on matters relating to— 

3 ‘‘(1) medical certification determinations for the 

4 issuance of licenses, certification of registry, and 

5 merchant mariners’ documents with respect to mer6 chant mariners; 

7 ‘‘(2) medical standards and guidelines for the 

8 physical qualifications of operators of commercial 

9 vessels; 

10 ‘‘(3) medical examiner education; and 

11 ‘‘(4) medical research. 

12 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con14 sist of 14 members appointed by the Secretary in ac15 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

16 chapter. 

17 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com18 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

19 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

20 the Committee. 

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1 aminations of merchant mariners or occupa2 tional medicine. 

3 ‘‘(B) 5 shall represent professional mari4 ners and have particular expertise, knowledge, 

5 and experience in occupational requirements for 

6 mariners. 

7 ‘‘§ 1305. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na9 tional Boating Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 

10 referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

11 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

12 Secretary on matters relating to national boating safety. 

13 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con15 sist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary in ac16 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

17 chapter. 

18 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com19 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

20 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

21 the Committee. 

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1 ‘‘(A) 7 members shall represent State offi2 cials responsible for State boating safety pro3 grams. 

4 ‘‘(B) 7 members shall represent rec5 reational vessel and associated equipment man6 ufacturers. 

7 ‘‘(C) 7 members shall represent the gen8 eral public or national recreational boating or9 ganizations and, of the 7, at least 5 shall rep10 resent national recreational boating organiza11 tions. 

12 ‘‘§ 1306. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na14 tional Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 

15 referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

16 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

17 Secretary on matters relating to activities directly involved 

18 with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral 

19 and energy resources, to the extent that such matters are 

20 within the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. 

21 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con23 sist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary in ac24 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

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1 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com2 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

3 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

4 the Committee. 

5 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com6 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

7 ‘‘(A) 2 members shall represent entities 

8 engaged in the production of petroleum. 

9 ‘‘(B) 2 members shall represent entities 

10 engaged in offshore drilling. 

11 ‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent entities en12 gaged in the support, by offshore supply vessels 

13 or other vessels, of offshore mineral and oil op14 erations, including geophysical services. 

15 ‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent entities en16 gaged in the construction of offshore explo17 ration and recovery facilities. 

18 ‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent entities en19 gaged in diving services related to offshore con20 struction, inspection, and maintenance. 

21 ‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent entities en22 gaged in safety and training services related to 

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1 ‘‘(G) 1 member shall represent entities en2 gaged in pipelaying services related to offshore 

3 construction. 

4 ‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent individuals 

5 employed in offshore operations and, of the 2, 

6 1 shall have recent practical experience on a 

7 vessel or offshore unit involved in the offshore 

8 mineral and energy industry. 

9 ‘‘(I) 1 member shall represent national en10 vironmental entities. 

11 ‘‘(J) 1 member shall represent deepwater 

12 ports. 

13 ‘‘(K) 1 member shall represent the general 

14 public (but not a specific environmental group). 

15 ‘‘§ 1307. National Navigation Safety Advisory Com16 mittee 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na18 tional Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (in this sec19 tion referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

20 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

21 Secretary on matters relating to maritime collisions, 

22 rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, 

23 International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations 

24 and equipment, routing measures, marine information, 

25 and aids to navigation systems. 


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1 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con3 sist of not more than 21 members appointed by the 

4 Secretary in accordance with this section and section 

5 1309 of this chapter. 

6 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com7 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

8 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

9 the Committee. 

10 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Each member of the 

11 Committee shall represent 1 of the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) Commercial vessel owners or opera13 tors. 

14 ‘‘(B) Professional mariners. 

15 ‘‘(C) Recreational boaters. 

16 ‘‘(D) The recreational boating industry. 

17 ‘‘(E) State agencies responsible for vessel 

18 or port safety. 

19 ‘‘(F) The Maritime Law Association. 

20 ‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall, 

21 based on the needs of the Coast Guard, determine 

22 the number of members of the Committee who rep23 resent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Nei24 ther this paragraph nor any other provision of law 

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1 members representing each entity specified in para2 graph (3). 

3 ‘‘§ 1308. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na5 tional Towing Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 

6 referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

7 ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the 

8 Secretary on matters relating to shallow-draft inland navi9 gation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. 

10 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con12 sist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in ac13 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

14 chapter. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com16 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

17 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

18 the Committee. 

19 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com20 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

21 ‘‘(A) 7 members shall represent the barge 

22 and towing industry, reflecting a regional geo23 graphic balance. 

24 ‘‘(B) 1 member shall represent the offshore 

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1 ‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent masters 

2 and pilots of towing vessels who hold active li3 censes and have experience on the Western Riv4 ers and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 

5 ‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent masters of 

6 towing vessels in offshore service who hold ac7 tive licenses. 

8 ‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent masters of 

9 active ship-docking or harbor towing vessels. 

10 ‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent licensed 

11 and unlicensed towing vessel engineers with for12 mal training and experience. 

13 ‘‘(G) 2 members shall represent port dis14 tricts, authorities, or terminal operators. 

15 ‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent shippers 

16 and, of the 2, 1 shall be engaged in the ship17 ment of oil or hazardous materials by barge. 

18 ‘‘(I) 2 members shall represent the general 

19 public. 

20 ‘‘§ 1309. Administration 

21 ‘‘(a) MEETINGS.—Each committee established under 

22 this chapter shall, at least once each year, meet at the 

23 call of the Secretary or a majority of the members of the 

24 committee. 


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1 ‘‘(b) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—A member of a committee 

2 established under this chapter shall not be considered an 

3 employee of the Federal Government by reason of service 

4 on such committee, except for the purposes of the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(1) Chapter 81 of title 5. 

7 ‘‘(2) Chapter 171 of title 28 and any other 

8 Federal law relating to tort liability. 

9 ‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—Notwithstanding subsection 

10 (b), a member of a committee established under this chap11 ter, when actually engaged in the performance of the du12 ties of such committee, may— 

13 ‘‘(1) receive compensation at a rate established 

14 by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily 

15 rate payable under section 5376 of title 5; or 

16 ‘‘(2) if not compensated in accordance with 

17 paragraph (1)— 

18 ‘‘(A) be reimbursed for actual and reason19 able expenses incurred in the performance of 

20 such duties; or 

21 ‘‘(B) be allowed travel expenses, including 

22 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 

23 section 5703 of title 5. 

24 ‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—A 

25 member of a committee established under this chapter 


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1 may serve on such committee on a voluntary basis without 

2 pay without regard to section 1342 of title 31 or any other 

3 law. 

4 ‘‘(e) STATUS OF MEMBERS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), with respect to a member of a committee 

7 established under this chapter whom the Secretary 

8 appoints to represent an entity or group— 

9 ‘‘(A) the member is authorized to rep10 resent the interests of the applicable entity or 

11 group; and 

12 ‘‘(B) requirements under Federal law that 

13 would interfere with such representation and 

14 that apply to a special Government employee 

15 (as defined in section 202(a) of title 18), in16 cluding requirements relating to employee con17 duct, political activities, ethics, conflicts of in18 terest, and corruption, do not apply to the 

19 member. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection 

21 (b), a member of a committee established under this 

22 chapter shall be treated as a special Government em23 ployee for purposes of the committee service of the 

24 member if— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the Secretary appointed the member 

2 to represent the general public; or 

3 ‘‘(B) the member, without regard to serv4 ice on the committee, is a special Government 

5 employee. 

6 ‘‘(f) SERVICE ON COMMITTEE.— 

7 ‘‘(1) SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS.—Before 

8 appointing an individual as a member of a com9 mittee established under this chapter, the Secretary 

10 shall publish, in the Federal Register, a timely no11 tice soliciting nominations for membership on such 

12 committee. 

13 ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After considering 

15 nominations received pursuant to a notice pub16 lished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may, 

17 as necessary, appoint a member to the applica18 ble committee established under this chapter. 

19 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall 

20 not seek, consider, or otherwise use information 

21 concerning the political affiliation of a nominee 

22 in making an appointment to any committee es23 tablished under this chapter. 

24 ‘‘(3) SERVICE AT PLEASURE OF THE SEC25 RETARY.—Each member of a committee established 


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1 under this chapter shall serve at the pleasure of the 

2 Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(4) SECURITY BACKGROUND EXAMINATIONS.— 

4 The Secretary may require an individual to have 

5 passed an appropriate security background examina6 tion before appointment to a committee established 

7 under this chapter. 

8 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

10 subparagraph (B), a Federal employee may not 

11 be appointed as a member of a committee es12 tablished under this chapter. 

13 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR NATIONAL MER14 CHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY COM15 MITTEE.—The Secretary may appoint a Federal 

16 employee to serve as a member of the National 

17 Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Com18 mittee to represent the interests of the United 

19 States Merchant Marine Academy and, notwith20 standing paragraphs (1) and (2), may do so 

21 without soliciting, receiving, or considering 

22 nominations for such appointment. 

23 ‘‘(6) TERMS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of each 

2 member of a committee established under this 

3 chapter shall expire— 

4 ‘‘(i) December 31 of the third full 

5 year after the effective date of the appoint6 ment; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a member filling a 

8 vacancy caused by another member not 

9 completing a full term, at the end of the 

10 unexpired term of the member succeeded. 

11 ‘‘(B) TOTAL NUMBER.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro13 vided in clause (ii), members first ap14 pointed to a committee established under 

15 this chapter after January 1, 2018, may 

16 not serve more than 2 terms. 

17 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(I) VACANCIES.—A member ap19 pointed to a committee established 

20 under this chapter to fill a vacancy 

21 caused by another member not com22 pleting a full term may be appointed 

23 to 2 terms in addition to the unex24 pired term of the member succeeded. 


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1 ‘‘(II) CHAIRMEN.—A member 

2 elected Chairman of a committee es3 tablished under this chapter may 

4 serve up to 3 terms. 

5 ‘‘(C) CONTINUED SERVICE AFTER TERM.— 

6 When the term of a member of a committee es7 tablished under this chapter ends, the member, 

8 for a period not to exceed 1 year, may continue 

9 to serve as a member until a successor is ap10 pointed. 

11 ‘‘(7) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on a committee 

12 established under this chapter shall be filled in the 

13 same manner as the original appointment. 

14 ‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE FOR REAPPOINTMENTS.— 

15 Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Sec16 retary may reappoint a member of a committee es17 tablished under this chapter for any term, other 

18 than the first term of the member, without solic19 iting, receiving, or considering nominations for such 

20 appointment. 

21 ‘‘(g) STAFF SERVICES.—The Secretary shall furnish 

22 to each committee established under this chapter any staff 

23 and services considered by the Secretary to be necessary 

24 for the conduct of the committee’s functions. 

25 ‘‘(h) CHAIRMAN; VICE CHAIRMAN.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each committee established 

2 under this chapter shall elect a Chairman and Vice 

3 Chairman from among the committee’s members. 

4 ‘‘(2) VICE CHAIRMAN ACTING AS CHAIRMAN.— 

5 The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the ab6 sence or incapacity of, or in the event of a vacancy 

7 in the office of, the Chairman. 

8 ‘‘(i) SUBCOMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of a com10 mittee established under this chapter may establish 

11 and disestablish subcommittees and working groups 

12 for any purpose consistent with the function of the 

13 committee. 

14 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Subject to conditions im15 posed by the Chairman, members of a committee es16 tablished under this chapter and additional persons 

17 drawn from entities or groups designated by this 

18 chapter to be represented on the committee or the 

19 general public may be assigned to subcommittees 

20 and working groups established under paragraph 

21 (1). 

22 ‘‘(3) CHAIR.—Only committee members may 

23 chair subcommittees and working groups established 

24 under paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(j) CONSULTATION.—Before taking any significant 

2 action, the Secretary shall consult with, and consider the 

3 information, advice, and recommendations of, a committee 

4 established under this chapter if the function of the com5 mittee is to advise the Secretary on matters related to the 

6 significant action. 

7 ‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—Each committee established 

8 under this chapter shall terminate on September 30, 2027. 

9 ‘‘(l) ADVICE, REPORTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each committee established 

11 under this chapter shall submit its advice, reports, 

12 and recommendations to the Secretary. 

13 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Sec14 retary shall submit such advice, reports, and rec15 ommendations to the Committee on Transportation 

16 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

18 Transportation of the Senate. 

19 ‘‘(m) OBSERVERS.—Any Federal agency with mat20 ters under such agency’s administrative jurisdiction re21 lated to the function of a committee established under this 

22 chapter may designate a representative to— 

23 ‘‘(1) attend any meeting of such committee; and 

24 ‘‘(2) participate as an observer at meetings of 

25 such committee that relate to such a matter.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub2 title I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in3 serting after the item relating to chapter 11 the following: 

‘‘13. National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees ....................................................................... 1301’’. 

4 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) COMMERCIAL FISHING SAFETY ADVISORY

6 COMMITTEE.—Section 4508 of title 46, United 

7 States Code, and the item relating to that section in 

8 the analysis for chapter 45 of that title, are re9 pealed. 

10 (2) MERCHANT MARINER MEDICAL ADVISORY

11 COMMITTEE.—Section 7115 of title 46, United 

12 States Code, and the item relating to that section in 

13 the analysis for chapter 71 of that title, are re14 pealed. 

15 (3) MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY

16 COMMITTEE.— 

17 (A) REPEAL.—Section 8108 of title 46, 

18 United States Code, and the item relating to 

19 that section in the analysis for chapter 81 of 

20 that title, are repealed. 

21 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

22 7510(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, 

23 is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

24 ‘‘Merchant Marine’’. 


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1 (4) NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ADVISORY

2 COUNCIL.— 

3 (A) REPEAL.—Section 13110 of title 46, 

4 United States Code, and the item relating to 

5 that section in the analysis for chapter 131 of 

6 that title, are repealed. 

7 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (i) REGULATIONS.—Section 

9 4302(c)(4) of title 46, United States Code, 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘Council estab11 lished under section 13110 of this title’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Committee established 

13 under section 1305 of title 14’’. 

14 (ii) REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF

15 DEFECTS.—Section 4310(f) of title 46, 

16 United States Code, is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘Advisory Council’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad18 visory Committee’’. 

19 (5) NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

20 Section 5 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 

21 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is repealed. 

22 (6) TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

23 (A) REPEAL.—Public Law 96–380 (33 

24 U.S.C. 1231a) is repealed. 

25 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 


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1 (i) REDUCTION OF OIL SPILLS FROM

2 SINGLE HULL NON-SELF-PROPELLED TANK

3 VESSELS.—Section 3719 of title 46, 

4 United States Code, is amended by insert5 ing ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Towing Safety’’. 

6 (ii) SAFETY EQUIPMENT.—Section 

7 4102(f)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 

8 is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

9 ‘‘Towing Safety’’. 

10 (d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COUNCILS AND COM11 MITTEES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

12 (1) an advisory council or committee substan13 tially similar to an advisory committee established 

14 under chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, as 

15 added by this Act, and that was in force or in effect 

16 on the day before the date of enactment of this sec17 tion, including a council or committee the authority 

18 for which was repealed under subsection (c), may re19 main in force or in effect for a period of 2 years 

20 from the date of enactment of this section, including 

21 that the charter, membership, and other aspects of 

22 the council or committee may remain in force or in 

23 effect; and 

24 (2) during the 2-year period referenced in para25 graph (1)— 


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1 (A) requirements relating to the applicable 

2 advisory committee established under chapter 

3 13 of title 14, United States Code, shall be 

4 treated as satisfied by the substantially similar 

5 advisory council or committee; and 

6 (B) the enactment of this section, includ7 ing the amendments made in this section, shall 

8 not be the basis— 

9 (i) to deem, find, or declare such 

10 council or committee, including the char11 ter, membership, and other aspects thereof, 

12 void, not in force, or not in effect; 

13 (ii) to suspend the activities of such 

14 council or committee; or 

15 (iii) to bar the members of such coun16 cil or committee from meeting. 

17 SEC. 206. CLOTHING AT TIME OF DISCHARGE FOR GOOD OF 

18 SERVICE. 

19 Section 2705 of title 14, United States Code, and the 

20 item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 

21 27 of that title, are repealed. 

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