IIB 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1726 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 27, 2017 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE 

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. 


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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

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

8 SEC. 102. SUBTITLE I. 

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

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

11 table of chapters at the beginning and inserting the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘Subtitle I—Establishment, Powers, 

14 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’’. 

15 SEC. 103. CHAPTER 1. 

16 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 1 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 1—ESTABLISHMENT AND 

4 DUTIES 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘101. Establishment of Coast Guard. 

‘‘102. Primary duties. 

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

‘‘104. Removing restrictions. 

‘‘105. Secretary defined.’’. 

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 1 of such title (as 

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

15 the sections are presented in the table. 

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

17 (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 


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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 

652 Removing restrictions 104 

4 Secretary defined 105 

1 SEC. 104. CHAPTER 3. 

2 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 3 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 3—COMPOSITION AND 

7 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.’’. 

8 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

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

10 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

11 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 3 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 

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 


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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 

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: 

7 ‘‘§ 311. Captains of the port 

8 ‘‘Any officer, including any petty officer, may be des9 ignated by the Commandant as captain of the port or 

10 ports or adjacent high seas or waters over which the 

11 United States has jurisdiction, as the Commandant deems 

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

13 and 

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

15 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

16 (b)) the following: 

17 ‘‘§ 318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration 

18 Program 

19 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec20 tion— 

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

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


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1 meaning they have in section 101 of the Comprehen2 sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

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

4 ‘‘(2) ‘hazardous substance’ has the same mean5 ing it has in section 101 of the Comprehensive Envi6 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

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

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

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

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

11 section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

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

13 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.— 

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

15 of environmental compliance and restoration at cur16 rent and former Coast Guard facilities. 

17 ‘‘(2) Program goals include: 

18 ‘‘(A) Identifying, investigating, and clean19 ing up contamination from hazardous sub20 stances and pollutants. 

21 ‘‘(B) Correcting other environmental dam22 age that poses an imminent and substantial 

23 danger to the public health or welfare or to the 

24 environment. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Demolishing and removing unsafe 

2 buildings and structures, including buildings 

3 and structures at former Coast Guard facilities. 

4 ‘‘(D) Preventing contamination from haz5 ardous substances and pollutants at current 

6 Coast Guard facilities. 

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

8 of hazardous substances and pollutants— 

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

10 United States owns, leases, or otherwise pos11 sesses; 

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

13 United States owned, leased, or otherwise pos14 sessed when the actions leading to contamina15 tion from hazardous substances or pollutants 

16 occurred; and 

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

18 or operates. 

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

20 not apply to a removal or remedial action when a po21 tentially responsible person responds under section 

22 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

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

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

25 imposed by a State authority for permit services for 


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1 disposing of hazardous substances or pollutants from 

2 Coast Guard facilities to the same extent that non3 governmental entities are required to pay for permit 

4 services. This subparagraph does not apply to a pay5 ment that is the responsibility of a lessee, con6 tractor, or other private person. 

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

8 Federal agency for that agency to assist in carrying 

9 out the Secretary’s responsibilities under this sec10 tion. The Secretary may enter into contracts, coop11 erative agreements, and grant agreements with State 

12 and local governments to assist in carrying out the 

13 Secretary’s responsibilities under this section. Serv14 ices that may be obtained under this paragraph in15 clude identifying, investigating, and cleaning up off16 site contamination that may have resulted from the 

17 release of a hazardous substance or pollutant at a 

18 Coast Guard facility. 

19 ‘‘(5) Section 119 of the Comprehensive Envi20 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 9619) applies to response action con22 tractors that carry out response actions under this 

23 section. The Coast Guard shall indemnify response 

24 action contractors to the extent that adequate insur25 ance is not generally available at a fair price at the 


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1 time the contractor enters into the contract to cover 

2 the contractor’s reasonable, potential, long-term li3 ability. 

4 ‘‘(c) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORA5 TION ACCOUNT.— 

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

7 an account known as the Coast Guard Environ8 mental Compliance and Restoration Account. All 

9 sums appropriated to carry out the Coast Guard’s 

10 environmental compliance and restoration functions 

11 under this section or another law shall be credited 

12 or transferred to the account and remain available 

13 until expended. 

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

15 the account to carry out the Coast Guard’s environ16 mental compliance and restoration functions under 

17 this section or another law. 

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

19 under section 1105 of title 31, the President shall 

20 set forth separately the amount requested for the 

21 Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and res22 toration activities under this section or another law. 

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

24 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com25 pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607) for 


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1 the Secretary’s response actions at current and 

2 former Coast Guard facilities shall be credited to the 

3 account. 

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

5 The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 

6 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com8 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 

9 prioritized list of projects eligible for environmental com10 pliance and restoration funding for each fiscal year con11 current with the President’s budget submission for that 

12 fiscal year.’’. 

13 (2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Sections 634, 

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

15 Code, are repealed. 

16 SEC. 105. CHAPTER 5. 

17 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 5 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 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. 


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‘‘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. 

‘‘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: 


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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 

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 

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 


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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: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS’’; 

7 (2) by inserting before section 521 (as so redes8 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIFE SAVING AND LAW 

11 ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES’’; 

12 (3) by inserting before section 541 (as so redes13 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

14 following: 

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

16 and 

17 (4) by inserting before section 561 (as so redes18 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS’’. 

21 SEC. 106. CHAPTER 7. 

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

23 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa24 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

25 beginning and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘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. 

‘‘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.’’. 

2 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

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

4 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

5 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

6 (A) by redesignating the sections as de7 scribed in the table; and 

8 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec9 essary, so that the sections appear after the 

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

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

12 the sections are presented in the table. 

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

14 (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 

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

142 State Department 702 

143 Treasury Department 703 

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. 

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

2 beginning and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘CHAPTER 9—ADMINISTRATION 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘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.’’. 

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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 9 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 

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 

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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 

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 

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 


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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 

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— 

3 (1) by inserting before section 901 (as so redes4 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL 

7 PROPERTY’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) by inserting before section 931 (as so redes10 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS’’. 

13 SEC. 108. CHAPTER 11. 

14 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 11 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: 

18 ‘‘CHAPTER 11—ACQUISITIONS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘1101. Acquisition directorate. 

‘‘1102. Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management. 


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‘‘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. 

‘‘1134. Acquisition, production, deployment, and support. 

‘‘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. 


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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 

561 Acquisition directorate 1101 

562 Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management 1102 

578 Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition 

programs 1103 

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 

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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 

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— 

3 (1) by striking all subdivision designations and 

4 headings in such chapter, except for— 

5 (A) the chapter designation and heading 

6 added by subsection (a); 

7 (B) the subchapter designations and head8 ings added by this subsection; and 

9 (C) any designation or heading of a section 

10 or a subdivision of a section; 

11 (2) by inserting before section 1101 (as so re12 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

15 (3) by inserting before section 1131 (as so re16 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

17 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION 

2 PROCESS AND PROCEDURES’’; 

3 (4) by inserting before section 1151 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCUREMENT’’; 

7 and 

8 (5) by inserting before section 1171 (as so re9 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS’’. 

12 SEC. 109. SUBTITLE II. 

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

14 is further amended by inserting after chapter 11 (as 

15 amended by section 108) the following: 

16 ‘‘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’’. 

17 (b) RESERVED CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 

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

19 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

20 chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the 

21 table of sections at the beginning. 


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

2 United States Code, is amended— 

3 (A) by striking the chapter designation, 

4 the chapter heading, and the table of sections 

5 at the beginning; and 

6 (B) by striking the subchapter designation 

7 and the subchapter heading for each of the sub8 chapters of such chapter. 

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

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (A) by striking the chapter designation, 

12 the chapter heading, and the table of sections 

13 at the beginning; and 

14 (B) by striking the subchapter designation 

15 and the subchapter heading for each of the sub16 chapters of such chapter. 

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

18 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

19 chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the 

20 table of sections at the beginning. 

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

22 United States Code, is amended by striking the 

23 chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the 

24 table of sections at the beginning. 


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1 SEC. 110. CHAPTER 19. 

2 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 19 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 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. 

‘‘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.’’. 

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— 


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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 19 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 

181 Administration of Academy 1901 

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 


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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 

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— 

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

5 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

6 (b)) the following: 

7 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION’’; 

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

9 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

10 (b)) the following: 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CADETS 

12 ‘‘§ 1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength 

13 ‘‘The number of cadets appointed annually to the 

14 Academy shall be as determined by the Secretary but the 

15 number appointed in any one year shall not exceed six 

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1 ‘‘§ 1922. Appointments 

2 ‘‘Appointments to cadetships shall be made under 

3 regulations prescribed by the Secretary, who shall deter4 mine age limits, methods of selection of applicants, term 

5 of service as a cadet before graduation, and all other mat6 ters affecting such appointments. In the administration of 

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

8 be necessary and appropriate to insure that female individ9 uals shall be eligible for appointment and admission to the 

10 Coast Guard Academy, and that the relevant standards 

11 required for appointment, admission, training, graduation, 

12 and commissioning of female individuals shall be the same 

13 as those required for male individuals, except for those 

14 minimum essential adjustments in such standards re15 quired because of physiological differences between male 

16 and female individuals.’’; 

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

18 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

19 (b)) the following: 

20 ‘‘§ 1924. Conduct 

21 ‘‘The Secretary may summarily dismiss from the 

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

23 unsatisfactory in either studies or conduct, or may be 

24 deemed not adapted for a career in the Coast Guard. Ca25 dets shall be subject to rules governing discipline pre26 scribed by the Commandant. 


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1 ‘‘§ 1925. Agreement 

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

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

4 agreement shall provide that the cadet agrees to the fol5 lowing: 

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

7 instruction at the Coast Guard Academy. 

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

9 Guard Academy the cadet— 

10 ‘‘(A) will accept an appointment, if ten11 dered, as a commissioned officer of the Coast 

12 Guard; and 

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

14 five years immediately after such appointment. 

15 ‘‘(3) That if an appointment described in para16 graph (2) is not tendered or if the cadet is permitted 

17 to resign as a regular officer before the completion 

18 of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet, 

19 the cadet— 

20 ‘‘(A) will accept an appointment as a com21 missioned officer in the Coast Guard Reserve; 

22 and 

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

24 until completion of the commissioned service ob25 ligation of the cadet. 


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

2 Guard Reserve, and may order to active duty for such pe3 riod of time as the Secretary prescribes (but not to exceed 

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

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

6 ordered to active duty under this paragraph may be deter7 mined without regard to section 651(a) of title 10. 

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

9 Reserve under paragraph (1) shall be transferred in an 

10 appropriate enlisted grade or rating, as determined by the 

11 Secretary. 

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

13 be considered to have breached an agreement under sub14 section (a) if the cadet is separated from the Coast Guard 

15 Academy under circumstances which the Secretary deter16 mines constitute a breach by the cadet of the cadet’s 

17 agreement to complete the course of instruction at the 

18 Coast Guard Academy and accept an appointment as a 

19 commissioned officer upon graduation from the Coast 

20 Guard Academy. 

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

22 carry out this section. Those regulations shall include— 

23 ‘‘(1) standards for determining what con24 stitutes, for the purpose of subsection (b), a breach 

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

2 breach has occurred; and 

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

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

5 active duty under subsection (b). 

6 ‘‘(d) In this section, ‘commissioned service obliga7 tion’, with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the 

8 Academy, means the period beginning on the date of the 

9 officer’s appointment as a commissioned officer and end10 ing on the sixth anniversary of such appointment or, at 

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

12 eighth anniversary of such appointment. 

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

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

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

16 has parents or a guardian, the cadet may sign the agree17 ment required by subsection (a) only with the consent of 

18 the parent or guardian. 

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

20 terms of the obligation to serve as specified under section 

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

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

23 303a(e) of title 37.’’; and 


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

2 redesignated and transferred under subsection 

3 (b)) the following: 

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY’’. 

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

6 14, United States Code, is repealed. 

7 SEC. 111. PART II. 

8 Part II 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. 112. CHAPTER 21. 

12 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 21 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 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. 

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‘‘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; 

continuation. 

‘‘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.’’. 


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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 

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 

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 


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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 

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 

271 Promotions; appointments 2121 

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 


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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 

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); 

continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement 2151 

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 


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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 

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 

5 designations and headings added by this subsection; 

6 (2) by inserting before section 2101 (as so re7 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND 

10 PROMOTION’’; 

11 (3) by inserting before section 2115 (as so re12 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘§ 2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska 

15 ‘‘Commissioned officers may be appointed as United 

16 States Deputy Marshals in Alaska.’’; 


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1 (4) by inserting before section 2141 (as so re2 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DISCHARGES; RETIRE5 MENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; 

6 SEPARATION FOR CAUSE’’; 

7 and 

8 (5) by inserting before section 2181 (as so re9 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’. 

12 SEC. 113. CHAPTER 23. 

13 (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 23 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 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. 

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‘‘2318. Aviation cadets; benefits. 

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

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 23 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 

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 

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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 

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 

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 25—PERSONNEL; GENERAL 

7 PROVISIONS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2501. Grade on retirement. 

‘‘2502. Retirement. 

‘‘2503. Status of recalled personnel. 

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‘‘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.’’. 

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 25 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 

334 Grade on retirement 2501 

421 Retirement 2502 

422 Status of recalled personnel 2503 

423 Computation of retired pay 2504 


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before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification 

purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 section number 

after redesignation 

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 

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

2 United States Code, is further amended— 

3 (1) by inserting before section 2501 (as so re4 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

7 and 

8 (2) by inserting before section 2531 (as so re9 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

10 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE’’. 

2 SEC. 115. PART III. 

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

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

5 table of chapters at the beginning. 

6 SEC. 116. CHAPTER 27. 

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

8 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa9 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

10 beginning and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘CHAPTER 27—PAY, ALLOWANCES, 

12 AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND 

13 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. 

‘‘2712. Payment for the apprehension of stragglers. 

‘‘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. 


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‘‘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— 

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 27 of such title (as 


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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 

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 

and regulations 2731 

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 


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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 

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 

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 


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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 

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: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PERSONNEL RIGHTS AND 

7 BENEFITS’’; 

8 (2) by inserting before section 2731 (as so re9 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—AWARDS’’; 

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1 (3) by inserting before section 2761 (as so re2 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENTS’’. 

5 SEC. 117. CHAPTER 29. 

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

7 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa8 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 

9 beginning and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘CHAPTER 29—COAST GUARD FAMILY 

11 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. 

‘‘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.’’. 

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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 29 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 

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 

Guard spouses 2904 

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 

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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 

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: 

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

11 and 

12 (3) by inserting before section 2941 (as so re13 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

14 following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—HOUSING’’. 

2 SEC. 118. SUBTITLE III AND CHAPTER 37. 

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

4 is further amended by adding after chapter 29 (as amend5 ed by section 117) the following: 

6 ‘‘Subtitle III—Coast Guard Reserve 

7 and Auxiliary 

‘‘Chap. Sec. 

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

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

‘‘41. General Provisions for Coast Guard Reserve and 

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

8 ‘‘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. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PERSONNEL

‘‘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. 

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‘‘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 

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 

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 

national emergency 3733 

723 Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay 3734 

724 Authorized number of officers 3735 

725 Precedence 3736 

726 Running mates 3737 

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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 

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 

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, 

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1 (1) by inserting before section 3701 (as so re2 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION’’; 

5 and 

6 (2) by inserting before section 3731 (as so re7 designated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PERSONNEL’’. 

10 SEC. 119. CHAPTER 39. 

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

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

13 by section 118) the following: 

14 ‘‘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. 

‘‘3908. Vessel deemed public vessel. 

‘‘3909. Aircraft deemed public aircraft. 

‘‘3910. Radio station deemed government station. 

‘‘3911. Availability of appropriations. 

‘‘3912. Assignment and performance of duties. 

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

15 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

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

17 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

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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 39 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 

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 

827 Vessel deemed public vessel 3908 

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 

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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 

15 table of sections for chapter 41 of such title (as 

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

17 the sections are presented in the table. 

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

19 (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 

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 

1 SEC. 121. SUBTITLE IV AND CHAPTER 49. 

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

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

4 by section 120) the following: 

5 ‘‘Subtitle IV—Coast Guard Author6 izations and Reports to Con7 gress 

‘‘Chap. Sec. 

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

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

8 ‘‘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.’’. 

9 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

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

11 United States Code, identified in the table provided 

12 in paragraph (2) are amended— 

13 (A) by redesignating the sections as de14 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 49 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 

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 

8 SEC. 122. CHAPTER 51. 

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

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

11 by section 121) the following: 

12 ‘‘CHAPTER 51—REPORTS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘5101. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request. 

‘‘5102. Capital investment plan. 

‘‘5103. Major acquisitions. 

‘‘5104. Manpower requirements plan. 

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

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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 51 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 

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 

13 SEC. 123. REFERENCES. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi15 nitions apply: 

16 (1) REDESIGNATED SECTION.—The term ‘‘re17 designated section’’ means a section of title 14, 


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1 United States Code, that is redesignated by this 

2 title, as that section is so redesignated. 

3 (2) SOURCE SECTION.—The term ‘‘source sec4 tion’’ means a section of title 14, United States 

5 Code, that is redesignated by this title, as that sec6 tion was in effect before the redesignation. 

7 (b) REFERENCE TO SOURCE SECTION.— 

8 (1) TREATMENT OF REFERENCE.—A reference 

9 to a source section, including a reference in a regu10 lation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the 

11 corresponding redesignated section. 

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

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

14 section is amended by striking such reference and 

15 inserting a reference to the appropriate, as deter16 mined using the tables located in this title, redesig17 nated section. 

18 (c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) REFERENCE TO SECTION 182.—Section 

20 1923(c) of title 14, United States Code, as so redes21 ignated by this title, is further amended by striking 

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

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

24 United States Code, is further amended— 


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

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

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

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

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

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

7 (3) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 13.—Section 

8 3705(b) of title 14, United States Code, as so redes9 ignated by this title, is further amended by striking 

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

11 (4) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 15.—Section 

12 308(b)(3) of title 14, United States Code, as so re13 designated by this title, is further amended by strik14 ing ‘‘chapter 15’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 11’’. 

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

16 United States Code, is further amended— 

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

18 by this title, by striking ‘‘chapter 19’’ and in19 serting ‘‘section 318’’; and 

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

21 by this title, by striking ‘‘chapter 19’’ and in22 serting ‘‘section 318’’. 

23 (6) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 23.—Section 

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1 nated by this title, is further amended by striking 

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

3 SEC. 124. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

4 This title, including the amendments made by this 

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

6 Code, and may not be construed to alter— 

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

8 States Code, including any authority or requirement 

9 therein; 

10 (2) a department or agency interpretation with 

11 respect to title 14, United States Code; or 

12 (3) a judicial interpretation with respect to title 

13 14, United States Code. 

14 TITLE II—TRANSFERS AND 

15 MODIFICATIONS 

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

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

18 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

19 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

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

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

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

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


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1 SEC. 202. PRIMARY DUTIES. 

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

3 amended to read as follows: 

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

5 the defense of the United States, including when 

6 functioning as a specialized service in the Navy pur7 suant to section 103.’’. 

8 SEC. 203. REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES. 

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

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

11 following: 

12 ‘‘§ 564. Regattas and marine parades 

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

14 Guard may issue regulations to promote the safety of life 

15 on navigable waters during regattas or marine parades. 

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

17 regulations issued under this section— 

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

19 vessel in the service of the Coast Guard and make 

20 use of any private vessel tendered gratuitously for 

21 that purpose; and 

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

23 head of any other Federal department or agency 

24 may enforce the regulations by means of any public 

25 vessel of such department and any private vessel 

26 tendered gratuitously for that purpose. 


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

2 the Commandant under this section may be transferred 

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

4 another Federal department or agency whenever in the 

5 President’s judgment such transfer is desirable. 

6 ‘‘(d) PENALTIES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any violation of regula8 tions issued pursuant to this section the following 

9 penalties shall be incurred: 

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

11 suspension or revocation of license in the man12 ner prescribed by law for incompetency or mis13 conduct. 

14 ‘‘(B) Any person in charge of the naviga15 tion of a vessel other than a licensed officer 

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

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

18 corporate officer of a corporation owning the 

19 vessel) actually on board shall be liable to a 

20 penalty of $5,000, unless the violation of regu21 lations occurred without the owner’s knowledge. 

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

23 penalty of $2,500. 

24 ‘‘(2) MITIGATION OR REMISSION.—The Com25 mandant may mitigate or remit any penalty provided 


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1 for in this subsection in the manner prescribed by 

2 law for the mitigation or remission of penalties for 

3 violation of the navigation laws.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap5 ter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by insert6 ing after the item relating to section 563 the following: 

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

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

8 69, chapter 151; 33 U.S.C. 1233 et seq.), is repealed. 

9 SEC. 204. REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL 

10 WATERS OF UNITED STATES. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBCHAPTER V.—Chapter 

12 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—REGULATION OF VESSELS IN 

15 TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES 

16 ‘‘§ 584. Definitions 

17 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

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

19 States’ includes all territory and waters, continental 

20 or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

21 States. 

22 ‘‘(2) TERRITORIAL WATERS.—The term ‘terri23 torial waters of the United States’ includes all 

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1 described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of De2 cember 27, 1988.’’. 

3 (b) REGULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT

4 OF VESSELS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Section 1 

5 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chap6 ter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended— 

7 (1) by striking the section designation and all 

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

9 the following: 

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

11 vessels during national emergency 

12 ‘‘Whenever the President’’; 

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

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

15 Coast Guard is operating’’; 

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

17 subchapter’’; and 

18 (5) by transferring the section so that the sec19 tion appears before section 584 of title 14, United 

20 States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this sec21 tion). 

22 (c) SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VESSEL; FINE

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

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

25 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking the section designation and all 

2 that follows before ‘‘agent,’’ and inserting the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘§ 582. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and im5 prisonment 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any owner,’’; 

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

8 and inserting ‘‘this subchapter’’; and 

9 (3) by transferring the section so that the sec10 tion appears after section 581 of title 14, United 

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

12 section). 

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

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

15 30; 50 U.S.C. 194), is amended— 

16 (1) by striking all before ‘‘may employ’’ and in17 serting the following: 

18 ‘‘§ 583. Enforcement provisions 

19 ‘‘The President’’; 

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

21 inserting ‘‘this subchapter’’; and 

22 (3) by transferring the section so that the sec23 tion appears after section 582 of title 14, United 

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

25 section). 


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1 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap2 ter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add3 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.’’. 

4 SEC. 205. NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVI5 SORY COMMITTEES. 

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

7 amended by inserting after chapter 11 the following: 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 13—NATIONAL MARITIME 

9 TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COM10 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. 

11 ‘‘§ 1301. National Chemical Transportation Safety Ad12 visory Committee 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na14 tional Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Com15 mittee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 


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

2 Secretary on matters relating to the safe and secure ma3 rine transportation of hazardous materials. 

4 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con6 sist of not more than 25 members appointed by the 

7 Secretary in accordance with this section and section 

8 1309 of this chapter. 

9 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com10 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

11 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

12 the Committee. 

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

14 Committee shall represent 1 of the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Chemical manufacturing entities. 

16 ‘‘(B) Entities related to marine handling 

17 or transportation of chemicals. 

18 ‘‘(C) Vessel design and construction enti19 ties. 

20 ‘‘(D) Marine safety or security entities. 

21 ‘‘(E) Marine environmental protection enti22 ties. 

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

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1 resent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Nei2 ther this paragraph nor any other provision of law 

3 shall be construed to require an equal distribution of 

4 members representing each entity specified in para5 graph (3). 

6 ‘‘§ 1302. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advi7 sory Committee 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na9 tional Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee (in 

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

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

12 Secretary on matters relating to the safe operation of ves13 sels to which chapter 45 of title 46 applies, including the 

14 matters of— 

15 ‘‘(1) navigation safety; 

16 ‘‘(2) safety equipment and procedures; 

17 ‘‘(3) marine insurance; 

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

19 and operation; and 

20 ‘‘(5) personnel qualifications and training. 

21 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con23 sist of 18 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) 10 members shall represent the com8 mercial fishing industry and— 

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

10 a regional and representational balance; 

11 and 

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

13 experience— 

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

15 which chapter 45 of title 46 applies; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(II) as a crew member or proc18 essing line worker on a fish processing 

19 vessel. 

20 ‘‘(B) 1 member shall represent naval archi21 tects and marine engineers. 

22 ‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent manufac23 turers of equipment for vessels to which chapter 

24 45 of title 46 applies. 


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1 ‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent education 

2 and training professionals related to fishing ves3 sel, fish processing vessel, and fish tender vessel 

4 safety and personnel qualifications. 

5 ‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent under6 writers that insure vessels to which chapter 45 

7 of title 46 applies. 

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

9 vessels to which chapter 45 of title 46 applies. 

10 ‘‘(G) 3 members shall represent the gen11 eral public and, to the extent possible, shall in12 clude— 

13 ‘‘(i) an independent expert or consult14 ant in maritime safety; 

15 ‘‘(ii) a marine surveyor who provides 

16 services to vessels to which chapter 45 of 

17 title 46 applies; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) a person familiar with issues af19 fecting fishing communities and the fami20 lies of fishermen. 

21 ‘‘§ 1303. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advi22 sory Committee 

23 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na24 tional Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in 

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

2 Secretary on matters relating to personnel in the United 

3 States merchant marine, including the training, qualifica4 tions, certification, documentation, and fitness of mari5 ners. 

6 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con8 sist of 19 members appointed by the Secretary in ac9 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

10 chapter. 

11 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com12 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

13 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

14 the Committee. 

15 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com16 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

17 ‘‘(A) 9 members shall represent mariners 

18 and, of the 9— 

19 ‘‘(i) each shall— 

20 ‘‘(I) be a citizen of the United 

21 States; and 

22 ‘‘(II) hold an active license or 

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1 ment issued under chapter 73 of title 

2 46; 

3 ‘‘(ii) 3 shall be deck officers who rep4 resent merchant marine deck officers and, 

5 of the 3— 

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

7 any gross tons; 

8 ‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed for in9 land river route with a limited or un10 limited tonnage; 

11 ‘‘(III) 2 shall have a master’s li12 cense or a master of towing vessels li13 cense; 

14 ‘‘(IV) 1 shall have significant 

15 tanker experience; and 

16 ‘‘(V) to the extent practicable— 

17 ‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent 

18 labor; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) 1 shall represent man20 agement; 

21 ‘‘(iii) 3 shall be engineering officers 

22 who represent merchant marine engineer23 ing officers and, of the 3— 

24 ‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief 

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

2 a limited chief engineer or a des3 ignated duty engineer; and 

4 ‘‘(III) to the extent practicable— 

5 ‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent 

6 labor; and 

7 ‘‘(bb) 1 shall represent man8 agement; 

9 ‘‘(iv) 2 shall be unlicensed seamen 

10 who represent merchant marine unlicensed 

11 seaman and, of the 2— 

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

13 seamen; and 

14 ‘‘(II) 1 shall represent qualified 

15 members of the engine department; 

16 and 

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

18 merchant marine pilots. 

19 ‘‘(B) 6 members shall represent marine 

20 educators and, of the 6— 

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

22 represent maritime academies and, of the 

23 3— 


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1 ‘‘(I) 2 shall represent State mari2 time academies (and are jointly rec3 ommended by such academies); and 

4 ‘‘(II) 1 shall represent either 

5 State maritime academies or the 

6 United States Merchant Marine Acad7 emy; and 

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

9 represent other maritime training institu10 tions and, of the 3, 1 shall represent the 

11 small vessel industry. 

12 ‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent shipping 

13 companies employed in ship operation manage14 ment. 

15 ‘‘(D) 2 members shall represent the gen16 eral public. 

17 ‘‘§ 1304. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory 

18 Committee 

19 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na20 tional Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (in 

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

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

23 Secretary on matters relating to— 

24 ‘‘(1) medical certification determinations for the 

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1 merchant mariners’ documents with respect to mer2 chant mariners; 

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

4 physical qualifications of operators of commercial 

5 vessels; 

6 ‘‘(3) medical examiner education; and 

7 ‘‘(4) medical research. 

8 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con10 sist of 14 members appointed by the Secretary in ac11 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

12 chapter. 

13 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com14 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

15 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

16 the Committee. 

17 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com18 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

19 ‘‘(A) 9 shall represent health-care profes20 sionals and have particular expertise, knowl21 edge, and experience regarding the medical ex22 aminations of merchant mariners or occupa23 tional medicine. 

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1 and experience in occupational requirements for 

2 mariners. 

3 ‘‘§ 1305. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na5 tional Boating 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 national boating safety. 

9 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con11 sist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary in ac12 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

13 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.—Members of the Com19 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

20 ‘‘(A) 7 members shall represent State offi21 cials responsible for State boating safety pro22 grams. 

23 ‘‘(B) 7 members shall represent rec24 reational vessel and associated equipment man25 ufacturers. 


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1 ‘‘(C) 7 members shall represent the gen2 eral public or national recreational boating or3 ganizations and, of the 7, at least 5 shall rep4 resent national recreational boating organiza5 tions. 

6 ‘‘§ 1306. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee 

7 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na8 tional Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 

9 referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

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

11 Secretary on matters relating to activities directly involved 

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

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

14 within the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. 

15 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con17 sist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary in ac18 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

19 chapter. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com21 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

22 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

23 the Committee. 

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1 ‘‘(A) 2 members shall represent entities 

2 engaged in the production of petroleum. 

3 ‘‘(B) 2 members shall represent entities 

4 engaged in offshore drilling. 

5 ‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent entities en6 gaged in the support, by offshore supply vessels 

7 or other vessels, of offshore mineral and oil op8 erations, including geophysical services. 

9 ‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent entities en10 gaged in the construction of offshore explo11 ration and recovery facilities. 

12 ‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent entities en13 gaged in diving services related to offshore con14 struction, inspection, and maintenance. 

15 ‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent entities en16 gaged in safety and training services related to 

17 offshore exploration and construction. 

18 ‘‘(G) 1 member shall represent entities en19 gaged in pipelaying services related to offshore 

20 construction. 

21 ‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent individuals 

22 employed in offshore operations and, of the 2, 

23 1 shall have recent practical experience on a 

24 vessel or offshore unit involved in the offshore 

25 mineral and energy industry. 


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1 ‘‘(I) 1 member shall represent national en2 vironmental entities. 

3 ‘‘(J) 1 member shall represent deepwater 

4 ports. 

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

6 public (but not a specific environmental group). 

7 ‘‘§ 1307. National Navigation Safety Advisory Com8 mittee 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na10 tional Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (in this sec11 tion referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

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

13 Secretary on matters relating to maritime collisions, 

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

15 International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations 

16 and equipment, routing measures, marine information, 

17 and aids to navigation systems. 

18 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con20 sist of not more than 21 members appointed by the 

21 Secretary in accordance with this section and section 

22 1309 of this chapter. 

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1 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

2 the Committee. 

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

4 Committee shall represent 1 of the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) Commercial vessel owners or opera6 tors. 

7 ‘‘(B) Professional mariners. 

8 ‘‘(C) Recreational boaters. 

9 ‘‘(D) The recreational boating industry. 

10 ‘‘(E) State agencies responsible for vessel 

11 or port safety. 

12 ‘‘(F) The Maritime Law Association. 

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

14 based on the needs of the Coast Guard, determine 

15 the number of members of the Committee who rep16 resent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Nei17 ther this paragraph nor any other provision of law 

18 shall be construed to require an equal distribution of 

19 members representing each entity specified in para20 graph (3). 

21 ‘‘§ 1308. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

22 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na23 tional Towing Safety Advisory Committee (in this section 

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

2 Secretary on matters relating to shallow-draft inland navi3 gation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. 

4 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con6 sist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in ac7 cordance with this section and section 1309 of this 

8 chapter. 

9 ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com10 mittee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, 

11 and experience in matters relating to the function of 

12 the Committee. 

13 ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com14 mittee shall be appointed as follows: 

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

16 and towing industry, reflecting a regional geo17 graphic balance. 

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

19 mineral and oil supply vessel industry. 

20 ‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent masters 

21 and pilots of towing vessels who hold active li22 censes and have experience on the Western Riv23 ers and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 


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

2 towing vessels in offshore service who hold ac3 tive licenses. 

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

5 active ship-docking or harbor towing vessels. 

6 ‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent licensed 

7 and unlicensed towing vessel engineers with for8 mal training and experience. 

9 ‘‘(G) 2 members shall represent port dis10 tricts, authorities, or terminal operators. 

11 ‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent shippers 

12 and, of the 2, 1 shall be engaged in the ship13 ment of oil or hazardous materials by barge. 

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

15 public. 

16 ‘‘§ 1309. Administration 

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

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

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

20 committee. 

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

22 established under this chapter shall not be considered an 

23 employee of the Federal Government by reason of service 

24 on such committee, except for the purposes of the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Chapter 81 of title 5. 

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

3 Federal law relating to tort liability. 

4 ‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—Notwithstanding subsection 

5 (b), a member of a committee established under this chap6 ter, when actually engaged in the performance of the du7 ties of such committee, may— 

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

9 by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily 

10 rate payable under section 5376 of title 5; or 

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

12 paragraph (1)— 

13 ‘‘(A) be reimbursed for actual and reason14 able expenses incurred in the performance of 

15 such duties; or 

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

17 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 

18 section 5703 of title 5. 

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

20 member of a committee established under this chapter 

21 may serve on such committee on a voluntary basis without 

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

23 law. 

24 ‘‘(e) STATUS OF MEMBERS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), with respect to a member of a committee 

3 established under this chapter whom the Secretary 

4 appoints to represent an entity or group— 

5 ‘‘(A) the member is authorized to rep6 resent the interests of the applicable entity or 

7 group; and 

8 ‘‘(B) requirements under Federal law that 

9 would interfere with such representation and 

10 that apply to a special Government employee 

11 (as defined in section 202(a) of title 18), in12 cluding requirements relating to employee con13 duct, political activities, ethics, conflicts of in14 terest, and corruption, do not apply to the 

15 member. 

16 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection 

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

18 chapter shall be treated as a special Government em19 ployee for purposes of the committee service of the 

20 member if— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Secretary appointed the member 

22 to represent the general public; or 

23 ‘‘(B) the member, without regard to serv24 ice on the committee, is a special Government 

25 employee. 


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1 ‘‘(f) SERVICE ON COMMITTEE.— 

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

3 appointing an individual as a member of a com4 mittee established under this chapter, the Secretary 

5 shall publish, in the Federal Register, a timely no6 tice soliciting nominations for membership on such 

7 committee. 

8 ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.— 

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

10 nominations received pursuant to a notice pub11 lished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may, 

12 as necessary, appoint a member to the applica13 ble committee established under this chapter. 

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

15 not seek, consider, or otherwise use information 

16 concerning the political affiliation of a nominee 

17 in making an appointment to any committee es18 tablished under this chapter. 

19 ‘‘(3) SERVICE AT PLEASURE OF THE SEC20 RETARY.—Each member of a committee established 

21 under this chapter shall serve at the pleasure of the 

22 Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(4) SECURITY BACKGROUND EXAMINATIONS.— 

24 The Secretary may require an individual to have 

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1 tion before appointment to a committee established 

2 under this chapter. 

3 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION.— 

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

5 subparagraph (B), a Federal employee may not 

6 be appointed as a member of a committee es7 tablished under this chapter. 

8 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR NATIONAL MER9 CHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY COM10 MITTEE.—The Secretary may appoint a Federal 

11 employee to serve as a member of the National 

12 Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Com13 mittee to represent the interests of the United 

14 States Merchant Marine Academy and, notwith15 standing paragraphs (1) and (2), may do so 

16 without soliciting, receiving, or considering 

17 nominations for such appointment. 

18 ‘‘(6) TERMS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of each 

20 member of a committee established under this 

21 chapter shall expire— 

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

23 year after the effective date of the appoint24 ment; or 


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

2 vacancy caused by another member not 

3 completing a full term, at the end of the 

4 unexpired term of the member succeeded. 

5 ‘‘(B) TOTAL NUMBER.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro7 vided in clause (ii), members first ap8 pointed to a committee established under 

9 this chapter after January 1, 2018, may 

10 not serve more than 2 terms. 

11 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(I) VACANCIES.—A member ap13 pointed to a committee established 

14 under this chapter to fill a vacancy 

15 caused by another member not com16 pleting a full term may be appointed 

17 to 2 terms in addition to the unex18 pired term of the member succeeded. 

19 ‘‘(II) CHAIRMEN.—A member 

20 elected Chairman of a committee es21 tablished under this chapter may 

22 serve up to 3 terms. 

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

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

2 to serve as a member until a successor is ap3 pointed. 

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

5 established under this chapter shall be filled in the 

6 same manner as the original appointment. 

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

8 Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Sec9 retary may reappoint a member of a committee es10 tablished under this chapter for any term, other 

11 than the first term of the member, without solic12 iting, receiving, or considering nominations for such 

13 appointment. 

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

15 to each committee established under this chapter any staff 

16 and services considered by the Secretary to be necessary 

17 for the conduct of the committee’s functions. 

18 ‘‘(h) CHAIRMAN; VICE CHAIRMAN.— 

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

20 under this chapter shall elect a Chairman and Vice 

21 Chairman from among the committee’s members. 

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

23 The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the ab24 sence or incapacity of, or in the event of a vacancy 

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

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of a com3 mittee established under this chapter may establish 

4 and disestablish subcommittees and working groups 

5 for any purpose consistent with the function of the 

6 committee. 

7 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Subject to conditions im8 posed by the Chairman, members of a committee es9 tablished under this chapter and additional persons 

10 drawn from entities or groups designated by this 

11 chapter to be represented on the committee or the 

12 general public may be assigned to subcommittees 

13 and working groups established under paragraph 

14 (1). 

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

16 chair subcommittees and working groups established 

17 under paragraph (1). 

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

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

20 information, advice, and recommendations of, a committee 

21 established under this chapter if the function of the com22 mittee is to advise the Secretary on matters related to the 

23 significant action. 

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

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

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

3 under this chapter shall submit its advice, reports, 

4 and recommendations to the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Sec6 retary shall submit such advice, reports, and rec7 ommendations to the Committee on Transportation 

8 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

9 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

10 Transportation of the Senate. 

11 ‘‘(m) OBSERVERS.—Any Federal agency with mat12 ters under such agency’s administrative jurisdiction re13 lated to the function of a committee established under this 

14 chapter may designate a representative to— 

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

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

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

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub19 title I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in20 serting after the item relating to chapter 11 the following: 

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

21 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

22 (1) COMMERCIAL FISHING SAFETY ADVISORY

23 COMMITTEE.—Section 4508 of title 46, United 

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1 the analysis for chapter 45 of that title, are re2 pealed. 

3 (2) MERCHANT MARINER MEDICAL ADVISORY

4 COMMITTEE.—Section 7115 of title 46, United 

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

6 the analysis for chapter 71 of that title, are re7 pealed. 

8 (3) MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY

9 COMMITTEE.— 

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

11 United States Code, and the item relating to 

12 that section in the analysis for chapter 81 of 

13 that title, are repealed. 

14 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 7510(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, 

16 is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

17 ‘‘Merchant Marine’’. 

18 (4) NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ADVISORY

19 COUNCIL.— 

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

21 United States Code, and the item relating to 

22 that section in the analysis for chapter 131 of 

23 that title, are repealed. 

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1 (i) REGULATIONS.—Section 

2 4302(c)(4) of title 46, United States Code, 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘Council estab4 lished under section 13110 of this title’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘Committee established 

6 under section 1305 of title 14’’. 

7 (ii) REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF

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

9 United States Code, is amended by strik10 ing ‘‘Advisory Council’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad11 visory Committee’’. 

12 (5) NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

13 Section 5 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 

14 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is repealed. 

15 (6) TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

16 (A) REPEAL.—Public Law 96–380 (33 

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

18 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (i) REDUCTION OF OIL SPILLS FROM

20 SINGLE HULL NON-SELF-PROPELLED TANK

21 VESSELS.—Section 3719 of title 46, 

22 United States Code, is amended by insert23 ing ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Towing Safety’’. 

24 (ii) SAFETY EQUIPMENT.—Section 

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1 is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before 

2 ‘‘Towing Safety’’. 

3 (d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COUNCILS AND COM4 MITTEES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

5 (1) an advisory council or committee substan6 tially similar to an advisory committee established 

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

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

9 on the day before the date of enactment of this sec10 tion, including a council or committee the authority 

11 for which was repealed under subsection (c), may re12 main in force or in effect for a period of 2 years 

13 from the date of enactment of this section, including 

14 that the charter, membership, and other aspects of 

15 the council or committee may remain in force or in 

16 effect; and 

17 (2) during the 2-year period referenced in para18 graph (1)— 

19 (A) requirements relating to the applicable 

20 advisory committee established under chapter 

21 13 of title 14, United States Code, shall be 

22 treated as satisfied by the substantially similar 

23 advisory council or committee; and 


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1 (B) the enactment of this section, includ2 ing the amendments made in this section, shall 

3 not be the basis— 

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

5 council or committee, including the char6 ter, membership, and other aspects thereof, 

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

8 (ii) to suspend the activities of such 

9 council or committee; or 

10 (iii) to bar the members of such coun11 cil or committee from meeting. 

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

13 SERVICE. 

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

15 item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 

16 27 of that title, are repealed. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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