(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to section 821, and
inserting the following:
‘‘821. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.’’.
SEC. 802. PURPOSE OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 822 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 822. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
‘‘The purpose of the Auxiliary is to assist the Coast
Guard as authorized by the Commandant, in performing
any Coast Guard function, power, duty, role, mission, or
operation authorized by law.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to section 822 and
inserting the following:
‘‘822. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.’’.
SEC. 803. MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY; STATUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 823 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by adding ‘‘, and status’’
after ‘‘enrollments’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Auxiliary’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(b) A member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary is not
a Federal employee except for the following purposes:
‘‘(1) Chapter 26 of title 28 (popularly known as
the Federal Tort Claims Act).
‘‘(2) Section 2733 of title 10 (popularly known
as the Military Claims Act).
‘‘(3) The Act of March 3, 1925 (46 App. U.S.C.
781–790; popularly known as the Public Vessel Act).
‘‘(4) The Act of March 9, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C.
741–752; popularly known as the Suits in Admiralty
Act).
‘‘(5) The Act of June 19, 1948 (46 App. U.S.C.
740; popularly known as the Admiralty Extension
Act).
‘‘(6) Other matters related to noncontractual
civil liability.
‘‘(7) Compensation for work injuries under chap-
ter 81 of title 5.
‘‘(8) The resolution of claims relating to damage
to or loss of personal property of the member incident
to service under section 3721 of title 31 (popularly
known as the Military Personnel and Civilian Em-
ployees’ Claims Act of 1964).
‘‘(c) A member of the Auxiliary, while assigned to
duty, shall be deemed to be a person acting under an officer
of the United States or an agency thereof for purposes of
section 1442(a)(1) of title 28.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to section 823 and
inserting the following:
‘‘823. Eligibility, enrollments, and status.’’.
SEC. 804. ASSIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.
(a) TRAVEL
AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSE.—Section
830(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘specific’’.
(b) ASSIGNMENT OF GENERAL DUTIES.—Section 831
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘spe-
cific’’ each place it appears.
(c) BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR DEATH.—Section 832
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘spe-
cific’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 805. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, STATES,
TERRITORIES, 
AND 
POLITICAL 
SUBDIVI-
SIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting
the following:
‘‘§ 141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, terri-
tories, and political subdivisions’’;
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by in-
serting after ‘‘personnel and facilities’’ the following:
‘‘(including members of the Auxiliary and facilities
governed under chapter 23)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The Commandant may pre-
scribe conditions, including reimbursement, under
which personnel and facilities may be provided under
this subsection.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to section 141 and
inserting the following:
‘‘141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivi-
sions.’’.
SEC. 806. VESSEL DEEMED PUBLIC VESSEL.
Section 827 of title 14, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 827. Vessel deemed public vessel
‘‘While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any
motorboat or yacht shall be deemed to be a public vessel
of the United States and a vessel of the Coast Guard within
the meaning of sections 646 and 647 of this title and other
applicable provisions of law.’’.
SEC. 807. AIRCRAFT DEEMED PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.
Section 828 of title 14, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 828. Aircraft deemed public aircraft
‘‘While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any
aircraft shall be deemed to be a Coast Guard aircraft, a
public vessel of the United States, and a vessel of the Coast
Guard within the meaning of sections 646 and 647 of this
title and other applicable provisions of law. Subject to the
provisions of sections 823a and 831 of this title, while as-
signed to duty, qualified Auxiliary pilots shall be deemed
to be Coast Guard pilots.’’.
SEC. 808. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.
Section 641(a) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘with or without charge,’’
the following: ‘‘to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, includ-
ing any incorporated unit thereof,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘to any incorporated unit of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary,’’.
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