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14 U.S.C. § 494 (COAST GUARD)
§ 494. Insignia for additional awards
No more than one Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, or one Coast Guard medal shall be issued to any one person; but for each succeeding deed or service sufficient to justify the awarding of a Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, or Coast Guard medal, the President may award a suitable emblem or insignia to be worn with the decoration and a corresponding rosette or other device.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 535; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 13, 70A Stat. 624; Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(c)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2922; Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 213, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3029.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: This section is supplemental to the preceding sections dealing with the award of medals and regulates the award of additional medals of the same kind. It follows the established practice in all the armed forces (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 358). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–281 struck out “medal of honor,” before “Coast Guard cross,” in two places.
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross,” for “distinguished service medal, distinguished flying cross,” in two places.
1956—Act Aug. 10, 1956, included the distinguished flying cross.
14 U.S.C. § 531 (COAST GUARD)
§ 531. Work-life policies and programs
The Commandant is authorized—
(1) to establish an office for the purpose of developing, promulgating, and coordinating policies, programs, and activities related to the families of Coast Guard members;
(2) to implement and oversee policies, programs, and activities described in paragraph (1) as the Commandant considers necessary; and
(3) to perform such other duties as the Commandant considers necessary.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3029.)
14 U.S.C. § 532 (COAST GUARD)
§ 532. Surveys of Coast Guard families
(a) Authority.—
The Commandant, in order to determine the effectiveness of Federal policies, programs, and activities related to the families of Coast Guard members, may survey—
(1) any Coast Guard member;
(2) any retired Coast Guard member;
(3) the immediate family of any Coast Guard member or retired Coast Guard member; and
(4) any survivor of a deceased Coast Guard member.
(b) Voluntary Participation.—
Participation in any survey conducted under subsection (a) shall be voluntary.
(c) Federal Recordkeeping.—
Each person surveyed under subsection (a) shall be considered an employee of the United States for purposes of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3029.)
14 U.S.C. § 542 (COAST GUARD)
§ 542. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses
(a) Tuition Assistance.—
The Commandant may provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, tuition assistance to an eligible spouse to facilitate the acquisition of—
(1) education and training required for a degree or credential at an accredited college, university, or technical school in the United States that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse; or
(2) education prerequisites and a professional license or credential required, by a government or government-sanctioned licensing body, for an occupation that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse.
(b) Definitions.—
In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Eligible spouse.—
(A) In general.—
The term “eligible spouse” means the spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional compensation under section 1059 of title 10.
(B) Exclusion.—
The term “eligible spouse” does not include a person who—
(i) is married to, but legally separated from, a member of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of any State or territorial possession of the United States; or
(ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member of the Armed Forces.
(2) Portable career.—
The term “portable career” includes an occupation that requires education, training, or both that results in a credential that is recognized by an industry, profession, or specific type of business.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3030.)
14 U.S.C. § 543 (COAST GUARD)
§ 543. Youth sponsorship initiatives
(a) In General.—
The Commandant is authorized to establish, within any Coast Guard unit, an initiative to help integrate into new surroundings the dependent children of members of the Coast Guard who received permanent change of station orders.
(b) Description of Initiative.—
An initiative established under subsection (a) shall—
(1) provide for the involvement of a dependent child of a member of the Coast Guard in the dependent child’s new Coast Guard community; and
(2) primarily focus on preteen and teenaged children.
(c) Authority.—
In carrying out an initiative under subsection (a), the Commandant may—
(1) provide to a dependent child of a member of the Coast Guard information on youth programs and activities available in the dependent child’s new Coast Guard community; and
(2) enter into agreements with nonprofit entities to provide youth programs and activities to such child.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3030.)
14 U.S.C. § 544 (COAST GUARD)
§ 544. Dependent school children
(a) The Secretary may provide, out of funds appropriated to or for the use of the Coast Guard, for the primary and secondary schooling of dependents of Coast Guard personnel stationed outside the continental United States at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of those dependents.
(b) Whenever the Secretary, under such regulations as he may prescribe, determines that schools located in the same area in which a Coast Guard facility is located are not accessible by public means of transportation on a regular basis, he may provide, out of funds appropriated to or for the use of the Coast Guard, for the transportation of dependents of Coast Guard personnel between the schools serving the area and the Coast Guard facility.
(Added Pub. L. 91–278, § 1(14), June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 306, § 657; amended Pub. L. 93–430, § 5, Oct. 1, 1974, 88 Stat. 1182; renumbered § 544 and amended Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(b)(1)(C), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3033.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–281 renumbered section 657 of this title as this section and, in subsec. (a), substituted “The Secretary may” for “Except as otherwise authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236–244), the Secretary may”.
1974—Pub. L. 93–430 struck out “; transportation of” after “children” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (b), and added subsec. (a).
14 U.S.C. § 551 (COAST GUARD)
§ 551. Definitions
In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) Child abuse and neglect.—
The term “child abuse and neglect” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note).
(2) Child development center employee.—
The term “child development center employee” means a civilian employee of the Coast Guard who is employed to work in a Coast Guard child development center without regard to whether the employee is paid from appropriated or nonappropriated funds.
(3) Coast guard child development center.—
The term “Coast Guard child development center” means a facility on Coast Guard property or on property under the jurisdiction of the commander of a Coast Guard unit at which child care services are provided for members of the Coast Guard.
(4) Competitive service position.—
The term “competitive service position” means a position in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5).
(5) Family home daycare.—
The term “family home daycare” means home-based child care services provided for a member of the Coast Guard by an individual who—
(A) is certified by the Commandant as qualified to provide home-based child care services; and
(B) provides home-based child care services on a regular basis in exchange for monetary compensation.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3031.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, referred to in par. (1), is section 3 of Pub. L. 93–247, which is set out as a note under section 5101 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
14 U.S.C. § 553 (COAST GUARD)
§ 553. Child development center standards and inspections
(a) Standards.—
The Commandant shall require each Coast Guard child development center to meet standards that the Commandant considers appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children and employees at the center.
(b) Inspections.—
The Commandant shall provide for regular and unannounced inspections of each Coast Guard child development center to ensure compliance with this section.
(c) National Reporting.—
(1) In general.—
The Commandant shall maintain and publicize a means by which an individual can report, with respect to a Coast Guard child development center or a family home daycare—
(A) any suspected violation of—
(i) standards established under subsection (a); or
(ii) any other applicable law or standard;
(B) suspected child abuse or neglect; or
(C) any other deficiency.
(2) Anonymous reporting.—
The Commandant shall ensure that an individual making a report pursuant to paragraph (1) may do so anonymously if so desired by the individual.
(3) Procedures.—
The Commandant shall establish procedures for investigating reports made pursuant to paragraph (1).
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3031.)
14 U.S.C. § 554 (COAST GUARD)
§ 554. Child development center employees
(a) Training.—
(1) In general.—
The Commandant shall establish a training program for Coast Guard child development center employees and satisfactory completion of the training program shall be a condition of employment for each employee of a Coast Guard child development center.
(2) Timing for new hires.—
The Commandant shall require each employee of a Coast Guard child development center to complete the training program established under paragraph (1) not later than 6 months after the date on which the employee is hired.
(3) Minimum requirements.—
The training program established under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, instruction with respect to—
(A) early childhood development;
(B) activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to children of different ages;
(C) child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
(D) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency medical procedures.
(4) Use of department of defense programs.—
The Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection.
(b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.—
(1) Specialist required.—
The Commandant shall require that at least 1 employee at each Coast Guard child development center be a specialist in training and curriculum development with appropriate credentials and experience.
(2) Duties.—
The duties of the specialist described in paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) special teaching activities;
(B) daily oversight and instruction of other child care employees;
(C) daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans;
(D) assisting with child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
(E) advising the director of the center on the performance of the other child care employees.
(3) Competitive service.—
Each specialist described in paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service position.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3032.)
14 U.S.C. § 555 (COAST GUARD)
§ 555. Parent partnerships with child development centers
(a) Parent Boards.—
(1) Formation.—
The Commandant shall require that there be formed at each Coast Guard child development center a board of parents, to be composed of parents of children attending the center.
(2) Functions.—
Each board of parents formed under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) meet periodically with the staff of the center at which the board is formed and the commander of the unit served by the center, for the purpose of discussing problems and concerns; and
(B) be responsible, together with the staff of the center, for coordinating any parent participation initiative established under subsection (b).
(3) FACA.—
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to a board of parents formed under paragraph (1).
(b) Parent Participation Initiative.—
The Commandant is authorized to establish a parent participation initiative at each Coast Guard child development center to encourage and facilitate parent participation in educational and related activities at the center.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3032.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
14 U.S.C. § 569 (COAST GUARD)
§ 569. Mission need statement
(a) In General.—
On the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2016 under section 1105 of title 31, on the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2019 under such section, and every 4 years thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an integrated major acquisition mission need statement.
(b) Definitions.—
In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Integrated major acquisition mission need statement.—
The term “integrated major acquisition mission need statement” means a document that—
(A) identifies current and projected gaps in Coast Guard mission capabilities using mission hour targets;
(B) explains how each major acquisition program addresses gaps identified under subparagraph (A) if funded at the levels provided for such program in the most recently submitted capital investment plan; and
(C) describes the missions the Coast Guard will not be able to achieve, by fiscal year, for each gap identified under subparagraph (A).
(2) Major acquisition program.—
The term “major acquisition program” has the meaning given that term in section 569a(e).
(3) Capital investment plan.—
The term “capital investment plan” means the plan required under section 663(a)(1).
(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title IV, § 402(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2940; amended Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 217(8), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1558; Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 215(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3034.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 569, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 542, related to trial by civil authorities for offenses against United States, prior to repeal by act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §§ 5, 14(v), 64 Stat. 145, 148, effective May 31, 1951.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–281 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to submission of report, not later than Dec. 31, 2011, to appropriate congressional committees on the employment during the preceding year by Coast Guard contractors of individuals who were Coast Guard officials in the previous 5-year period.
2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–213 struck out “and annually thereafter,” after “December 31, 2011,”.
14 U.S.C. § 639 (COAST GUARD)
§ 639. Penalty for unauthorized use of words “Coast Guard”
No individual, association, partnership, or corporation shall, without authority of the Commandant, use the combination of letters “USCG” or “USCGR”, the words “Coast Guard,” “United States Coast Guard,” “Coast Guard Reserve,” “United States Coast Guard Reserve,” “Coast Guard Auxiliary,” “United States Coast Guard Auxiliary,” “Lighthouse Service,” “Life Saving Service,” or any combination or variation of such letters or words alone or with other letters or words, as the name under which he or it shall do business, for the purpose of trade, or by way of advertisement to induce the effect of leading the public to believe that any such individual, association, partnership, or corporation has any connection with the Coast Guard. No individual, association, partnership, or corporation shall falsely advertise, or otherwise represent falsely by any device whatsoever, that any project or business in which he or it is engaged, or product which he or it manufactures, deals in, or sells, has been in any way endorsed, authorized, or approved by the Coast Guard. Every person violating this section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 546; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 30, 64 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 205(b), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3025.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: This section makes the unauthorized use of the words “Coast Guard” or any derivative thereof, a crime. This is believed to be a desirable prohibition in view of the many commercial organizations which are manufacturing equipment approved by the Coast Guard and selling same to vessels in the United States. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–281 substituted “$10,000” for “$1,000”.
1950—Act Aug. 3, 1950, made it possible for Commandant to grant authority to private business organizations to use terms or designations otherwise prohibited by this section.
heading: Coast Guard City, USA
text: Pub. L. 105–383, title IV, § 409, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3431, provided that: “The Commandant of the Coast Guard may recognize the community of Grand Haven, Michigan, as ‘Coast Guard City, USA’. If the Commandant desires to recognize any other community in the same manner or any other community requests such recognition from the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 90 days prior to approving such recognition.”
14 U.S.C. § 651 (COAST GUARD)
[§ 651. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 221(a)(2), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3037]
text: Section, Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 550; Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(36), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2522; Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5102(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1926, related to annual report on operations and expenditures of the Coast Guard during the preceding fiscal year.
14 U.S.C. § 662a (COAST GUARD)
§ 662a. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request
(a) In General.—
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a Coast Guard authorization request with respect to such fiscal year.
(b) Coast Guard Authorization Request Defined.—
In this section, the term “Coast Guard authorization request” means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year—
(1) recommends end strengths for personnel for that fiscal year, as described in section 661;
(2) recommends authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year, including with respect to matters described in section 662; and
(3) addresses any other matter that the Secretary determines is appropriate for inclusion in a Coast Guard authorization bill.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 216(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3035.)
14 U.S.C. § 672a (COAST GUARD)
§ 672a. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property
(a) The Commandant of the Coast Guard may lease to non-Federal entities, including private individuals, lighthouse property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard for terms not to exceed 30 years. Consideration for the use and occupancy of lighthouse property leased under this section, and for the value of any utilities and services furnished to a lessee of such property by the Commandant, may consist, in whole or in part, of non-pecuniary remuneration including the improvement, alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of the leased premises by the lessee. Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b) 1 shall not apply to leases issued by the Commandant under this section.
(b) Amounts received from leases made under this section, less expenses incurred, shall be deposited in the fund established under section 687.
(Added Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 417(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2122; amended Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 208(b), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3026.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), referred to in subsec. (a), is section 321 of act June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title III, 47 Stat. 412, which was classified to section 303b of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and was repealed and reenacted as section 1302 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–281 substituted “the fund established under section 687” for “the Treasury”.
14 U.S.C. § 679 (COAST GUARD)
§ 679. Inventory of real property
(a) In General.—
Not later than September 30, 2015, the Commandant shall establish an inventory of all real property, including submerged lands, under the control of the Coast Guard, which shall include—
(1) the size, the location, and any other appropriate description of each unit of such property;
(2) an assessment of the physical condition of each unit of such property, excluding lands;
(3) a determination of whether each unit of such property should be—
(A) retained to fulfill a current or projected Coast Guard mission requirement; or
(B) subject to divestiture; and
(4) other information the Commandant considers appropriate.
(b) Inventory Maintenance.—
The Commandant shall—
(1) maintain the inventory required under subsection (a) on an ongoing basis; and
(2) update information on each unit of real property included in such inventory not later than 30 days after any change relating to the control of such property.
(c) Recommendations to Congress.—
Not later than March 30, 2016, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes—
(1) a list of all real property under the control of the Coast Guard and the location of such property by property type;
(2) recommendations for divestiture with respect to any units of such property; and
(3) recommendations for consolidating any units of such property, including—
(A) an estimate of the costs or savings associated with each recommended consolidation; and
(B) a discussion of the impact that such consolidation would have on Coast Guard mission effectiveness.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 217(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3035.)