Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/14/103
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14 U.S. Code § 103 - Department in which the Coast Guard operates | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 103. Department in which the Coast Guard operates
14 U.S. Code § 103. Department in which the Coast Guard operates
(b)Transfers.—
Upon the declaration of war if Congress so directs in the declaration or when the President directs, the Coast Guard shall operate as a service in the Navy, and shall so continue until the President, by Executive order, transfers the Coast Guard back to the Department of Homeland Security. While operating as a service in the Navy, the Coast Guard shall be subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy, who may order changes in Coast Guard operations to render them uniform, to the extent such Secretary deems advisable, with Navy operations.
(c)Operation as a Service in the Navy.—Whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy—
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 496, § 3; Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(2), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2519; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 109–241, title II, § 211, July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 217(1), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1556; renumbered § 103, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 103(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4195.)
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 1 (Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, § 1, 38 Stat. 800; July 11, 1941, ch. 290, §§ 5, 6(a), 55 Stat. 585).
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 3 of this title as this section.
2012—Pub. L. 112–213 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Upon the declaration of war if Congress so directs in the declaration or when the President directs, the Coast Guard shall operate as a service in the Navy, and shall so continue until the President, by Executive order, transfers the Coast Guard back to the Department of Homeland Security. While operating as a service in the Navy, the Coast Guard shall be subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy who may order changes in Coast Guard operations to render them uniform, to the extent he deems advisable, with Navy operations.”
2006—Pub. L. 109–241 inserted “if Congress so directs in the declaration” after “Upon the declaration of war”.
2002—Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “Department of Homeland Security” for “Department of Transportation”.
1976—Pub. L. 94–546 substituted “Executive” for “executive” and “Department of Transportation” for “Treasury Department”.