Title 14—Coast Guard

This title was enacted by act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 1, 63 Stat. 495

Part     Sec.

I.     Regular Coast Guard     1

II.     Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary     701

Amendments

     1986—Pub. L. 99–640, § 10(a)(1), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3548, substituted "701" for "751" in item for part II.

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 14

Title 14 Former Sections

Title 14 New Sections

1      1, 3, 4(a), (b)

2      467

2a      Elim.

3      3, 571

3a      481, 465, 488, 576

4      Rep.

5      41

5a–6      Rep.

6a      42

6b      47, 222, 462

6c      225

6d      224(c)

6e, 6f      433(a), (b)

7      4(c)

8      Rep.

9      41, 43

10      Rep.

10a      224(c), 226

10b–10f      Rep.

10g      432(a)

10h      432(b)

10i      Rep.

11      44, 45

11a      47, 48

12      47, 48

12a      Rep.

13      485(b)

14      Rep.

15      182, 183

15a      184

15a–1      182, 185

15b      187, 188

15c      187, 189

15d      186

15e      191

15f      190

15g      193

15h      194

15i      192

15j      Rep.

15k      476

16      223

16a, 16b      Rep.

16c      223

17      223

18      223, 224

19, 19a, 20      Rep.

20a      228, 461

20a–1      228

20a–2      301

20b      Rep.

20c      228

21      41, 225

21a      228, 301

21b      433(c)

22      632

23      352

24      Rep.

25      182

26      636

27      636

28      92(b), 144(a), 145(a)

29      88, 92(c), 93(b)

30      485(a)

31      144(b), 145(b)

31a      144(c)

31b      93(k)

31c      151

32, 33      (See former 131, 132)

34      632

34–1      T. 34 § 450b–1

34a      Rep.

35      351, 365, 367

35a      351, 367

35b      366

35c      367

35d      433(d)

36      651

37      651

38      Rep.

39      484

40, 40a      Rep.

41      505

41a      504

42      145(a)

43      (See former 127)

43a      641(a)

44      Rep.

45      89(a)

46      89(b)

47      89(c)

48      634(a)

48a      91

49      148

50      432(c)

50a      Rep. in part, elim. in part

50b      640

50c      643

50d      T. 37 § 31a.

50e      433(e).

50f–50j      T. 5 §§ 150p–150t

50k      90(a)

50l      90(b)

50m      81

50n      82

50o      81

51      89, 92(i)

52      89, 93(a)

53      88, 93(a)

54      93(c)

55      88, 93, (d)

56      Rep.

57      145(a)

58      632

59      Rep.

60      88

61      88(a)

62      88

63      88

64      638

65      Rep.

66      89

67      89

68      637

69      92(d), 93(h)

70      Rep.

71      646

72–74      Rep.

91      93(d), 632

92      633

93      92(c), 93(b)

94      92(c), 93(h)

95      92(a), 93(b)

96      92(f)

97      93(b), (c)

98      Rep.

98a      92(c), 93(b)

99      632

100–102      Rep.

103      632

104      88(a), 89(b)

105–107      Rep.

108      93(h), (i)

109      92(d), 93(h), (i)

110      93(m)

111      93(e)

112      93(b), (c)

121      461

121a–121c      Rep.

121d      433(h)

122–127      Rep.

127a      Elim.

128      Rep.

129      464

130, 130a      Elim.

131      92(i)

132      479

132a, 133      Rep.

133a      475

134      478(b)

135      478

136      Rep.

136a      466

137      Rep.

138      472

141      562

142      561

143      563, 564, 566, 567

144      569(a)

145      569(b)

146      570

147      575, 644

148      482

161      46

161a      49

162      49

162a      230, 232, 243, 303, 313, 423

162b      T. 34 § 428

163      Rep.

164, 165      240, 310

165a      241, 311

165b      240, 241, 310, 311

166      Rep.

167      423

167a      T. 37 § 26a

167b      Rep.

167b–1      Elim.

167b–2      483

167b–3      Elim.

167c      T. 34 § 399c–1

168      246, 315, 364

169      233, 241, 306, 311, 356

170      425, 635

171      234

172      233, 245, 306, 314, 356, 363

173      230, 303, 353

174      421(b)

174a      239, 309

175      231, 304, 354, 424

175a      238, 244

175b      235

175c      423

175d–175f      Rep.

176, 177      Rep.

178      431(a)

178a      431(b)

178b      431(c)

179      Rep.

180      432(d)

181      432(e)

182      433(f)

183      433(g)

185      357(a)

185a      355

185b      358

185c      359, 360

185d      357(a), (c), 423

185e      633

186      755(e)

191      Rep.

192      93(m)

193–196      500

201      226

202      Rep.

203      226(a)

204      226(a), 227

205      Rep.

206      302, 351

207, 208      Rep.

251–259      Rep.

260      821

261      822

262      823

263      821

264      825

265      826

266      827

266a      828

266b      829

267      830

268      831

269      Rep.

270      832

271      893

301      751

302      752

303      754

304      751

305      753, 754

306      755

307      756

308      757

309      758

310      759

311      755(c)

312      760

313      761

314, 315      Rep.

351      753, 823

352      891, 892

353      Rep.

354      894

381–388      Rep.

Positive Law; Citation

     This title has been enacted into positive law by section 1 of act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 495, which provided in part that: "Title 14 of the United States Code, entitled `Coast Guard’, is hereby revised, codified, and enacted into law, and may be cited as `14 U.S.C., § —.’ "

Effective Date

     Section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 561, provided that: "This Act shall take effect on the first day of the third month after approval by the President but shall not affect any proceedings commenced by or against any person prior to the effective date of this Act."

Repeals

     Section 20 of act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 561, repealed the sections or parts of sections of the Revised Statutes or Statutes at Large covering provisions codified in this act, with a proviso that "any rights or liabilities now existing under such sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by such repeal".

Legislative Construction

     Section 3 of act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 557, provided that: "No inference of a legislative construction is to be drawn by reason of the chapter in Title 14, Coast Guard, as set out in section 1 of this Act, in which any section is placed, nor by reason of the catch lines used in such title."

Separability

     Section 2 of act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 557, provided that: "If any part of Title 14, United States Code, as enacted by section 1 of this Act, shall be held invalid the remainder of such title shall not be affected thereby."

Orders, Rules, and Regulations

     Section 4 of act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 558, provided that: "All orders, rules, and regulations of the Coast Guard in effect under provisions of law superseded or amended by this Act shall, to the extent they would have been authorized under this Act, remain in force and effect as the regulations and orders under the provisions of this Act and shall be administered and enforced under this Act as nearly as may be until specifically repealed, amended, or revised."

Reduction in Grade, Rank, Pay, Allowances, and Benefits

     Section 5 of act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 558, provided that: "Nothing contained in this Act shall operate to abolish or reduce the grade, rank, rating, pay, allowances, or other benefits to which any person in the Coast Guard is entitled on the effective date of this Act."

Title Referred to in Other Sections

     This title is referred to in title 10 sections 379, 1174, 1406, 12646; title 20 sections 9303, 9304.

PART I—REGULAR COAST GUARD

Chap.     Sec.

1.     Establishment and Duties     1

3.     Composition and Organization     41

5.     Functions and Powers     81

7.     Cooperation With Other Agencies     141

9.     Coast Guard Academy     181

11.     Personnel     211

13.     Pay, Allowances, Awards, and Other Rights and Benefits     461

[15.          Repealed.]     

17.     Administration     631

18.     Coast Guard Housing Authorities     680

19.     Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program 1     690

1 So in original. Does not conform to chapter heading.

Amendments

     1996—Pub. L. 104–324, title II, § 208(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3913, added item for chapter 18.

     1989—Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 222(b), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1918, added item for chapter 19.

     1950—Act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §§ 5, 14(v), 64 Stat. 148, repealed item for chapter 15 "Discipline and Related Matters———561", effective May 31, 1951.