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14 U.S.C. § 720 — VHF communications services
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**(a)** The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may authorize a person providing commercial VHF communications services to place commercial VHF communications equipment on real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard (including towers) subject to any terms agreed to by the parties. The Secretary and that commercial VHF communications service provider also may enter into an agreement providing for VHF communications services to the Coast Guard (including digital selective calling and radio direction finding services) at a discounted rate or price based on providing such access to real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard.
**(b)** Commercial VHF communication equipment placed on real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard under this section shall not interfere in any manner with any current or future Coast Guard communication equipment.
**(c)** Nothing in this section shall affect the rights or obligations of the United States under section 704(c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ([47 U.S.C. 332](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section332&num=0&edition=prelim) note) with respect to the availability of property or under section 359(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 ([47 U.S.C. 357(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section357/d&num=0&edition=prelim)) with respect to charges for transmission of distress messages.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may authorize a person providing commercial VHF communications services to place commercial VHF communications equipment on real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard (including towers) subject to any terms agreed to by the parties. The Secretary and that commercial VHF communications service provider also may enter into an agreement providing for VHF communications services to the Coast Guard (including digital selective calling and radio direction finding services) at a discounted rate or price based on providing such access to real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard.
**(b)** Commercial VHF communication equipment placed on real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard under this section shall not interfere in any manner with any current or future Coast Guard communication equipment.
**(c)** Nothing in this section shall affect the rights or obligations of the United States under section 704(c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ([47 U.S.C. 332](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section332&num=0&edition=prelim) note) with respect to the availability of property or under section 359(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 ([47 U.S.C. 357(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section357/d&num=0&edition=prelim)) with respect to charges for transmission of distress messages.
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As used in this subchapter—
(1) “Reserve officer” means a commissioned officer in the Reserve, except an officer excluded by [section 3732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3732&num=0&edition=prelim) or a commissioned warrant officer; and
(2) “discharged” means released from an appointment as a Reserve officer.
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**(a) Additional Forms of Transactions Authorized.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Commandant may enter into—
(A) transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) in carrying out basic, applied, and advanced research projects; and
(B) agreements with the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Secretary of a military department, or any other official designated by the Secretary of Defense under section 2371b 11 See References in Text note below. of title 10 to participate in prototype projects and follow-on production contracts or transactions that are being carried out by such official and are directly relevant to the Coast Guard’s cyber capability and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and intelligence initiatives.
(2) **Additional authority.—** — The authority under this subsection is in addition to the authority provided in section 717 to use contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants in carrying out such projects.
(3) **Funding.—** — In carrying out paragraph (1)(B), the Commandant may use funds made available to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts for—
(A) operations and support;
(B) research, development, test, and evaluation; and
(C) procurement, construction, and improvement.
**(b) Recovery of Funds.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Subject to subsection (d), a cooperative agreement for performance of basic, applied, or advanced research authorized by section 717, and a transaction authorized by subsection (a), may include a clause that requires a person or other entity to make payments to the Coast Guard or any other department or agency of the Federal Government as a condition for receiving support under the agreement or transaction, respectively.
(2) **Availability of fu
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For the purpose of executing the duties and functions of the Coast Guard the Secretary may within the limits of appropriations made therefor:
**(a)** establish, change the limits of, consolidate, discontinue, and re-establish Coast Guard districts;
**(b)** arrange with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force to assign members of the Coast Guard to any school maintained by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, for instruction and training, including aviation schools;
**(c)** construct, or cause to be constructed, Coast Guard shore establishments;
**(d)** design or cause to be designed, cause to be constructed, accept as gift, or otherwise acquire vessels, aircraft, and systems, and subject to applicable regulations under subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41 dispose of them;
**(e)** acquire land or interests in land, including acceptance of gifts thereof, where required for the purpose of carrying out any project or purpose for which an appropriation has been made;
**(f)** exchange land or interests in land in part or in full payment for such other land or interests in land as may be necessary or desirable, the balance of such part payment to be defrayable in accordance with other provisions of this section;
**(g)** exercise any of the powers vested by this title in the Commandant in any case in which the Secretary deems it appropriate; and
**(h)** do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
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**(a) Factors which Commission must consider** In taking actions to manage the spectrum to be made available for use by the private mobile services, the Commission shall consider, consistent with [section 151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section151&num=0&edition=prelim), whether such actions will—
(1) promote the safety of life and property;
(2) improve the efficiency of spectrum use and reduce the regulatory burden upon spectrum users, based upon sound engineering principles, user operational requirements, and marketplace demands;
(3) encourage competition and provide services to the largest feasible number of users; or
(4) increase interservice sharing opportunities between private mobile services and other services.
**(b) Advisory coordinating committees**
(1) The Commission, in coordinating the assignment of frequencies to stations in the private mobile services and in the fixed services (as defined by the Commission by rule), shall have authority to utilize assistance furnished by advisory coordinating committees consisting of individuals who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government.
(2) The authority of the Commission established in this subsection shall not be subject to or affected by the provisions of part III of title 5 or [section 1342 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1342&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Any person who provides assistance to the Commission under this subsection shall not be considered, by reason of having provided such assistance, a Federal employee.
(4) Any advisory coordinating committee which furnishes assistance to the Commission under this subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 10 of titl
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The Coast Guard, established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times.
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 720
2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’.
(c) CONDITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall en-
sure that to the extent that the Commandant
determines practicable, no cooperative agree-
ment containing a clause described in sub-
section (c)(1),2 and no transaction entered into
under subsection (a), provides for research
that duplicates research being conducted
under existing programs carried out by the
Coast Guard.
(2) OTHER AGREEMENTS NOT FEASIBLE.—A co-
operative agreement containing a clause de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1),2 or under a trans-
action authorized by subsection (a), may be
used for a research project only if the use of a
standard
contract,
grant,
or
cooperative
agreement for such project is not feasible or
appropriate.
(d)
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING.—The
Com-
mandant shall—
(1) ensure that management, technical, and
contracting personnel of the Coast Guard in-
volved in the award or administration of
transactions under this section or other inno-
vative forms of contracting are afforded oppor-
tunities for adequate education and training;
and
(2) establish minimum levels and require-
ments for continuous and experiential learn-
ing for such personnel, including levels and re-
quirements for acquisition certification pro-
grams.
(e) PROTECTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM
DISCLOSURE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Disclosure of information
described in paragraph (2) is not required, and
may not be compelled, under section 552 of
title 5 for 5 years after the date on which the
information is received by the Coast Guard.
(2) LIMITATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) applies to
information described in subparagraph (B)
that is in the records of the Coast Guard
only if the information was s
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 332
§ 303(a)(18), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4295; Pub. L.
115–141, div. P, title IV, § 402(i)(5), Mar. 23, 2018,
132 Stat. 1089.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Subsec. (d) of section 307 of this title, referred to in
subsec. (a), was redesignated subsec. (c) of section 307
by Pub. L. 97–259, title I, § 112(a), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat.
1093.
CODIFICATION
Another section 331 of act June 19, 1934 was renum-
bered section 332 and is classified to section 332 of this
title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 331, act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III,
§ 331, as added Sept. 14, 1973, Pub. L. 93–107, § 1, 87 Stat.
350, related to broadcasting of games of professional
sports clubs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93–107, § 2, Sept.
14, 1973, 87 Stat. 351, effective Dec. 31, 1975.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–141 struck out at end:
‘‘The Commission shall report to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress within 30 days after December 20,
1991, on how it intends to meet this policy goal.’’
1994—Pub. L. 103–414 amended section catchline gen-
erally.
1991—Pub. L. 102–243 inserted ‘‘and AM radio sta-
tions’’ in section catchline, designated existing provi-
sions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added
subsec. (b).
§ 332. Mobile services
(a) Factors which Commission must consider
In taking actions to manage the spectrum to
be made available for use by the private mobile
services, the Commission shall consider, con-
sistent with section 151 of this title, whether
such actions will—
(1) promote the safety of life and property;
(2) improve the efficiency of spectrum use
and reduce the regulatory burden upon spec-
trum users, based upon sound engineering
principles, user operational requirements, and
m
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**(a) Transmission of information concerning safety at sea** The master of every ship of the United States, equipped with radio transmitting apparatus, which meets with dangerous ice, a dangerous derelict, a tropical storm, or any other direct danger to navigation, or encounters subfreezing air temperatures associated with gale force winds causing severe ice accretion on superstructures, or winds of force 10 or above on the Beaufort scale for which no storm warning has been received, shall cause to be transmitted all pertinent information relating thereto to ships in the vicinity and to the appropriate authorities on land, in accordance with rules and regulations issued by the Commission. When they consider it necessary, such authorities of the United States shall promptly bring the information received by them to the knowledge of those concerned, including interested foreign authorities.
**(b) Charges for transmission of safety information** No charge shall be made by any ship or station in the mobile service of the United States for the transmission, receipt, or relay of the information designated in subsection (a) originating on a ship of the United States or of a foreign country.
**(c) Reimbursement by Commission** The transmission by any ship of the United States, made in compliance with subsection (a), to any station which imposes a charge for the reception, relay, or forwarding of the required information, shall be free of cost to the ship concerned and any communication charges incurred by the ship for transmission, relay, or forwarding of the information may be certified to the Commission for reimbursement out of moneys appropriated to the Commission for that purpose.
**(d) Charges for transmission of distress messages** No charge shall be made by any ship o
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 357
situated on the bridge, there shall be efficient
communication with the bridge.
(b) The radiotelephone installation shall be ca-
pable of transmitting and receiving on the fre-
quencies, and using the classes of emission, des-
ignated by the Commission pursuant to law for
the purposes of distress and safety of navigation.
(c) The radiotelephone installation shall have
a minimum normal range of one hundred and
fifty nautical miles; that is, it shall be capable
of transmitting and receiving clearly percep-
tible signals from ship to ship by day and under
normal conditions and circumstances over this
range.
(d) There shall be available at all times a main
source of electrical energy sufficient to operate
the installation over the normal range required
by subsection (c) of this section. If batteries are
provided they shall have sufficient capacity to
operate the transmitter and receiver for at least
six continuous hours under normal working con-
ditions. In installations made on or after No-
vember 19, 1952, a reserve source of electrical en-
ergy shall be provided in the upper part of the
ship unless the main source of energy is so situ-
ated.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 356, as added
Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 729, § 2(d), 68 Stat. 706; amended
Pub. L. 89–121, § 7, Aug. 13, 1965, 79 Stat. 515.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1965—Pub. L. 89–121 limited the opening provisions to
cargo ships of 300 gross tons and upwards.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–121 required the radiotelephone
station to be so located that it is sheltered to the
greatest possible extent from noise which might impair
the correct reception of messages and signals.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–121 substituted ‘‘on the fre-
quencies, and using the
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