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14 U.S.C. § 563 — Notification of certain determinations

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14 U.S.C. § 563 — Notification of certain determinations

**(a) In General.—** At least 90 days prior to making a final determination that a waterway, or a portion thereof, is navigable for purposes of the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall provide notification regarding the proposed determination to— (1) the Governor of each State in which such waterway, or portion thereof, is located; (2) the public; and (3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. **(b) Content Requirement.—** Each notification provided under subsection (a) to an entity specified in paragraph (3) of that subsection shall include— (1) an analysis of whether vessels operating on the waterway, or portion thereof, subject to the proposed determination are subject to inspection or similar regulation by State or local officials; (2) an analysis of whether operators of commercial vessels on such waterway, or portion thereof, are subject to licensing or similar regulation by State or local officials; and (3) an estimate of the annual costs that the Coast Guard may incur in conducting operations on such waterway, or portion thereof.

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**(a) In General.—** At least 90 days prior to making a final determination that a waterway, or a portion thereof, is navigable for purposes of the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall provide notification regarding the proposed determination to— (1) the Governor of each State in which such waterway, or portion thereof, is located; (2) the public; and (3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. **(b) Content Requirement.—** Each notification provided under subsection (a) to an entity specified in paragraph (3) of that subsection shall include— (1) an analysis of whether vessels operating on the waterway, or portion thereof, subject to the proposed determination are subject to inspection or similar regulation by State or local officials; (2) an analysis of whether operators of commercial vessels on such waterway, or portion thereof, are subject to licensing or similar regulation by State or local officials; and (3) an estimate of the annual costs that the Coast Guard may incur in conducting operations on such waterway, or portion thereof.

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14 U.S.C. § 5103 — Major acquisitions

**(a) In General.—** In conjunction with the transmittal by the President to Congress of the budget of the United States for fiscal year 2014 and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the status of all Level 1 acquisitions or Level 2 acquisitions. **(b) Information To Be Included.—** Each report under subsection (a) shall include for each Level 1 acquisition or Level 2 acquisition— (1) a statement of the Coast Guard’s mission needs and performance goals relating to such program, including a justification for any change to those needs and goals subsequent to a report previously submitted under this section; (2) a justification explaining how the projected number and capabilities of assets acquired under such program meet applicable mission needs and performance goals; (3) an identification of any and all mission hour gaps, accompanied by an explanation of how and when the Coast Guard will close those gaps; (4) an identification of any changes with respect to such program, including— (A) any changes to the timeline for the acquisition of each new asset and the phaseout of legacy assets; and (B) any changes to— (i) the costs of new assets or legacy assets for that fiscal year or future fiscal years; or (ii) the total acquisition cost; (5) a justification explaining how any change to such program fulfills the mission needs and performance goals of the Coast Guard; (6) a description of how the Coast Guard is planning for the integration of each new asset acquired under such program into the Coast Guard, including needs related to shore-based infrastructure and human resour

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14 U.S.C. § 544 — Aids to maritime navigation; penalty

The Secretary shall prescribe and enforce necessary and reasonable rules and regulations, for the protection of maritime navigation, relative to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of lights and other signals on fixed and floating structures in or over waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in the high seas for structures owned or operated by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Any owner or operator of such a structure, excluding an agency of the United States, who violates any of the rules or regulations prescribed hereunder, commits a misdemeanor and shall be punished, upon conviction thereof, by a fine of not exceeding $1,500 for each day which such violation continues.

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14 U.S.C. § 103 — Department in which the Coast Guard operates

**(a) In General.—** The Coast Guard shall be a service in the Department of Homeland Security, except when operating as a service in the Navy. **(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— (1) applicable appropriations of the Navy Department shall be available for the expense of the Coast Guard; (2) applicable appropriations of the Coast Guard shall be available for transfer to the Navy Department; (3) precedence between commissioned officers of corresponding grades in the Coast Guard and the Navy shall be determined by the date of rank stated by their commissions in those grades; (4) personnel of the Coast Guard shall be eligible to receive gratuities, medals, and other insignia of honor on the same basis as personnel in the naval service or serving in any capacity with the Navy; and (5) the Secretary may place on furlough any officer of the Coast Guard and officers on furlough shall receive one half of the pay to which they would be entitled if on leave of absence, but officers of the Coast Guard Reserve shall not be so placed on furlough.

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14 U.S.C. § 2906 — 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.

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14 U.S.C. § 101 — Establishment of Coast Guard

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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10 U.S.C. § 2571 — Interchange of supplies and services

**(a)** If either of the Secretaries concerned requests it and the other approves, supplies may be transferred, without compensation, from one armed force to another. **(b)** (1) If its head approves, a department or organization within the Department of Defense may, upon request, perform work and services for, or furnish supplies to, any other of those departments or organizations, with or without reimbursement or transfer of funds. (2) Use of the authority under this section for reimbursable support is limited to support for the purpose of providing assistance to a foreign partner pursuant to section 333 and [section 345 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section345&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c)** If military or civilian personnel of a department or organization within the Department of Defense are assigned or detailed to another of those departments or organizations, and if the head of the department or organization to which they are transferred approves, their pay and allowances and the cost of transporting their dependents and household goods may be charged to an appropriation that is otherwise available for those purposes to that department or organization. **(d)** No agency or official of the executive branch of the Federal Government may establish any regulation, program, or policy or take any other action which precludes, directly or indirectly, the Secretaries concerned from exercising the authority provided in this section. **(e)** (1) An order placed by a department or organization on a reimbursable basis pursuant to subsection (b) shall be considered to be an obligation in the same manner as an order placed under [section 6307 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-tit

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10 U.S.C. § 2733 — Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of Department of Army, Navy, or Air Force

**(a)** Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, he, or, subject to appeal to him, the Judge Advocate General of an armed force under his jurisdiction, or the chief Counsel of the Coast Guard, as appropriate, if designated by him, may settle, and pay in an amount not more than $100,000, a claim against the United States for— (1) damage to or loss of real property, including damage or loss incident to use and occupancy; (2) damage to or loss of personal property, including property bailed to the United States and including registered or insured mail damaged, lost, or destroyed by a criminal act while in the possession of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, as the case may be; or (3) personal injury or death; either caused by a civilian officer or employee of that department, or the Coast Guard, or a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, acting within the scope of his employment, or otherwise incident to noncombat activities of that department, or the Coast Guard. **(b)** A claim may be allowed under subsection (a) only if— (1) it is presented in writing within two years after it accrues, except that if the claim accrues in time of war or armed conflict or if such a war or armed conflict intervenes within two years after it accrues, and if good cause is shown, the claim may be presented not later than two years after the war or armed conflict is terminated; (2) it is not covered by [section 2734 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2734&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 2672 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2672&num=0&edition=prelim); (3)

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14 U.S.C. § 2903 — Reimbursement for adoption expenses

**(a) Authorization To Reimburse.—** The Secretary shall carry out a program under which a member of the Coast Guard may be reimbursed, as provided in this section, for qualifying adoption expenses incurred by the member in the adoption of a child under 18 years of age. **(b) Adoptions Covered.—** An adoption for which expenses may be reimbursed under this section includes an adoption by a single individual, an infant adoption, an intercountry adoption, and an adoption of a child with special needs (as defined in section 473(c) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 673(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section673/c&num=0&edition=prelim))). **(c) Benefits Paid After Adoption Is Final.—** Benefits paid under this section in the case of an adoption may be paid only after the adoption is final. **(d) Treatment of Other Benefits.—** A benefit may not be paid under this section for any expense paid to or for a member of the Coast Guard under any other adoption benefits program administered by the Federal Government or under any such program administered by a State or local government. **(e) Limitations.—** (1) Not more than $2,000 may be paid under this section to a member of the Coast Guard, or to two such members who are spouses of each other, for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child. (2) Not more than $5,000 may be paid under this section to a member of the Coast Guard, or to two such members who are spouses of each other, for adoptions by such member (or members) in any calendar year. **(f) Regulations.—** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. **(g) Definitions.—** In this section: (1) The term “qualifying adoption expenses” means reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly rel

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14 U.S.C. § 1104 — Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition

**(a) In General.—** The Commandant shall maintain a program to recognize excellent performance by individuals and teams comprised of officers, members, and employees of the Coast Guard that contributed to the long-term success of a Coast Guard acquisition project or program. **(b) Elements.—** The program shall include— (1) specific award categories, criteria, and eligibility and manners of recognition; (2) procedures for the nomination by personnel of the Coast Guard of individuals and teams comprised of officers, members, and employees of the Coast Guard for recognition under the program; and (3) procedures for the evaluation of nominations for recognition under the program by one or more panels of individuals from the Government, academia, and the private sector who have such expertise and are appointed in such manner as the Commandant shall establish for the purposes of this program. **(c) Award of Cash Bonuses.—** As part of the program required by subsection (a), the Commandant, subject to the availability of appropriations, may award to any civilian employee recognized pursuant to the program a cash bonus to the extent that the performance of such individual so recognized warrants the award of such bonus.

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14 U.S.C. § 563 — Notification of certain determinations

Page 61 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 563 to deck courts, prior to repeal by act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §§ 5, 14(v), 64 Stat. 145, 148, effective May 31, 1951. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 101 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘Commandant’’ for ‘‘Com- mandant of the Coast Guard’’ in introductory provi- sions. 2010—Pub. L. 111–330 renumbered section 102 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111–330, § 1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, pro- vided that the amendment made by section 1(6)(A) is ef- fective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281. § 563. Notification of certain determinations (a) IN GENERAL.—At least 90 days prior to making a final determination that a waterway, or a portion thereof, is navigable for purposes of the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, the Com- mandant shall provide notification regarding the proposed determination to— (1) the Governor of each State in which such waterway, or portion thereof, is located; (2) the public; and (3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ture of the House of Representatives. (b) CONTENT REQUIREMENT.—Each notification provided under subsection (a) to an entity speci- fied in paragraph (3) of that subsection shall in- clude— (1) an analysis of whether vessels operating on the waterway, or portion thereof, subject to the proposed determination are subject to in- spection or similar regulation by State or local officials; (2) an analysis of whether operators of com- mercial vessels on such waterway, or portion thereof, are subject to licensing or similar reg- ulation by State or local officials; and (3)

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