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14 U.S.C. § 102 — Primary duties
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Non-homeland security missions.—** — The term “non-homeland security missions” means the following missions of the Coast Guard:
(A) Marine safety.
(B) Search and rescue.
(C) Aids to navigation.
(D) Living marine resources (fisheries law enforcement).
(E) Marine environmental protection.
(F) Ice operations.
(2) **Homeland security missions.—** — The term “homeland security missions” means the following missions of the Coast Guard:
(A) Ports, waterways and coastal security.
(B) Drug interdiction.
(C) Migrant interdiction.
(D) Defense readiness.
(E) Other law enforcement.
**(b) Primary Duties.—** The Coast Guard shall—
(1) enforce or assist in the enforcement of all applicable Federal laws on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(2) engage in maritime air surveillance or interdiction to enforce or assist in the enforcement of the laws of the United States;
(3) administer laws and promulgate and enforce regulations for the promotion of safety of life and property on and under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, covering all matters not specifically delegated by law to some other executive department;
(4) develop, establish, maintain, and operate, with due regard to the requirements of national defense, aids to maritime navigation, icebreaking facilities, and rescue facilities for the promotion of safety on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(5) pursuant to international agreements, develop, establish, maintain, and operate icebreaking facilities on, under, and over waters other than the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Non-homeland security missions.—** — The term “non-homeland security missions” means the following missions of the Coast Guard:
(A) Marine safety.
(B) Search and rescue.
(C) Aids to navigation.
(D) Living marine resources (fisheries law enforcement).
(E) Marine environmental protection.
(F) Ice operations.
(2) **Homeland security missions.—** — The term “homeland security missions” means the following missions of the Coast Guard:
(A) Ports, waterways and coastal security.
(B) Drug interdiction.
(C) Migrant interdiction.
(D) Defense readiness.
(E) Other law enforcement.
**(b) Primary Duties.—** The Coast Guard shall—
(1) enforce or assist in the enforcement of all applicable Federal laws on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(2) engage in maritime air surveillance or interdiction to enforce or assist in the enforcement of the laws of the United States;
(3) administer laws and promulgate and enforce regulations for the promotion of safety of life and property on and under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, covering all matters not specifically delegated by law to some other executive department;
(4) develop, establish, maintain, and operate, with due regard to the requirements of national defense, aids to maritime navigation, icebreaking facilities, and rescue facilities for the promotion of safety on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(5) pursuant to international agreements, develop, establish, maintain, and operate icebreaking facilities on, under, and over waters other than the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(6) engage in oceanographic research of the high seas and in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and
(7) maintain a state of readiness to assist in the defense of the United States, including when functioning as a specialized service in the Navy pursuant to section 103.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) In General.—** In carrying out section 504(a)(4), the Commandant may—
(1) enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, and other agreements with—
(A) Federal entities;
(B) other public or private entities in the United States, including academic entities; and
(C) foreign governments with the concurrence of the Secretary of State; and
(2) impose on and collect from an entity subject to an agreement or contract under paragraph (1) a fee to assist with expenses incurred in carrying out such section.
**(b) Deposit and Use of Fees.—** Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts. The fees may be used, to the extent provided in advance in an appropriation law, only to carry out activities under section 504(a)(4).
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary concerned shall pay to each eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree who elects benefits under this section a monthly amount for the combat-related disability of the retiree determined under subsection (b).
**(b) Amount.—**
(1) **Determination of monthly amount.—** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the monthly amount to be paid an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree under subsection (a) for any month is the amount of compensation to which the retiree is entitled under title 38 for that month, determined without regard to any disability of the retiree that is not a combat-related disability.
(2) **Maximum amount.—** — The amount paid to an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree for any month under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount of the reduction in retired pay that is applicable to the retiree for that month under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38.
(3) **Special rules for chapter 61 disability retirees.—**
(A) *General rule.—* — In the case of an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this title, the amount of the payment under paragraph (1) for any month may not, when combined with the amount of retired pay payable to the retiree after any such reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38, cause the total of such combined payment to exceed the amount of retired pay to which the member would have been entitled under any other provision of law based upon the member’s service in the uniformed services if the member had not been retired under chapter 61 of this title.
(B) *Special rule for retirees with fewer than 20 years of service.—* — In the case of an eligible combat-related disabled unifor
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The immediate government and military command of the Coast Guard Academy shall be in the Superintendent of the Academy, subject to the direction of the Commandant under the general supervision of the Secretary. The Commandant may select a superintendent from the active list of the Coast Guard who shall serve in the pleasure of the Commandant.
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Except for the Commandant, any individual adjudicating an appeal or waiver of a decision regarding marine safety, including inspection or manning and threats to the environment, shall—
(1) be a qualified specialist with the training, experience, and qualifications in marine safety to effectively judge the facts and circumstances involved in the appeal and make a judgment regarding the merits of the appeal; or
(2) have a senior staff member who—
(A) meets the requirements of paragraph (1);
(B) actively advises the individual adjudicating the appeal; and
(C) concurs in writing on the decision on appeal.
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**(a) Transferred**
**(b) Transfer** There are transferred to the Department the authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, which shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto.
**(c) Maintenance of status of functions and assets** Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the authorities, functions, and capabilities of the Coast Guard to perform its missions shall be maintained intact and without significant reduction after the transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department, except as specified in subsequent Acts.
**(d) Certain transfers prohibited** No mission, function, or asset (including for purposes of this subsection any ship, aircraft, or helicopter) of the Coast Guard may be diverted to the principal and continuing use of any other organization, unit, or entity of the Department, except for details or assignments that do not reduce the Coast Guard’s capability to perform its missions.
**(e) Changes to missions**
(1) **Prohibition** — The Secretary may not substantially or significantly reduce the missions of the Coast Guard or the Coast Guard’s capability to perform those missions, except as specified in subsequent Acts.
(2) **Waiver** — The Secretary may waive the restrictions under paragraph (1) for a period of not to exceed 90 days upon a declaration and certification by the Secretary to Congress that a clear, compelling, and immediate need exists for such a waiver. A certification under this paragraph shall include a detailed justification for the declaration and certification, including the reasons and specific information that demonstrate that the Nation and the Coast Guard cannot respond effectively if the re
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 102
Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L.
107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10,
Armed Forces.
SHORT TITLE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII],
§ 8271, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4681, provided that: ‘‘This
subtitle [subtitle E (§§ 8271–8278) of title LVXXXII
[LXXXII] of div. G of Pub. L. 116–283, enacting sections
1905, 2131, and 5111 of this title and section 417 of Title
6, Domestic Security, amending section 1903 of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under
section 1901 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Coast
Guard Academy Improvement Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 115–265, title III, § 301, Oct. 11, 2018, 132 Stat.
3752, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting provisions set
out as a note under section 313 of this title] may be
cited as the ‘Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of
Expertise Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2014 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 113–281, § 1, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3022, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [see Tables for classification]
may be cited as the ‘Howard Coble Coast Guard and
Maritime Transportation Act of 2014’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2012 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 112–213, § 1(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1540, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [see Tables for classification]
may be cited as the ‘Coast Guard and Maritime Trans-
portation Act of 2012’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2010 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 501, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat.
2951, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting sections 57 to
59, 102, and 200 of this title and section 2116 of Title 46,
Shipping, amending sections 47, 50, 51, 52, 93, and 290 of
this title and section 3309 of Title 46, repealing section
50a of this title, and enacting provisions set out as
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