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14 U.S.C. § 523 — Enforcement authority
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Subject to guidelines approved by the Secretary, members of the Coast Guard, in the performance of official duties, may—
(1) carry a firearm; and
(2) while at a facility (as defined in [section 70101 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section70101&num=0&edition=prelim))—
(A) make an arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; and
(B) seize property as otherwise provided by law.
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Subject to guidelines approved by the Secretary, members of the Coast Guard, in the performance of official duties, may—
(1) carry a firearm; and
(2) while at a facility (as defined in [section 70101 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section70101&num=0&edition=prelim))—
(A) make an arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; and
(B) seize property as otherwise provided by law.
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For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) The term “Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan” means an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan prepared under section 70103(b).
(2) The term “cybersecurity risk” has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
(3) The term “facility” means any structure or facility of any kind located in, on, under, or adjacent to any waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(4) The term “National Maritime Transportation Security Plan” means the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan prepared and published under section 70103(a).
(5) The term “owner or operator” means—
(A) in the case of a vessel, any person owning, operating, or chartering by demise, such vessel; and
(B) in the case of a facility, any person owning, leasing, or operating such facility.
(6) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
(7) The term “transportation security incident” means a security incident resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental damage, transportation system disruption, or economic disruption in a particular area. In this paragraph, the term “economic disruption” does not include a work stoppage or other employee-related action not related to terrorism and resulting from an employee-employer dispute.
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 526
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) CANINE CURRENCY DETECTION TEAM.—The term
‘canine currency detection team’ means a canine and
a canine handler that are trained to detect currency.
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 2018], the Sec-
retary shall establish a program to allow the use of ca-
nine currency detection teams for purposes of Coast
Guard maritime law enforcement, including underway
vessel boardings.
‘‘(c) OPERATION.—The Secretary may cooperate with,
or enter into an agreement with, the head of another
Federal agency to meet the requirements under sub-
section (b).’’
§ 523. Enforcement authority
Subject to guidelines approved by the Sec-
retary, members of the Coast Guard, in the per-
formance of official duties, may—
(1) carry a firearm; and
(2) while at a facility (as defined in section
70101 of title 46)—
(A) make an arrest without warrant for
any offense against the United States com-
mitted in their presence; and
(B) seize property as otherwise provided by
law.
(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 208(a), Oct. 15,
2010, 124 Stat. 2912, § 99; renumbered § 523, Pub. L.
115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat.
4200.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 99 of this
title as this section.
§ 524. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws
Officers and members of the Coast Guard are
authorized to enforce chapter 551 of title 46. The
Secretary shall establish a program for these of-
ficers and members to enforce that chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 216(a), Oct. 15,
2010, 124 Stat
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