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14 U.S.C. § 541 — Aids to navigation authorized
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**(a)** In order to aid navigation and to prevent disasters, collisions, and wrecks of vessels and aircraft, the Coast Guard may establish, maintain, and operate:
(1) aids to maritime navigation required to serve the needs of the armed forces or of the commerce of the United States;
(2) aids to air navigation required to serve the needs of the armed forces of the United States peculiar to warfare and primarily of military concern as determined by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of any department within the Department of Defense and as required by any of those officials; and
(3) electronic aids to navigation systems (a) required to serve the needs of the armed forces of the United States peculiar to warfare and primarily of military concern as determined by the Secretary of Defense or any department within the Department of Defense; or (b) required to serve the needs of the maritime commerce of the United States; or (c) required to serve the needs of the air commerce of the United States as requested by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
These aids to navigation other than electronic aids to navigation systems shall be established and operated only within the United States, the waters above the Continental Shelf, the territories and possessions of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the United States at places where naval or military bases of the United States are or may be located. The Coast Guard may establish, maintain, and operate aids to maritime navigation under paragraph (1) of this section by contract with any person, public body, or instrumentality.
**(b)** In the case of pierhead beacons, the Commandant may—
(1) acquire, by donation or purchase in behalf
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**(a)** In order to aid navigation and to prevent disasters, collisions, and wrecks of vessels and aircraft, the Coast Guard may establish, maintain, and operate:
(1) aids to maritime navigation required to serve the needs of the armed forces or of the commerce of the United States;
(2) aids to air navigation required to serve the needs of the armed forces of the United States peculiar to warfare and primarily of military concern as determined by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of any department within the Department of Defense and as required by any of those officials; and
(3) electronic aids to navigation systems (a) required to serve the needs of the armed forces of the United States peculiar to warfare and primarily of military concern as determined by the Secretary of Defense or any department within the Department of Defense; or (b) required to serve the needs of the maritime commerce of the United States; or (c) required to serve the needs of the air commerce of the United States as requested by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
These aids to navigation other than electronic aids to navigation systems shall be established and operated only within the United States, the waters above the Continental Shelf, the territories and possessions of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the United States at places where naval or military bases of the United States are or may be located. The Coast Guard may establish, maintain, and operate aids to maritime navigation under paragraph (1) of this section by contract with any person, public body, or instrumentality.
**(b)** In the case of pierhead beacons, the Commandant may—
(1) acquire, by donation or purchase in behalf of the United States, the right to use and occupy sites for pierhead beacons; and
(2) properly mark all pierheads belonging to the United States situated on the northern and northwestern lakes, whenever the Commandant is duly notified by the department charged with the construction or repair of pierheads that the construction or repair of any such pierheads has been completed.
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**(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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**(a)** Until Congress shall further provide for the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, all executive, legislative, and judicial authority necessary for the civil administration of the Trust Territory shall continue to be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner and through such agency or agencies as the President of the United States may direct or authorize.
**(b)** The head of any department, corporation, or other agency of the executive branch of the Government may, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, extend to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, with or without reimbursement, scientific, technical, and other assistance under any program administered by such agency, or extend to the Trust Territory any Federal program administered by such agency, if the assistance or program will promote the welfare of the Trust Territory, notwithstanding any provision of law under which the Trust Territory may otherwise be ineligible for the assistance or program: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not request assistance pursuant to this subsection that involves, in the aggregate, an estimated nonreimbursable cost in any one fiscal year in excess of $150,000: Provided further, That the cost of any program extended to the Trust Territory under this subsection shall be reimbursable out of appropriations authorized and made for the government of the Trust Territory pursuant to section 2 of this Act, as amended. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to financial assistance under a grant-in-aid program.
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**(a) In General.—** Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a process for the discontinuance of an aid to navigation (other than a seasonal or temporary aid) established, maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard.
**(b) Requirement.—** The process established under subsection (a) shall include procedures—
(1) to notify the public of any discontinuance of an aid to navigation described in that subsection; and
(2) to safeguard against any discontinuation that may compromise the safety of mariners or the public or hinder maritime operational readiness, including with respect to food security and maritime transportation.
**(c) Consultation.—** In establishing a process under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with and consider any recommendations of—
(1) the Navigation Safety Advisory Council; and
(2) with respect to aids to navigation established, maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard and located in the coastal or inland waterways of a State, the public of such State and relevant stakeholders, including—
(A) State agencies;
(B) State, local, and Tribal law enforcement, fire, and emergency response agencies;
(C) Indian Tribes;
(D) port;
(E) pilots;
(F) harbormasters;
(G) commercial and recreational fishermen, including fishing associations;
(H) ferry operators;
(I) marina operators;
(J) recreational boaters;
(K) passenger vessel operators; and
(L) coastal residents.
**(d) Notification.—** Not later than 30 days after the date on which the process is established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representat
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It shall be unlawful for any person, or public body, or instrumentality, excluding the armed forces, to remove, change the location of, obstruct, wilfully damage, make fast to, or interfere with any aid to navigation established, installed, operated, or maintained by the Coast Guard pursuant to [section 541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section541&num=0&edition=prelim), or with any aid to navigation lawfully maintained under authority granted by the Coast Guard pursuant to [section 542 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section542&num=0&edition=prelim), or to anchor any vessel in any of the navigable waters of the United States so as to obstruct or interfere with range lights maintained therein. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,500 for each offense. Each day during which such violation shall continue shall be considered as a new offense.
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Whoever intentionally destroys, seriously damages, alters, moves, or tampers with any aid to maritime navigation maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation under the authority of section 4 of the Act of May 13, 1954 ([33 U.S.C. 984](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section984&num=0&edition=prelim)), by the Coast Guard pursuant to section 81 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14, United States Code, or lawfully maintained under authority granted by the Coast Guard pursuant to [section 83 of title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section83&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code, if such act endangers or is likely to endanger the safe navigation of a ship, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
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**(a) Exclusion**
(1) **In general** — Gross income of an employee does not include amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer for qualified adoption expenses in connection with the adoption of a child by an employee if such amounts are furnished pursuant to an adoption assistance program.
(2) **$10,000 exclusion for adoption of child with special needs regardless of expenses** — In the case of an adoption of a child with special needs which becomes final during a taxable year, the qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption for such year shall be increased by an amount equal to the excess (if any) of $10,000 over the actual aggregate qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption during such taxable year and all prior taxable years.
**(b) Limitations**
(1) **Dollar limitation** — The aggregate of the amounts paid or expenses incurred which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for all taxable years with respect to the adoption of a child by the taxpayer shall not exceed $10,000.
(2) **Income limitation** — The amount excludable from gross income under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount so excludable (determined without regard to this paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) as—
(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000, bears to
(B) $40,000.
(3) **Determination of adjusted gross income** — For purposes of paragraph (2), adjusted gross income shall be determined—
(A) without regard to this section and sections 85(c) 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. 221, 911, 931, and 933, and
(B) after the application of sections 86, 135, 219, and 469.
**(c) Adopt
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### Statutory Notes
Section 720, acts June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 7, 36 Stat. 538; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736, related to general control by Commandant of Coast Guard. See [section 541 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section541&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
Section 720a, act Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 665, § 3, 50 Stat. 667, related to establishment and maintenance of aids to navigation in certain waters. See [section 541 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section541&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 739, R.S. § 4668, related to substitution of lighthouses for lightships.
Section 740, acts Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 81, § 5, 38 Stat. 927; Aug. 28, 1916, ch. 414, § 3, 39 Stat. 538; June 20, 1918, ch. 103, § 5, 40 Stat. 608; June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 927, related to post-lantern lights on particular waters.
Section 740a, act May 22, 1926, ch. 371, § 6, 44 Stat. 626, related to post-lantern lights on Allegheny and Rock Rivers.
Section 740b, acts June 23, 1874, ch. 455, § 1, 18 Stat. 220; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538, related to lights and buoys on Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri Rivers.
Sections covered by [section 541 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section541&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 767, acts Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 81, § 7, 38 Stat. 928; June 20, 1918, ch. 103, § 7, 40 Stat. 608, related to administration of oaths to employees of Lighthouse Service.
Section 768, acts Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 8, 37 Stat. 487; Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 81, § 7, 38 Stat. 928; June 20, 1918, ch. 103, § 7, 40 Stat. 608; June 6, 1939, ch. 185, 53 Stat. 810, related to oaths to expense accounts.
Section 769, act Feb. 25, 1929, ch. 313, § 3, 45 Stat. 1262, related to aids to navigation in Panama. See [section 541 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section541&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 541
Par. (1)(B)(ii)(III). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘section 527(a)’’ for ‘‘section 91(a)’’.
SUBCHAPTER III—AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(c)(3), Dec. 4, 2018, 132
Stat. 4202, inserted subchapter III designation and
heading.
§ 541. Aids to navigation authorized
(a) In order to aid navigation and to prevent
disasters, collisions, and wrecks of vessels and
aircraft, the Coast Guard may establish, main-
tain, and operate:
(1) aids to maritime navigation required to
serve the needs of the armed forces or of the
commerce of the United States;
(2) aids to air navigation required to serve
the needs of the armed forces of the United
States peculiar to warfare and primarily of
military concern as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense or the Secretary of any de-
partment within the Department of Defense
and as required by any of those officials; and
(3) electronic aids to navigation systems (a)
required to serve the needs of the armed forces
of the United States peculiar to warfare and
primarily of military concern as determined
by the Secretary of Defense or any department
within the Department of Defense; or (b) re-
quired to serve the needs of the maritime com-
merce of the United States; or (c) required to
serve the needs of the air commerce of the
United States as requested by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
These aids to navigation other than electronic
aids to navigation systems shall be established
and operated only within the United States, the
waters above the Continental Shelf, the terri-
tories and possessions of the United States, the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and be-
yond the territorial jurisd
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