14 U.S.C. § 701 — Cooperation with other agencies, States,

Page 63 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 702 section 701 and consisted of items for chapter 21 ‘‘Coast Guard Reserve’’ beginning with section 701, chapter 23 ‘‘Coast Guard Auxiliary’’ beginning with section 821, and chapter 25 ‘‘General Provisions for Coast Guard Re- serve and Auxiliary’’ beginning with section 891, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 111, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4215. A prior analysis for chapter 7 ‘‘COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES’’ consisted of items 141 ‘‘Coopera- tion with other agencies, States, territories, and polit- ical subdivisions’’, 142 ‘‘State Department’’, 143 ‘‘Treas- ury Department’’, 144 ‘‘Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force’’, 145 ‘‘Navy Department’’, 146 ‘‘United States Postal Service’’, 147 ‘‘Department of Commerce’’, 147a ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’, 148 ‘‘Maritime instruction’’, 149 ‘‘Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities’’, 150 ‘‘Coast Guard officers as attache´s to missions’’, 151 ‘‘Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and material’’, 152 ‘‘Nonappropriated fund instru- mentalities: contracts with other agencies and instru- mentalities to provide or obtain goods and services’’, 153 ‘‘Appointment of judges’’, and 154 ‘‘Arctic maritime domain awareness’’, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4202. AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXV, § 11501(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4127, added item 721. 2021—Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8218(b), title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8501(b)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4655, 4746, added items 719 and 720. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 106(a), title III, § 306(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4202, 4247, inserted chapter 7 des- ignation and heading and added items 701 to 718. § 701. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivisions (a) The Coast Guard may, when so requested by proper authority, utilize its personnel and fa- cilities (including members of the Auxiliary and facilities governed under chapter 39) to assist any Federal agency, State, Territory, posses- sion, or political subdivision thereof, or the Dis- trict of Columbia, to perform any activity for which such personnel and facilities are espe- cially qualified. The Commandant may prescribe conditions, including reimbursement, under which personnel and facilities may be provided under this subsection. (b) The Coast Guard, with the consent of the head of the agency concerned, may avail itself of such officers and employees, advice, informa- tion, and facilities of any Federal agency, State, Territory, possession, or political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia as may be helpful in the performance of its duties. In con- nection with the utilization of personal services of employees of state or local governments, the Coast Guard may make payments for necessary traveling and per diem expenses as prescribed for Federal employees by the standardized Gov- ernment travel regulations. (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 505, § 141; Pub. L. 104–324, title IV, § 405(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3924; renumbered § 701 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 106(b), 123(c)(6), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4203, 4241.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES This section is based in part on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 756 (Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 81, § 6, 38 Stat. 928), and au- thorizes the Coast Guard to use its personnel and facili- ties to assist other Government agencies when re- quested and, correlatively, authorizes the Coast Guard to utilize the personnel and facilities of other agencies. It is believed desirable to have this authority spelled out by statute because in times of emergency, for ex- ample floods, it sometimes becomes most advantageous to cooperate in this manner. 81st Congress, House Re- port No. 557. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 701 was renumbered section 3701 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 106(b), renumbered section 141 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(c)(6), substituted ‘‘chapter 39’’ for ‘‘chapter 23’’. 1996—Pub. L. 104–324, § 405(a)(1), amended section catchline generally, substituting ‘‘Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political sub- divisions’’ for ‘‘General’’. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324, § 405(a)(2), (3), inserted ‘‘(including members of the Auxiliary and facilities governed under chapter 23)’’ after ‘‘personnel and facili- ties’’ and ‘‘The Commandant may prescribe conditions, including reimbursement, under which personnel and facilities may be provided under this subsection.’’ at end. § 702. State Department The Coast Guard, through the Secretary, may exchange information, through the Secretary of State, with foreign governments and suggest to the Secretary of State international collabora- tion and conferences on all matters dealing with the safety of life and property at sea, other than radio communication. (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 505, § 142; renum- bered § 702, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 106(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4203.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Because of the numerous situations in which it is necessary for the Coast Guard to deal with foreign gov- ernments, particularly in the field of safety of life and property at sea, the Coast Guard and the State Depart- ment agree that a provision such as this is desirable. The international character of many Coast Guard functions makes it more and more necessary for the Service to be an initiating or participating agency in international collaboration. Examples of international meetings concerned with matters affecting the Coast Guard include those which dealt with the International Rules of the Road, international load lines, the Inter- national Code of Signals, safety at sea, and inter- national telecommunications. It is highly desirable that there be a clear-cut legislative expression of Coast Guard cooperation with the State Department on pro- posed international conferences dealing with various phases of Coast Guard activities, such as aids to navi- gation, life-saving equipment, navigation and commu- nication equipment other than radio communication, regulation of dangerous cargoes, international rules of the road, safety requirements and equipment of trans- oceanic aircraft and vessels, and safe manning stand- ards and efficiency of personnel employed on trans- oceanic aircraft and vessels. Provisions for similar re- lationship between the Civil Aeronautical Board and the State Department appear in the act of June 23, 1938, as amended, 52 Stat. 984 (title 49, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §§ 425(c), 602). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 702 was renumbered section 3702 of this title.