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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 717
1 See References in Text note below.
and departments and agencies listed in sub-
section (b).
(b) COORDINATION.—The Commandant shall
seek to coordinate the collection, sharing, and
use of information, intelligence, and data re-
lated to the Arctic maritime domain between
the Coast Guard and the following:
(1) The Department of Homeland Security.
(2) The Department of Defense.
(3) The Department of Transportation.
(4) The Department of State.
(5) The Department of the Interior.
(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration.
(7) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(8) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(9) The National Science Foundation.
(10) The Arctic Research Commission.
(11) Any Federal agency or commission or
State the Commandant determines is appro-
priate.
(c) COOPERATION.—The Commandant and the
head of a department or agency listed in sub-
section (b) may by agreement, on a reimbursable
basis or otherwise, share personnel, services,
equipment, and facilities to carry out the re-
quirements of this section.
(d) 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than
January 1, 2016 and every 5 years thereafter, the
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a 5-year strategic plan to guide inter-
agency and international intergovernmental co-
operation and coordination for the purpose of
improving maritime domain awareness in the
Arctic.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the term
‘‘Arctic’’ has the meaning given that term in
section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy
Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 1
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Page 69
TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 717
1 See References in Text note below.
and departments and agencies listed in sub-
section (b).
(b) COORDINATION.—The Commandant shall
seek to coordinate the collection, sharing, and
use of information, intelligence, and data re-
lated to the Arctic maritime domain between
the Coast Guard and the following:
(1) The Department of Homeland Security.
(2) The Department of Defense.
(3) The Department of Transportation.
(4) The Department of State.
(5) The Department of the Interior.
(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration.
(7) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(8) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(9) The National Science Foundation.
(10) The Arctic Research Commission.
(11) Any Federal agency or commission or
State the Commandant determines is appro-
priate.
(c) COOPERATION.—The Commandant and the
head of a department or agency listed in sub-
section (b) may by agreement, on a reimbursable
basis or otherwise, share personnel, services,
equipment, and facilities to carry out the re-
quirements of this section.
(d) 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than
January 1, 2016 and every 5 years thereafter, the
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a 5-year strategic plan to guide inter-
agency and international intergovernmental co-
operation and coordination for the purpose of
improving maritime domain awareness in the
Arctic.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the term
‘‘Arctic’’ has the meaning given that term in
section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy
Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 18,
2014, 128 Stat. 3057, § 154; renumbered § 714, Pub.
L. 115–282, title I, § 106(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat.
4203.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 154 of this
title as this section.
§ 715. Oceanographic research
The Coast Guard shall conduct such oceano-
graphic research, use such equipment or instru-
ments, and collect and analyze such oceano-
graphic data, in cooperation with other agencies
of the Government, or not, as may be in the na-
tional interest.
(Added Pub. L. 87–396, § 1, Oct. 5, 1961, 75 Stat.
827, § 94; renumbered § 715, Pub. L. 115–282, title I,
§ 106(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4203.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 94 of this
title as this section.
§ 716. Arctic maritime transportation
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to
ensure safe and secure maritime shipping in the
Arctic including the availability of aids to navi-
gation, vessel escorts, spill response capability,
and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic.
(b) INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME
ORGANIZATION
AGREEMENTS.—To carry out the purpose of this
section, the Secretary is encouraged to enter
into negotiations through the International
Maritime Organization to conclude and execute
agreements
to
promote
coordinated
action
among the United States, Russia, Canada, Ice-
land, Norway, and Denmark and other seafaring
and Arctic nations to ensure, in the Arctic—
(1) placement and maintenance of aids to
navigation;
(2) appropriate marine safety, tug, and sal-
vage capabilities;
(3) oil spill prevention and response capa-
bility;
(4) maritime domain awareness, including
long-range vessel tracking; and
(5) search and rescue.
(c) COORDINATION BY COMMITTEE ON THE MARI-
TIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.—The Committee
on the Maritime Transportation System estab-
lished under section 55501 1 of title 46, United
States Code, shall coordinate the establishment
of domestic transportation policies in the Arctic
necessary to carry out the purpose of this sec-
tion.
(d) AGREEMENTS
AND
CONTRACTS.—The Sec-
retary may, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, enter into cooperative agreements,
contracts, or other agreements with, or make
grants to, individuals and governments to carry
out the purpose of this section or any agree-
ments established under subsection (b).
(e) ICEBREAKING.—The Secretary shall promote
safe
maritime
navigation
by
means
of
icebreaking where necessary, feasible, and effec-
tive to carry out the purposes of this section.
(f) ARCTIC DEFINITION.—In this section, the
term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the meaning given such term
in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy
Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title V, § 501(a), Dec. 18,
2014, 128 Stat. 3056, § 90; amended Pub. L. 115–232,
div. C, title XXXV, § 3533(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132
Stat. 2321; renumbered § 716, Pub. L. 115–282, title
I, § 106(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4203.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 55501 of title 46, United States Code, referred
to in subsec. (c), was redesignated section 50401 of title
46 by Pub. L. 117–81, div. C, title XXXV, § 3512(a)(3), Dec.
27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2239.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 90 of this
title as this section.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–232 struck out question mark
after ‘‘the term ‘Arctic’ ’’.
§ 717. Agreements
(a) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out section
504(a)(4), the Commandant may—
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**(a) Purpose.—** The purpose of this section is to ensure safe and secure maritime shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic.
**(b) International Maritime Organization Agreements.—** To carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary is encouraged to enter into negotiations through the International Maritime Organization to conclude and execute agreements to promote coordinated action among the United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark and other seafaring and Arctic nations to ensure, in the Arctic—
(1) placement and maintenance of aids to navigation;
(2) appropriate marine safety, tug, and salvage capabilities;
(3) oil spill prevention and response capability;
(4) maritime domain awareness, including long-range vessel tracking; and
(5) search and rescue.
**(c) Coordination by Committee on the Maritime Transportation System.—** The Committee on the Maritime Transportation System established under section 55501 11 See References in Text note below. of title 46, United States Code, shall coordinate the establishment of domestic transportation policies in the Arctic necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
**(d) Agreements and Contracts.—** The Secretary may, subject to the availability of appropriations, enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, or other agreements with, or make grants to, individuals and governments to carry out the purpose of this section or any agreements established under subsection (b).
**(e) Icebreaking.—** The Secretary shall promote safe maritime navigation by means of icebreaking where necessary, feasible, and effective to carry out the purposes of this section.
**(f) Arctic Defini
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As used in this chapter, the term “Arctic” means all United States and foreign territory north of the Arctic Circle and all United States territory north and west of the boundary formed by the Porcupine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers; all contiguous seas, including the Arctic Ocean and the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas; and the Aleutian chain.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§§ 4211 to 4215
(b)(1) The Office of Management and Budget
shall consider all Federal agency requests for re-
search related to the Arctic as one integrated,
coherent, and multiagency request which shall
be reviewed by the Office of Management and
Budget prior to submission of the President’s
annual budget request for its adherence to the
Plan. The Commission shall, after submission of
the President’s annual budget request, review
the request and report to Congress on adherence
to the Plan.
(2) The Office of Management and Budget shall
seek to facilitate planning for the design, pro-
curement, maintenance, deployment, and oper-
ations of icebreakers needed to provide a plat-
form for Arctic research by allocating all funds
necessary to support icebreaking operations, ex-
cept for recurring incremental costs associated
with specific projects, to the Coast Guard.
(Pub. L. 98–373, title I, § 110, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat.
1248.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions
of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual,
semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in
House Document No. 103–7 (in which the review of the
President’s annual budget request and report to Con-
gress under subsec. (b)(1) of this section is listed on
page 155), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended,
set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money
and Finance.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of re
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