2000 U.S. Code
Title 14 - COAST GUARD
PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 1 - ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES
Sec. 3 - Relationship to Navy Department
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Title 14 - COAST GUARD |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 14 - COAST GUARD PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD CHAPTER 1 - ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES Sec. 3 - Relationship to Navy Department |
| Contains | section 3 |
| Date | 2000 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 2, 2001 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 94-546, §1(2), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2519. |
| Statutes at Large References | 38 Stat. 800 55 Stat. 585 63 Stat. 496 90 Stat. 2519 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 94-546 |
§3. Relationship to Navy Department
Upon the declaration of war or when the President directs, the Coast Guard shall operate as a service in the Navy, and shall so continue until the President, by Executive order, transfers the Coast Guard back to the Department of Transportation. While operating as a service in the Navy, the Coast Guard shall be subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy who may order changes in Coast Guard operations to render them uniform, to the extent he deems advisable, with Navy operations.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 94–546, §1(2), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2519.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §1 (Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, §1, 38 Stat. 800; July 11, 1941, ch. 290, §§5, 6(a), 55 Stat. 585).
Said section has been divided. The provisions relating to when the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy are in this section. The provisions relating to the establishment of the Coast Guard are placed in section 1 of this title. The provisions relating to appropriations are placed in section 4 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Amendments1976—Pub. L. 94–546 substituted “Executive” for “executive” and “Department of Transportation” for “Treasury Department”.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in title 10 section 5013a; title 49 section 108; title 50 section 191a.
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