Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 213 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29 Stat. 466; Fespan. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §§ 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, § 4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §§ 1, 20, 63 Stat. 496, 561; Oct. 15, 1966, Puspan. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931).

This section incorporates applicable parts of the third sentence of the second paragraph of former section 213. The balance will be found in sections 1102, 1116, 1302, 1308, 1310, 1336 of the revision.

2006—Puspan. L. 109–241 substituted “Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” for “Secretary of the Department of Transportation”.

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(span), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.