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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part I · Chapter 803 — Department of the Navy

§ 8013a. Secretary of the Navy: powers with respect to Coast Guard

Statutory text

(a)

Whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy under section 3 1 of title 14, the Secretary of the Navy has the same powers and duties with respect to the Coast Guard as the Secretary of Homeland Security has when the Coast Guard is not so operating.

(b)

While operating as a service in the Navy, the Coast Guard is subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy, who may order changes in Coast Guard operations to make them uniform, to the extent he considers advisable, with Navy operations.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 279, § 5032 · 70A Stat. 279

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8013a

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 279, § 5032

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 279, § 5032

  2. Defense Officer Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 96–513 title V § 513(3) · 94 Stat. 2835

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 8013a(a)

    Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Secretary of the Treasury”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Secretary of the Treasury”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) Section 5032(a) is amended by striking out “Secretary of the Treasury” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary of Transportation”.

  3. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–433 title V § 511(c)(3) · 100 Stat. 992

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8013a

    Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 5032 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 5032 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) Section 5032 is transferred to the end of such chapter and redesignated as section 5013a.

  4. Homeland Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–296 title XVII § 1704(b)(1) · 116 Stat. 2135

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 8013a(a)

    Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “Secretary of Homeland Security” for “Secretary of Transportation”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “Secretary of Homeland Security” for “Secretary of Transportation”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Title 10, United States Code, is amended in sections 101(9), 130b(a), 130b(c)(4), 130c(h)(1), 379, 513(d), 575(b)(2), 580(e)(6), 580a(e), 651(a), 671(c)(2), 708(a), 716(a), 717, 806(d)(2), 815(e), 888, 946(c)(1), 973(d), 978(d), 983(b)(1), 985(a), 1033(b)(1), 1033(d), 1034, 1037(c), 1044d(f), 1058(c), 1059(a), 1059(k)(1), 1073(a), 1074(c)(1), 1089(g)(2), 1090, 1091(a), 1124, 1143, 1143a(h), 1144, 1145(e), 1148, 1149, 1150(c), 1152(a), 1152(d)(1), 1153, 1175, 1212(a), 1408(h)(2), 1408(h)(8), 1463(a)(2), 1482a(b), 1510, 1552(a)(1), 1565(f), 1588(f)(4), 1589, 2002(a), 2302(1), 2306b(b), 2323(j)(2), 2376(2), 2396(b)(1), 2410a(a), 2572(a), 2575(a), 2578, 2601(b)(4), 2634(e), 2635(a), 2734(g), 2734a, 2775, 2830(b)(2), 2835, 2836, 4745(a), 5013a(a), 7361(b), 10143(b)(2), 10146(a), 10147(a), 10149(b), 10150, 10202(b), 10203(d), 10205(b), 10301(b), 12103(b), 12103(d), 12304, 12311(c), 12522(c), 12527(a)(2), 12731(b), 12731a(e), 16131(a), 16136(a), 16301(g), and 18501 by striking “of Transportation” each place it appears and inserting “of Homeland Security”.

  5. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(a)(1) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8013a

    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5013a of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5013a of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), each section in part I of subtitle C of title 10, United States Code, is 10 USC 8001, 8011–8020, 8022–8028, 8031–8033, 8035–8038, 8041–8047, 8061–8063. redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 3,000.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Subsection (a) is derived from 14 U.S.C. 5, and subsection (b) from the second sentence of 14 U.S.C. 3. These provisions are duplicated in this title for the purpose of producing a statement of the general powers of the Secretary of the Navy in this important area.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 3 of title 14, referred to in subsec. (a), was redesignated section 103 of title 14 by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 103(b), , 132 Stat. 4195, and references to section 3 of title 14 deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see section 123(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–282, set out as a References to Sections of Title 14 as Redesignated by Pub. L. 115–282 note preceding section 101 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

Amendments1980–2018 · 4 rounds

2018

2002

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “Secretary of Homeland Security” for “Secretary of Transportation”.

1986

Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 5032 of this title as this section.

1980

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Secretary of the Treasury”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective , see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Credits

1956–2018 · 5 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 279, § 5032
  2. 1980Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(3), , 94 Stat. 2931
  3. 1986renumbered § 5013a, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(3), , 100 Stat. 1045
  4. 2002Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), , 116 Stat. 2314
  5. 2018renumbered § 8013a, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), , 132 Stat. 1834.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 279, § 5032; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(3), , 94 Stat. 2931; renumbered § 5013a, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(3), , 100 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), , 116 Stat. 2314; renumbered § 8013a, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), , 132 Stat. 1834.)

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