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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 29 — Coast Guard Family Support, Child Care, and Housing

§ 2944. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees

Statutory text

A committee that—

(1)

advises or assists the Coast Guard with respect to a function that affects a member of the Coast Guard or a dependent of such a member; and

(2)

includes in its membership a retired Coast Guard member or a dependent of such a retired member;

shall not be considered an advisory committee under chapter 10 of title 5 solely because of such membership.

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. Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–281 title II § 218(a) · 128 Stat. 3022

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 2944

    Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 218(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3036, § 680

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 218(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3036, § 680

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 680. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees   “A committee that— “(1) advises or assists the Coast Guard with respect to a function that affects a member of the Coast Guard or a dependent of such a member; and “(2) includes in its membership a retired Coast Guard member or a dependent of such a retired member; shall not be considered an advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely because of such membership.” .

  2. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 117(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 2944

    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 680 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 680 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 29 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 531Work-life policies and programs2901 532Surveys of Coast Guard families2902 541Reimbursement for adoption expenses2903 542Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses2904 543Youth sponsorship initiatives2905 544Dependent school children2906 551Definitions2921 552Child development services2922 553Child development center standards and inspections2923 554Child development center employees2924 555Parent partnerships with child development centers2925 680Definitions2941 681General authority2942 475Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of inadequate housing2943 680Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees2944 685Conveyance of real property2945 687Coast Guard Housing Fund2946 688Reports2947

  3. Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(a)(61) · 136 Stat. 4196

    Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 2944

    Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in concluding provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in concluding provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (61) Section 2944 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018–2022 · 2 rounds

2022

Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in concluding provisions.

2018

Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 680 of this title as this section.

Credits

2014–2022 · 3 acts
  1. 2014Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 218(a), , 128 Stat. 3036, § 680
  2. 2018renumbered § 2944, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), , 132 Stat. 4230
  3. 2022amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(61), , 136 Stat. 4312.
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(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 218(a), , 128 Stat. 3036, § 680; renumbered § 2944, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), , 132 Stat. 4230; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(61), , 136 Stat. 4312.)

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