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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 39 — Coast Guard Auxiliary

§ 3911. Availability of appropriations

Statutory text

(a)

Appropriations of the Coast Guard shall be available for the payment of actual necessary traveling expense and subsistence, or commutation of ration allowance in lieu of subsistence, of members of the Auxiliary assigned to authorized duties and for actual necessary expenses of operation of any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) when assigned to Coast Guard duty, but shall not be available for the payment of compensation for personal services, incident to such operation, other than to personnel of the Coast Guard or the Reserve. The term “actual necessary expenses of operation,” as used in this section, shall include payment for fuel, oil, power, water, supplies, provisions, replacement or repair of equipment, repair of any damaged motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) and for the constructive or actual loss of any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) where it is determined, under applicable regulations, that responsibility for the loss or damage necessitating such replacement or repair of equipment, or for the damage or loss, constructive or actual, of such motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) rests with the Coast Guard.

(b)

The Secretary may pay interest on a claim under this section in any case in which a payment authorized under this section is not made within 60 days after the submission of the claim in a manner prescribed by the Secretary. The rate of interest for purposes of this section shall be the annual rate established under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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. Title 14, United States Code, section —

    Pub. L. 81–393 · 63 Stat. 495

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 3911

    Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 556, § 830

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 556, § 830

  2. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–640 § 8 · 100 Stat. 3545

    1. Amended · 14 U.S.C. § 3911

      Pub. L. 99–640 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Added · 14 U.S.C. § 3911

      Pub. L. 99–640 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–640 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 8. payment of interest to coast guard auxiliary Section 830 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” before “Appropriations”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(b) Claims. The Secretary may pay interest on a claim under this section in any case in which a payment authorized under this section is not made within 60 days after the submission of the claim in a manner prescribed by the Secretary. The rate of interest for purposes of this section shall be the annual rate established under section 6621 of 26 USC 6621. the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.”.

  3. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–324 title IV § 404(a) · 110 Stat. 3901

    Struck · 14 U.S.C. § 3911(a)

    Pub. L. 104–324 struck out “specific” after “authorized”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324 struck out “specific” after “authorized”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Travel and Subsistence Expense.— Section 830(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “specific”.

  4. Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006

    Pub. L. 109–241 title II § 208(b) · 120 Stat. 516

    Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 3911(a)

    Pub. L. 109–241 substituted “radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 826(b)” for “or radio station” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–241 substituted “radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 826(b)” for “or radio station” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Appropriations for Facilities.— Section 830(a) of such title is amended by striking “or radio station” each place it appears and inserting “radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 826(b)”.

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

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. C title XXXV § 3533(k) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 3911(b)

    Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “1986” for “1954”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “1986” for “1954”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (k) Availability of Appropriations.— Section 830(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “1954” and inserting “1986”.

  6. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 § 119(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 3911

    Pub. L. 115–282, § 119(b), renumbered section 830 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–282, § 119(b), renumbered section 830 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 39 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 821Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary3901 822Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary3902 823Eligibility; enrollments3903 823aMembers of the Auxiliary; status3904 824Disenrollment3905 825Membership in other organizations3906 826Use of member’s facilities3907 827Vessel deemed public vessel3908 828Aircraft deemed public aircraft3909 829Radio station deemed government station3910 830Availability of appropriations3911 831Assignment and performance of duties3912 832Injury or death in line of duty3913

  7. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 § 123(b)(2) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 3911(a)

    Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 3907(b)” for “section 826(b)” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 3907(b)” for “section 826(b)” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Title 14.— In title 14, United States Code, each reference in the text of such title to a source 49 USC 303–305, 308, 313, 317, 504, 528, 543, 717, 908, 1106, 1107, 1110, 1133, 1171, 1904, 1945, 2107–2110, 2113, 2115–2125, 2142–2146, 2148–2151, 2159–2164, 2307, 2311, 2315, 2734, 2922, 2945, 2946, 3711, 3731, 3734, 3735, 3737, 3740, 3742, 3743, 3747, 3749, 3752, 3901, 3902, 3908, 3909, 3911, 5101, 5103, 5104, 5107. section is amended by striking such reference and inserting a reference to the appropriate, as determined using the tables located in this title, redesignated section.

7 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 267 (Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, title I, § 8, 55 Stat. 10; June 6, 1942, ch. 385, § 1(1), 56 Stat. 329; Sept. 30, 1944, ch. 449, § 2, 58 Stat. 757; Sept. 30, 1944, ch. 453, § 5, 58 Stat. 760).

Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to section 6621 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Amendments1986–2018 · 4 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–282, § 119(b), renumbered section 830 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 3907(b)” for “section 826(b)” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “1986” for “1954”.

2006

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–241 substituted “radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 826(b)” for “or radio station” wherever appearing.

1996

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324 struck out “specific” after “authorized”.

1986

Pub. L. 99–640 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Credits

1949–2018 · 6 acts
  1. 1949Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 556, § 830
  2. 1986Pub. L. 99–640, § 8, , 100 Stat. 3548
  3. 1996Pub. L. 104–324, title IV, § 404(a), , 110 Stat. 3924
  4. 2006Pub. L. 109–241, title II, § 208(b), , 120 Stat. 522
  5. 2018Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533(k), , 132 Stat. 2321
  6. 2018renumbered § 3911 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 119(b), 123(b)(2), , 132 Stat. 4236, 4240.
Show as published

(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 556, § 830; Pub. L. 99–640, § 8, , 100 Stat. 3548; Pub. L. 104–324, title IV, § 404(a), , 110 Stat. 3924; Pub. L. 109–241, title II, § 208(b), , 120 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533(k), , 132 Stat. 2321; renumbered § 3911 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 119(b), 123(b)(2), , 132 Stat. 4236, 4240.)

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