§ 903. Use of certain appropriated funds

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. 1963

   Pub. L. 88–45 § 2 · 77 Stat. 68

   Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 903

   Added Pub. L. 88–45, § 2, June 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 68, § 656

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 88–45, § 2, June 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 68, § 656

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 656. Use of appropriations to restore, replace, establish, or develop facilities “(a) The Secretary may use any funds appropriated to or for the use of (he Coast Guard for other construction purposes to restore, repair, or replace facilities that have been damaged or destroyed, including acquisition of sites. “(b) The Secretary may use any funds appropriated to or for the use of the Coast Guard for other construction purposes to acquire, construct, convert, extend, and install at Coast Guard installations and facilities, needed permanent or temporary public works, including the preparation of sites and the furnishing of appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, but excluding the construction of family quarters, costing not more than $200,000 for any one project.”

2. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–283 § 1(9)(A) · 88 Stat. 139

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 903

   Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(9)(A), substituted “Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition, construction, and improvement; for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters” for “Use of appropriations to restore, replace, establish, or develop facilities” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(9)(A), substituted “Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition, construction, and improvement; for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters” for “Use of appropriations to restore, replace, establish, or develop facilities” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 83 is amended by inserting the words “in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,” between the word “navigation” and the word “without” in the first sentence thereof.

3. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–283 § 1(9)(B) · 88 Stat. 139

   1. Added · 14 U.S.C. § 903

      Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(9)(B), (C), added subsec. (a)

   2. Redesignated · 14 U.S.C. § 903

      Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(9)(B), (C), redesignated former subsecs. (a) and (b) as (b) and (c), respectively

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(9)(B), (C), added subsec. (a) and redesignated former subsecs. (a) and (b) as (b) and (c), respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 83 is amended by inserting the words “in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,” between the word “navigation” and the word “without” in the first sentence thereof.

4. 2012

   Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

   Pub. L. 112–213 § 212(b)(1) · 126 Stat. 1540

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 903

   Pub. L. 112–213, § 212(b)(1), substituted “Use of certain appropriated funds” for “Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition, construction, and improvement; for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 112–213, § 212(b)(1), substituted “Use of certain appropriated funds” for “Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition, construction, and improvement; for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Heading.— Section 656 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following: “§ 656. Use of certain appropriated funds” .

5. 2012

   Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

   Pub. L. 112–213 § 212(a) · 126 Stat. 1540

   Added · 14 U.S.C. § 903(d)

   Pub. L. 112–213, § 212(a), added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–213, § 212(a), added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 656 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) Minor Construction and Improvement.— “(1) In general.— Subject to the reporting requirements set forth in paragraph (2), each fiscal year the Secretary may expend from amounts made available for the operating expenses of the Coast Guard not more than $1,500,000 for minor construction and improvement projects at any location. “(2) Reporting requirements.— Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on each project undertaken during the course of the preceding fiscal year for which the amount expended under paragraph (1) exceeded $500,000.” .

6. 2014

   Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–281 title II § 221(b)(2) · 128 Stat. 3022

   Amended · 14 U.S.C. § 903(d)(2)

   Pub. L. 113–281 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on each project undertaken during the course of the preceding fiscal year for which the amount expended under paragraph (1) exceeded $500,000.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 113–281 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on each project undertaken during the course of the preceding fiscal year for which the amount expended under paragraph (1) exceeded $500,000.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Minor construction.— Section 656(d)(2) of title 14, United States Code, 14 USC 656. is amended to read as follows: “(2) Report.— Not later than the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget under section 1105 of title 31 each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing each project carried out under paragraph (1), in the most recently concluded fiscal year, for which the amount expended under such paragraph for such project was more than $1,000,000. If no such project was carried out during a fiscal year, no report under this paragraph shall be required with respect to that fiscal year.” .

7. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 107(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 903

   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 656 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 656 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 9 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 641Disposal of certain material901 653Employment of draftsmen and engineers902 656Use of certain appropriated funds903 666Local hire904 670Procurement authority for family housing905 671Air Station Cape Cod Improvements906 672Long-term lease of special purpose facilities907 672aLong-term lease authority for lighthouse property908 674Small boat station rescue capability909 675Small boat station closures910 676Search and rescue center standards911 676aAir facility closures912 677Turnkey selection procedures913 681Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN914 635Oaths required for boards931 636Administration of oaths932 638Coast Guard ensigns and pennants933 639Penalty for unauthorized use of words “Coast Guard”934 640Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale935 645Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immunity for participants936 646Admiralty claims against the United States937 647Claims for damage to property of the United States938 648Accounting for industrial work939 649Supplies and equipment from stock940 650Coast Guard Supply Fund941 654Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services942 655Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation943 658Confidential investigative expenses944 659Assistance to film producers945 664User fees946 667Vessel construction bonding requirements947 668Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care948 669Telephone installation and charges949 673Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials950 678Aircraft accident investigations951

8. 2021

   Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 8513(a)(2)(A) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 903(a)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 8513(a)(2)(A), substituted “procurement, construction, and improvement of facilities and for research and development” for “acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities, for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8513(a)(2)(A), substituted “procurement, construction, and improvement of facilities and for research and development” for “acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities, for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (a), by striking “acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities, for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters” and inserting “procurement, construction, and improvement of facilities and for research and development”; and

9. 2021

   Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 8513(a)(2)(B) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 903(d)(1)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 8513(a)(2)(B), substituted “operations and support” for “operating expenses”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8513(a)(2)(B), substituted “operations and support” for “operating expenses”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (d)(1), amended by section 241(b)(1), by striking “operating expenses” and inserting “operations and support”.

10. 2025

    Pub. L. 119–60 div. G title LXXII § 7203 · 139 Stat. 1688

    Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 903(d)(1)

    Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “$2,000,000” for “$1,500,000”

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “$2,000,000” for “$1,500,000”.

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