(a) General Authority.—The President may make agreements with interested maritime countries to—
(1)
maintain in the North Atlantic Ocean a service of ice patrol, of study and observation of ice and current conditions, and of assistance to vessels and their crews requiring assistance within the limits of the patrol;
(b) Payment Between Countries.—The President may include in an agreement under subsection (a) a provision for—
(c) Payments.—
Payments received pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be credited to the appropriation for operations and support of the Coast Guard.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1692; Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(a)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8513(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4761.)