U.S. Code: Title 14

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior analysis for Title 14, Coast Guard, consisted of items for part I “Regular Coast Guard” beginning with section 1, part II “Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary” beginning with section 701, and part III “Coast Guard Authorizations and Reports to Congress” beginning with section 2701, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 101, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4194.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 101, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4194, inserted Title 14 designation and heading and added items for subtitles I to IV.

Table Showing Redesignations Made by Title I of Pub. L. 115–282
Title 14 Section Before Redesignation	Title 14 Section After Redesignation
1	14 U.S.C. 101
2	14 U.S.C. 102
3	14 U.S.C. 103
4	14 U.S.C. 105
5	14 U.S.C. 106
41	14 U.S.C. 301
41a	14 U.S.C. 2102
42	14 U.S.C. 2103
44	14 U.S.C. 302
46	14 U.S.C. 303
47	14 U.S.C. 304
50	14 U.S.C. 305
51	14 U.S.C. 306
52	14 U.S.C. 307
53	14 U.S.C. 309
54	14 U.S.C. 310
56	14 U.S.C. 308
57	14 U.S.C. 312
58	14 U.S.C. 313
59	14 U.S.C. 314
60	14 U.S.C. 315
81	14 U.S.C. 541
83	14 U.S.C. 542
84	14 U.S.C. 543
85	14 U.S.C. 544
86	14 U.S.C. 545
87	14 U.S.C. 561
88	14 U.S.C. 521
89	14 U.S.C. 522
90	14 U.S.C. 716
91	14 U.S.C. 527
92	14 U.S.C. 501
93	14 U.S.C. 504
94	14 U.S.C. 715
95	14 U.S.C. 525
96	14 U.S.C. 1153
97	14 U.S.C. 1154
98	14 U.S.C. 316
99	14 U.S.C. 523
100	14 U.S.C. 524
101	14 U.S.C. 562
102	14 U.S.C. 717
103	14 U.S.C. 563
104	14 U.S.C. 528
141	14 U.S.C. 701
142	14 U.S.C. 702
143	14 U.S.C. 703
144	14 U.S.C. 704
145	14 U.S.C. 705
146	14 U.S.C. 706
147	14 U.S.C. 707
147a	14 U.S.C. 708
148	14 U.S.C. 709
149	14 U.S.C. 710
150	14 U.S.C. 711
151	14 U.S.C. 712
152	14 U.S.C. 713
153	14 U.S.C. 507
154	14 U.S.C. 714
181	14 U.S.C. 1901
181a	14 U.S.C. 1926
183	14 U.S.C. 1927
184	14 U.S.C. 1928
185	14 U.S.C. 1929
186	14 U.S.C. 1941
187	14 U.S.C. 1942
188	14 U.S.C. 1943
189	14 U.S.C. 1944
190	14 U.S.C. 1945
191	14 U.S.C. 1946
192	14 U.S.C. 1947
194	14 U.S.C. 1903
195	14 U.S.C. 1923
196	14 U.S.C. 1904
197	14 U.S.C. 1930
199	14 U.S.C. 1948
200	14 U.S.C. 1902
211	14 U.S.C. 2101
214	14 U.S.C. 2104
215	14 U.S.C. 2105
251	14 U.S.C. 2106
252	14 U.S.C. 2107
253	14 U.S.C. 2108
254	14 U.S.C. 2109
255	14 U.S.C. 2110
256	14 U.S.C. 2111
256a	14 U.S.C. 2112
257	14 U.S.C. 2113
258	14 U.S.C. 2115
259	14 U.S.C. 2116
260	14 U.S.C. 2117
261	14 U.S.C. 2118
262	14 U.S.C. 2119
263	14 U.S.C. 2120
271	14 U.S.C. 2121
272	14 U.S.C. 2122
273	14 U.S.C. 2123
274	14 U.S.C. 2124
275	14 U.S.C. 2125
276	14 U.S.C. 2126
281	14 U.S.C. 2141
282	14 U.S.C. 2142
283	14 U.S.C. 2143
284	14 U.S.C. 2144
285	14 U.S.C. 2145
286	14 U.S.C. 2146
286a	14 U.S.C. 2147
287	14 U.S.C. 2148
288	14 U.S.C. 2149
289	14 U.S.C. 2150
290	14 U.S.C. 2151
291	14 U.S.C. 2152
292	14 U.S.C. 2153
293	14 U.S.C. 2154
294	14 U.S.C. 2155
295	14 U.S.C. 2156
296	14 U.S.C. 2157
321	14 U.S.C. 2158
322	14 U.S.C. 2159
323	14 U.S.C. 2160
324	14 U.S.C. 2161
325	14 U.S.C. 2162
326	14 U.S.C. 2163
327	14 U.S.C. 2164
331	14 U.S.C. 2127
332	14 U.S.C. 2128
333	14 U.S.C. 2165
334	14 U.S.C. 2501
335	14 U.S.C. 2181
336	14 U.S.C. 317
350	14 U.S.C. 2301
351	14 U.S.C. 2302
352	14 U.S.C. 2303
353	14 U.S.C. 2304
354	14 U.S.C. 2305
355	14 U.S.C. 2306
357	14 U.S.C. 2307
359	14 U.S.C. 2308
360	14 U.S.C. 2309
361	14 U.S.C. 2310
362	14 U.S.C. 2311
365	14 U.S.C. 2312
366	14 U.S.C. 2313
367	14 U.S.C. 2314
369	14 U.S.C. 2315
370	14 U.S.C. 2316
371	14 U.S.C. 2317
372	14 U.S.C. 2318
373	14 U.S.C. 2129
374	14 U.S.C. 2319
421	14 U.S.C. 2502
422	14 U.S.C. 2503
423	14 U.S.C. 2504
424	14 U.S.C. 2505
424a	14 U.S.C. 2506
425	14 U.S.C. 2507
426	14 U.S.C. 2508
427	14 U.S.C. 2509
428	14 U.S.C. 2510
429	14 U.S.C. 2182
430	14 U.S.C. 2511
431	14 U.S.C. 2512
432	14 U.S.C. 2531
461	14 U.S.C. 2769
467	14 U.S.C. 2513
468	14 U.S.C. 2701
469	14 U.S.C. 2702
470	14 U.S.C. 2770
471	14 U.S.C. 2771
472	14 U.S.C. 2772
475	14 U.S.C. 2943
476	14 U.S.C. 2703
477	14 U.S.C. 2704
478	14 U.S.C. 2773
479	14 U.S.C. 2774
480	14 U.S.C. 2775
481	14 U.S.C. 2776
482	14 U.S.C. 2705
483	14 U.S.C. 2706
484	14 U.S.C. 2707
485	14 U.S.C. 2708
486	14 U.S.C. 2777
487	14 U.S.C. 2709
488	14 U.S.C. 2778
491	14 U.S.C. 2732
491a	14 U.S.C. 2735
492	14 U.S.C. 2736
492a	14 U.S.C. 2737
492b	14 U.S.C. 2738
493	14 U.S.C. 2739
494	14 U.S.C. 2740
496	14 U.S.C. 2741
497	14 U.S.C. 2742
498	14 U.S.C. 2743
499	14 U.S.C. 2731
500	14 U.S.C. 2744
501	14 U.S.C. 2745
502	14 U.S.C. 2746
503	14 U.S.C. 2747
504	14 U.S.C. 2733
505	14 U.S.C. 2734
507	14 U.S.C. 2710
508	14 U.S.C. 2711
509	14 U.S.C. 2761
510	14 U.S.C. 2762
511	14 U.S.C. 2763
512	14 U.S.C. 2764
513	14 U.S.C. 2765
516	14 U.S.C. 2748
517	14 U.S.C. 2766
518	14 U.S.C. 2767
519	14 U.S.C. 2768
520	14 U.S.C. 506
531	14 U.S.C. 2901
532	14 U.S.C. 2902
541	14 U.S.C. 2903
542	14 U.S.C. 2904
543	14 U.S.C. 2905
544	14 U.S.C. 2906
551	14 U.S.C. 2921
552	14 U.S.C. 2922
553	14 U.S.C. 2923
554	14 U.S.C. 2924
555	14 U.S.C. 2925
561	14 U.S.C. 1101
562	14 U.S.C. 1102
563	14 U.S.C. 1104
564	14 U.S.C. 1105
565	14 U.S.C. 1106
566	14 U.S.C. 1108
567	14 U.S.C. 1109
569	14 U.S.C. 1110
571	14 U.S.C. 1131
572	14 U.S.C. 1132
573	14 U.S.C. 1133
574	14 U.S.C. 1134
575	14 U.S.C. 1135
576	14 U.S.C. 1136
577	14 U.S.C. 1152
578	14 U.S.C. 1103
579	14 U.S.C. 1107
581	14 U.S.C. 1171
631	14 U.S.C. 502
632	14 U.S.C. 505
633	14 U.S.C. 503
635	14 U.S.C. 931
636	14 U.S.C. 932
637	14 U.S.C. 526
638	14 U.S.C. 933
639	14 U.S.C. 934
640	14 U.S.C. 935
641	14 U.S.C. 901
642	14 U.S.C. 546
643	14 U.S.C. 547
644	14 U.S.C. 2712
645	14 U.S.C. 936
646	14 U.S.C. 937
647	14 U.S.C. 938
648	14 U.S.C. 939
649	14 U.S.C. 940
650	14 U.S.C. 941
652	14 U.S.C. 104
653	14 U.S.C. 902
654	14 U.S.C. 942
655	14 U.S.C. 943
656	14 U.S.C. 903
657	14 U.S.C. 1155
658	14 U.S.C. 944
659	14 U.S.C. 945
660	14 U.S.C. 2779
664	14 U.S.C. 946
665	14 U.S.C. 1151
666	14 U.S.C. 904
667	14 U.S.C. 947
668	14 U.S.C. 948
669	14 U.S.C. 949
670	14 U.S.C. 905
671	14 U.S.C. 906
672	14 U.S.C. 907
672a	14 U.S.C. 908
673	14 U.S.C. 950
674	14 U.S.C. 909
675	14 U.S.C. 910
676	14 U.S.C. 911
676a	14 U.S.C. 912
677	14 U.S.C. 913
678	14 U.S.C. 951
679	14 U.S.C. 5105
680 (added by Pub. L. 104–324)	14 U.S.C. 2941
680 (added by Pub. L. 113–281)	14 U.S.C. 2944
681 (added by Pub. L. 104–324)	14 U.S.C. 2942
681 (added by Pub. L. 114–120)	14 U.S.C. 914
685	14 U.S.C. 2945
687	14 U.S.C. 2946
688	14 U.S.C. 2947
701	14 U.S.C. 3701
702	14 U.S.C. 3702
703	14 U.S.C. 3703
704	14 U.S.C. 3704
705	14 U.S.C. 3705
706	14 U.S.C. 3706
707	14 U.S.C. 3707
708	14 U.S.C. 3708
709	14 U.S.C. 3709
709a	14 U.S.C. 3710
710	14 U.S.C. 3711
711	14 U.S.C. 3712
712	14 U.S.C. 3713
713	14 U.S.C. 3714
720	14 U.S.C. 3731
721	14 U.S.C. 3732
722	14 U.S.C. 3733
723	14 U.S.C. 3734
724	14 U.S.C. 3735
725	14 U.S.C. 3736
726	14 U.S.C. 3737
727	14 U.S.C. 3738
728	14 U.S.C. 3739
729	14 U.S.C. 3740
730	14 U.S.C. 3741
731	14 U.S.C. 3742
732	14 U.S.C. 3743
733	14 U.S.C. 3744
734	14 U.S.C. 3745
735	14 U.S.C. 3746
736	14 U.S.C. 3747
737	14 U.S.C. 3748
738	14 U.S.C. 3749
739	14 U.S.C. 3750
740	14 U.S.C. 3751
741	14 U.S.C. 3752
742	14 U.S.C. 3753
743	14 U.S.C. 3754
744	14 U.S.C. 3755
745	14 U.S.C. 3756
746	14 U.S.C. 3757
821	14 U.S.C. 3901
822	14 U.S.C. 3902
823	14 U.S.C. 3903
823a	14 U.S.C. 3904
824	14 U.S.C. 3905
825	14 U.S.C. 3906
826	14 U.S.C. 3907
827	14 U.S.C. 3908
828	14 U.S.C. 3909
829	14 U.S.C. 3910
830	14 U.S.C. 3911
831	14 U.S.C. 3912
832	14 U.S.C. 3913
891	14 U.S.C. 4101
892	14 U.S.C. 4102
893	14 U.S.C. 4103
894	14 U.S.C. 4104
2701	14 U.S.C. 4901
2702	14 U.S.C. 4902
2703	14 U.S.C. 4903
2704	14 U.S.C. 4904
2901	14 U.S.C. 5101
2902	14 U.S.C. 5102
2903	14 U.S.C. 5103
2904	14 U.S.C. 5104
2905	14 U.S.C. 5106
2906	14 U.S.C. 5107

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 14
Title 14 Former Sections	Title 14 New Sections
1	1, 3, 4(a), (b)
2	467
2a	Elim.
3	3, 571
3a	481, 465, 488, 576
4	Rep.
5	41
5a–6	Rep.
6a	42
6b	47, 222, 462
6c	225
6d	224(c)
6e, 6f	433(a), (b)
7	4(c)
8	Rep.
9	41, 43
10	Rep.
10a	224(c), 226
10b–10f	Rep.
10g	432(a)
10h	432(b)
10i	Rep.
11	44, 45
11a	47, 48
12	47, 48
12a	Rep.
13	485(b)
14	Rep.
15	182, 183
15a	184
15a–1	182, 185
15b	187, 188
15c	187, 189
15d	186
15e	191
15f	190
15g	193
15h	194
15i	192
15j	Rep.
15k	476
16	223
16a, 16b	Rep.
16c	223
17	223
18	223, 224
19, 19a, 20	Rep.
20a	228, 461
20a–1	228
20a–2	301
20b	Rep.
20c	228
21	41, 225
21a	228, 301
21b	433(c)
22	632
23	352
24	Rep.
25	182
26	636
27	636
28	92(b), 144(a), 145(a)
29	88, 92(c), 93(b)
30	485(a)
31	144(b), 145(b)
31a	144(c)
31b	93(k)
31c	151
32, 33	(See former 131, 132)
34	632
34–1	T. 34 § 450b–1
34a	Rep.
35	351, 365, 367
35a	351, 367
35b	366
35c	367
35d	433(d)
36	651
37	651
38	Rep.
39	484
40, 40a	Rep.
41	505
41a	504
42	145(a)
43	(See former 127)
43a	641(a)
44	Rep.
45	89(a)
46	89(b)
47	89(c)
48	634(a)
48a	91
49	148
50	432(c)
50a	Rep. in part, elim. in part
50b	640
50c	643
50d	T. 37 § 31a.
50e	433(e).
50f–50j	T. 5 §§ 150p–150t
50k	90(a)
50l	90(b)
50m	81
50n	82
50o	81
51	89, 92(i)
52	89, 93(a)
53	88, 93(a)
54	93(c)
55	88, 93, (d)
56	Rep.
57	145(a)
58	632
59	Rep.
60	88
61	88(a)
62	88
63	88
64	638
65	Rep.
66	89
67	89
68	637
69	92(d), 93(h)
70	Rep.
71	646
72–74	Rep.
91	93(d), 632
92	633
93	92(c), 93(b)
94	92(c), 93(h)
95	92(a), 93(b)
96	92(f)
97	93(b), (c)
98	Rep.
98a	92(c), 93(b)
99	632
100–102	Rep.
103	632
104	88(a), 89(b)
105–107	Rep.
108	93(h), (i)
109	92(d), 93(h), (i)
110	93(m)
111	93(e)
112	93(b), (c)
121	461
121a–121c	Rep.
121d	433(h)
122–127	Rep.
127a	Elim.
128	Rep.
129	464
130, 130a	Elim.
131	92(i)
132	479
132a, 133	Rep.
133a	475
134	478(b)
135	478
136	Rep.
136a	466
137	Rep.
138	472
141	562
142	561
143	563, 564, 566, 567
144	569(a)
145	569(b)
146	570
147	575, 644
148	482
161	46
161a	49
162	49
162a	230, 232, 243, 303, 313, 423
162b	T. 34 § 428
163	Rep.
164, 165	240, 310
165a	241, 311
165b	240, 241, 310, 311
166	Rep.
167	423
167a	T. 37 § 26a
167b	Rep.
167b–1	Elim.
167b–2	483
167b–3	Elim.
167c	T. 34 § 399c–1
168	246, 315, 364
169	233, 241, 306, 311, 356
170	425, 635
171	234
172	233, 245, 306, 314, 356, 363
173	230, 303, 353
174	421(b)
174a	239, 309
175	231, 304, 354, 424
175a	238, 244
175b	235
175c	423
175d–175f	Rep.
176, 177	Rep.
178	431(a)
178a	431(b)
178b	431(c)
179	Rep.
180	432(d)
181	432(e)
182	433(f)
183	433(g)
185	357(a)
185a	355
185b	358
185c	359, 360
185d	357(a), (c), 423
185e	633
186	755(e)
191	Rep.
192	93(m)
193–196	500
201	226
202	Rep.
203	226(a)
204	226(a), 227
205	Rep.
206	302, 351
207, 208	Rep.
251–259	Rep.
260	821
261	822
262	823
263	821
264	825
265	826
266	827
266a	828
266b	829
267	830
268	831
269	Rep.
270	832
271	893
301	751
302	752
303	754
304	751
305	753, 754
306	755
307	756
308	757
309	758
310	759
311	755(c)
312	760
313	761
314, 315	Rep.
351	753, 823
352	891, 892
353	Rep.
354	894
381–388	Rep.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Positive Law; Citation

This title has been enacted into positive law by act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 1, 63 Stat. 495, which provided in part that:

“Title 14 of the United States Code, entitled ‘Coast Guard’, is hereby revised, codified, and enacted into law, and may be cited as ‘14 U.S.C., § —.’ ”

Effective Date

Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 19, 63 Stat. 561, provided that:

“This Act shall take effect on the first day of the third month after approval by the President but shall not affect any proceedings commenced by or against any person prior to the effective date of this Act.”

Repeals

Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561, repealed the sections or parts of sections of the Revised Statutes or Statutes at Large covering provisions codified in this act, with a proviso that “any rights or liabilities now existing under such sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by such repeal”.

Construction of Title I of Pub. L. 115–282

Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 124, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4241, provided that:

“This title [see Tables for Classification], including the amendments made by this title, is intended only to reorganize title 14, United States Code, and may not be construed to alter—

“(1)

the effect of a provision of title 14, United States Code, including any authority or requirement therein;

“(2)

a department or agency interpretation with respect to title 14, United States Code; or

“(3)

a judicial interpretation with respect to title 14, United States Code.”

Legislative Construction of 1949 Enactment of Title 14

Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 3, 63 Stat. 557, provided that:

“No inference of a legislative construction is to be drawn by reason of the chapter in Title 14, Coast Guard, as set out in section 1 of this Act, in which any section is placed, nor by reason of the catch lines used in such title.”

Separability

Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 2, 63 Stat. 557, provided that:

“If any part of Title 14, United States Code, as enacted by section 1 of this Act, shall be held invalid the remainder of such title shall not be affected thereby.”

References to Sections of Title 14 as Redesignated by Pub. L. 115–282

Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 123(a), (b)(1), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4240, provided that:

“(a) Definitions.—In this section [see Tables for classification], the following definitions apply:

“(1) Redesignated section.—

The term ‘redesignated section’ means a section of title 14, United States Code, that is redesignated by this title [see Tables for classification], as that section is so redesignated.

“(2) Source section.—

The term ‘source section’ means a section of title 14, United States Code, that is redesignated by this title, as that section was in effect before the redesignation.

“(b) Reference to Source Section.—

“(1) Treatment of reference.—

A reference to a source section, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding redesignated section.”

Orders, Rules, and Regulations

Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 4, 63 Stat. 558, provided that:

“All orders, rules, and regulations of the Coast Guard in effect under provisions of law superseded or amended by this Act shall, to the extent they would have been authorized under this Act, remain in force and effect as the regulations and orders under the provisions of this Act and shall be administered and enforced under this Act as nearly as may be until specifically repealed, amended, or revised.”

Reduction in Grade, Rank, Pay, Allowances, and Benefits

Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 5, 63 Stat. 558, provided that:

“Nothing contained in this Act shall operate to abolish or reduce the grade, rank, rating, pay, allowances, or other benefits to which any person in the Coast Guard is entitled on the effective date of this Act.”