ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE SCIENCES 101 



PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS 



(44 U.S.C.) 



§ 246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution 



The charts pubUshed by the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be 

 sold at cost of paper and printing as nearly as practicable; and there 

 shall be no free distribution of such charts except to the departments 

 and officers of the United States requiring them for public use; and 

 a number of copies of each sheet, not to exceed three hundred, to be 

 presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific asso- 

 ciations, and institutions of learning as the wSecretary of Commerce 

 may direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and 

 Delegates not to exceed one hundred copies to each may be distributed 

 through the Director of the Coast and Geodetic [Survey.] Survey: 

 Provided, That the Secretary oi Commerce is authorized to furnish maps, 

 charts and other 'publications and products of scientific lvalue of the Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey without charge to educational institutions, labora- 

 tories, and other puhlic and private organizations and persons when it 

 is determined that to furnish such information is in the national interest. 



Hydrographic Office and Naval Observatory 



(10 U.S.C.) 



§ 7394. Price of maps, charts, and nautical books 



All maps, charts, and other publications issued by the Hydrographic 

 Office, furnished to navigators, shall be paid for at the cost to the 

 United States of the paper and printing. Money received from the 

 sales shall be covered into the [Treasury.] Treasury: Provided, That 

 the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to furnish maps, charts, and other 

 publications and products of scientific value of the Hydrographic Oifice 

 without charge to educational institutions, laboratories, and other public 

 and private organizations and persons when it is determined that to fur- 

 nish such information is in the national interest. 



COAST GUARD 



(14 U.S.C.) 

 § 1. Establishment of Coast Guard 



(14 U.S.C.) 

 § 2. Primary duties 



The Coast Guard shall enforce or assist in the enforcement of all 

 applicable Federal laws upon the high seas and waters subject to the 

 jurisdiction of the United States; shall administer laws and promulgate 

 and enforce regulations for tlie promotion of safety of life and property 

 on the high seas and oti waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

 States covering all matters not specifically delegated by law to some 

 other executive department; shall develop, establish, maintain, and 

 operate, with due regard to the requirements of national defense, 

 aids to maritime navigation, ice-breaking facilities, and rescue facilities 



