ORGANIC LAWS GOVERNING U.S. COAST GUARD 5 



rescue facilities for the promotion of safety on and over the high seas 

 and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; shall 

 engage in oceanographic research on the high seas and in waters 

 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and shall maintain a 

 state of readiness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in 

 time of war. (As amended Oct. 5, 1961, Public Law 87-396, § 1, 

 75 Stat. 827.) 



Relationship to Navy Department 



14 U.S.C. 3 



Upon the declaration of war or Avhen the President directs, the 

 Coast Guard shall operate as a service in the Navy, and shall so con- 

 tinue until the President, by executive order, transfers the Coast Guard 

 back to the Treasurj^ Department. While operating as a service in 

 the Navy, the Coast Guard shall be subject to the orders of the Secre- 

 tary of the Navy who may order changes in Coast Guard operations 

 to render them uniform, to the extent he deems advisable, with Navy 

 operations. (Aug. 4, 1949, c. 393, § 1, 63 Stat. 496.) 



"Secretary" defined 



14 U.S.C. 5 



As used in this title, the tenn "Secretary" means the Secretary of the 

 respective department in which the Coast Guard is operating. (Aug. 

 4, 1949, c. 393, § 1, 63 Stat. 497.) 



Secretary; general powers 



14 U.S.C. 92 



For the purpose of executing the duties and functions of the Coast 

 Guard the Secretary may within the limits of appropriations made 

 therefor : 



(a) establish, change the limits of, consolidate, discontinue, and re- 

 establish Coast Guard districts ; 



(b) arrange with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force 

 to assign officers and enlisted men of the Coast Guard to any school 

 maintained by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, for instruction and 

 training, including aviation schools ; 



(c) construct, or cause to be constructed, Coast Guard shore estab- 

 lishments; 



(d) design or cause to be designed, cause to be constructed, accept as 

 gift, or otherwise acquire vessels, and subject to applicable regulations 

 under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 

 as amended, dispose of them ; 



(e) repealed (Oct. 31, 1951, c. 654, § 1(32), 65 Stat. 702) ; 



(f) acquire land or interests in land, including acceptance of gifts 

 thereof, where required for the purpose of carrying out any project or 

 purpose for which an appropriation has been made ; 



(g) exchange land or interests in land in part or in full payment for 

 sncli other land or interests in land as may be necessary or desirable, 

 the balance of such part payment to be defrayable in accordance with 

 other provisions of this section ; 



