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United States
14 U.S.C. Chapter 1 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES
Chapter 1
§ 105

14 U.S.C. Chapter 1 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES

In forceThis text since 4 Dec 2018law://us/usc/14/1/sec_105@2026-11-10

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105Secretary defined#

In this title, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the respective department in which the Coast Guard is operating.

United States Government work; public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105.

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Type: US Code chapter · 14 U.S.C. ch. 1
Text current to: 3 Nov 2026
Made by: United States Congress

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Title 14

History · 1 version

4 Dec 2018Reading
changed by Pub. L. 115–282

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Amended by 3: Pub. L. 115–282; Pub. L. 112–213; Pub. L. 89–444

Defined terms · 5

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Commandant
means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
covered Coast Guard law
means—
homeland security missions
means the following missions of the Coast Guard:
non-homeland security missions
means the following missions of the Coast Guard:
Secretary
means the Secretary of the respective department in which the Coast Guard is operating.

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