Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 14 : Section 3


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 3. Relationship to Navy Department

      Upon the declaration of war or when the President directs, the
    Coast Guard shall operate as a service in the Navy, and shall so
    continue until the President, by Executive order, transfers the
    Coast Guard back to the Department of Homeland Security. While
    operating as a service in the Navy, the Coast Guard shall be
    subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy who may order
    changes in Coast Guard operations to render them uniform, to the
    extent he deems advisable, with Navy operations.



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