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14 U.S.C. 1171: Definitions

Created in 2010 by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–282, §108(b), renumbered section 581 of this title as this section. (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 308" for "section 56". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 115–232 redesignated pars. (5) to (12) as (4) to (11), respectively, and struck out former par. (4) which defined "Commandant" as the Commandant of the Coast Guard. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328, §899(b)(1)(F)(ii), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (3)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §899(b)(1)(F)(i), redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively. Former par. (5) redesignated (6). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (4), (5)
    • Pub. L. 114–120 substituted "$300,000,000," for "$300,000,0000,". (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015) Law text · (5)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §899(b)(1)(F)(i), redesignated pars. (5) and (6) as (6) and (7), respectively. Former par. (7) redesignated (9). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (6), (7)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §899(b)(1)(F)(iii), added par. (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (10). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (8)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §899(b)(1)(F)(i), redesignated pars. (7) to (10) as (9) to (12), respectively. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (9), (10), (11), (12)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.