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46 U.S.C. 70051: Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency

Created in 2018 by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282). Changed by 1 later law. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (6).

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed the section as a whole

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "immediate Federal response, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may make, subject to the approval" for "immediate Federal response, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may make, subject to the approval"… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text

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.