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46 U.S.C. 70116: Port, harbor, and coastal facility security

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.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (5).

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (b)

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §8341(1), inserted ", cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, and foreign state threats" after "an act of terrorism" in introductory provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §8341(2)(A), inserted "cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, and foreign state threats" after "terrorism". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b), (2)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §8341(2)(B), substituted ", armed (as needed)," for "armed" and "terrorism, cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, foreign state threats, or transportation security incidents," for "terrorism or transportation security incidents,". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §8341(3), substituted "70033," for "70034," and inserted at end "When preventing or responding to acts of terrorism, cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats, the Secretary may carry out this section without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–282, §402(b)(1), transferred section catchline and subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 7 of Pub. L. 92–340 to this chapter and redesignated them as this section. See Codification note above. Catchline text was editorially conformed to the style used in this title. (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–282, §402(b)(2), added subsec. (c). (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (c)

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.