FEDERAL · 14 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENTS
Clothing for destitute shipwrecked individuals
14 U.S.C. § 2777
Title14 — Coast Guard
ChapterSUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENTS
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14 U.S.C. § 2777.
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The Coast Guard may furnish clothing and subsistence to destitute shipwrecked individuals, and the Coast Guard may reimburse, in cash or in kind, Coast Guard personnel who furnish clothing and subsistence to destitute shipwrecked individuals.
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History
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 534, §486; renumbered §2777, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(a)(45)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.)
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §749 (July 27, 1912, ch. 255, §2, 37 Stat. 239; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §1, 37 Stat. 736).
This section was enlarged to provide that the Coast Guard, as well as personnel thereof, may furnish clothing and subsistence to destitute shipwrecked persons.
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individuals" for "persons" in section catchline and in two places in text.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 486 of this title as this section.
Based on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §749 (July 27, 1912, ch. 255, §2, 37 Stat. 239; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §1, 37 Stat. 736).
This section was enlarged to provide that the Coast Guard, as well as personnel thereof, may furnish clothing and subsistence to destitute shipwrecked persons.
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individuals" for "persons" in section catchline and in two places in text.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 486 of this title as this section.
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