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Title 50, Chapter 12

War and National Defense — 2 active sections, 7 inactive

Table of Contents (9 sections)

§ 191a. Transfer of Secretary of Transportation’s powers to Secretary of Navy when Coast Guard operates as part of Navy

When the Coast Guard operates as a part of the Navy pursuant to section 3 1 1 See References in Text note below. of title 14, the powers conferred on the Secretary of Transportation by section 191 1 of this title, shall vest in and be exercised by the Secretary of the Navy.

§ 195. Definitions

In this Act:

  • (1) The term “United States” includes all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
  • (2) The term “territorial waters of the United States” includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988 .