§ 149. — Detail of members to assist foreign governments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC149]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 7--COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES
Sec. 149. Detail of members to assist foreign governments
The President may upon application from the foreign governments
concerned, and whenever in his discretion the public interests render
such a course advisable, detail members of the Coast Guard to assist
foreign governments in matters concerning which the Coast Guard may be
of assistance. Members so detailed may accept, from the government to
which detailed, offices and such compensation and emoluments thereunder
appertaining as may be first approved by the Secretary. While so
detailed such members shall receive, in addition to the compensation and
emoluments allowed them by such governments, the pay and allowances to
which they are entitled in the Coast Guard and shall be allowed the same
credit for longevity, retirement, and for all other purposes that they
would receive if they were serving with the Coast Guard.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 98-557, Sec. 15(a)(3)(D),
(E), (4)(A)(i), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2865.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Derived from title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 441a (May 19, 1926,
ch. 334, 44 Stat. 565; May 14, 1935, ch. 109, 49 Stat. 218; Oct. 1,
1942, ch. 571, 56 Stat. 763; 1946 Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F.R.
7517, 60 Stat. 1352).
Experience has indicated that it will be advantageous for the
Government to include the Coast Guard along with the other armed forces
for the purpose of detailing personnel for service with foreign
governments.
It seems probable that the increased collaboration with foreign
governments after the war and the vital nature of the Coast Guard's
activities in relation to such collaboration will result in requests
from time to time by foreign governments for assistance which the Coast
Guard is in the best position to render. This section, which confers
broad authority in the President to detail Coast Guard officers and
enlisted men to assist foreign governments, is patterned after the act
of October 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 763 (title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 441-
a), which authorizes the President to detail Army, Navy, and Marine
Corps officers and men to certain foreign governments and, in times of
war or national emergency, to any foreign government in the interests of
national defense. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-557 substituted reference to members for reference
to officers and enlisted men in three places in text, and in catchline
substituted ``members'' for ``officers and men''.
Delegation of Authority
Authority of President under this section as invoked by section 2 of
Ex. Ord. No. 13223, Sept. 14, 2001, 66 F.R. 48201, as amended, delegated
to Secretary of Homeland Security by section 5 of Ex. Ord. No. 13223,
set out as a note under section 12302 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
