§ 5. — "Secretary" defined.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC5]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 1--ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES
Sec. 5. ``Secretary'' defined
As used in this title, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the respective department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 497.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section is definitive and is included to obviate the necessity
of spelling out in detail in each section of the bill where the
Secretary is referred to, ``the Secretary of the Treasury when the Coast
Guard is operating in the Treasury Department and the Secretary of the
Navy when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy.'' 81st
Congress, House Report No. 557.
