§ 634. — Officers holding certain offices.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC634]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 17--ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 634. Officers holding certain offices
(a) Any officer, including any petty officer, may be designated by
the Commandant as captain of the port or ports or adjacent high seas or
waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, as the Commandant
deems necessary to facilitate execution of Coast Guard duties.
(b) Commissioned officers may be appointed as United States Deputy
Marshals in Alaska.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec. 11, June 25,
1959, 73 Stat. 143; Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 2(18), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat.
1302.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1949 Act
Subsection (a) is based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 48 (June
22, 1936, ch. 705, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1821; July 11, 1941, ch. 290,
Sec. 7, 55 Stat. 585).
Subsection (b) is derived from the last 6 lines of title 48, U.S.C.,
1946 ed., Sec. 1460 (July 31, 1939, ch. 399, 53 Stat. 1143). An
additional provision is added waiving the requirement of a performance
bond inasmuch as Coast Guard officers appointed as United States
commissioners or marshals are not custodians of funds, and in any case
their oath as a commissioned officer appears to be sufficient to insure
faithful performance of duty.
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No.
557.
1982 Act
This amends 14:634(b) to reflect the effect of 28:631(c) and
sections 401(a) and 402(a) of the Federal Magistrates Act (Pub. L. 90-
578, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118).
Amendments
1982--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-295 struck out ``United States
Commissioners or'' after ``appointed as'' and last sentence which
provided that any commissioned officer appointed as United States
Commissioner in Alaska shall not be required to execute a bond for the
faithful performance of his official duties as such Commissioner.
1959--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-70 substituted ``in Alaska'' for ``in
and for the territory of Alaska'' in two places.
