§ 652. — Removing restrictions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC652]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 17--ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 652. Removing restrictions
Any law removing for the duration of a war or national emergency
proclaimed by the President any restriction contained in any then-
existing law as applied to the Navy, including, but not limited to,
restrictions relating to the manner in which purchases may be made and
contracts awarded, fiscal operations, and personnel, shall, in the same
manner and to the same extent, remove such restrictions as applied to
the Coast Guard.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 550.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section is new and provides that any law removing for the
duration of a war or national emergency any restriction contained in any
then-existing law as applied to the Navy shall operate in the same
manner to remove such restrictions as applied to the Coast Guard.
Included are restrictions relating to the manner in which purchases may
be made and contracts awarded, fiscal operations, and personnel. This
provision is designed to enable the Coast Guard to operate as
efficiently as the Navy Department in time of war or during a national
emergency and would permit the Coast Guard more effectively to maintain
itself in a state of military readiness during periods of emergency.
Since the Coast Guard operates as part of the Navy in time of war, it is
essential that its operations be as flexible and as efficient as those
of the Department of which it is to be a part. This section would
prevent inadvertent failures specifically to mention the Coast Guard in
legislation of the type described in this section from hindering service
operations. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
