§ 1541. — Administrative Law Judges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1541]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 40--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Sec. 1541. Administrative Law Judges
Notwithstanding section 559 of title 5, with respect to any marine
resource conservation law or regulation administered by the Secretary of
Commerce acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, all adjudicatory functions which are required by chapter
5 of title 5 to be performed by an Administrative Law Judge may be
performed by the United States Coast Guard on a reimbursable basis.
Should the United States Coast Guard require the detail of an
Administrative Law Judge to perform any of these functions, it may
request such temporary or occasional assistance from the Office of
Personnel Management pursuant to section 3344 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 105-160, Sec. 10, Mar. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 27.)
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
