have been entitled had such active service been performed in their prior status as chief warrant or warrant officers or enlisted men of the regular Coast Guard, whichever may be the greater.

Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, § 301, 55 Stat. 13.

T. 14 §§ 753, 823

The term of enrollment in the Auxiliary and appointment and enlistment in the Reserve (except for temporary members of the Reserve) shall be three years. Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, § 302, 55 Stat. 13....

T. 14 §§ 891, 892

The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to prescribe one or more suitable distinguishing flags or pennants to be flown from the motorboats and yachts owned by members of the Auxiliary or the Reserve, and one or more suitable insignia which may be worn by such members. Such flags and insignia shall be furnished by the Coast Guard at actual cost, and the proceeds received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation from which paid: Provided, That any member of the Auxiliary who surrenders flags, pennants, or insignia which were furnished to him by the Coast Guard as a member of the former Coast Guard Reserve shall be entitled to a like number of the flags, pennants, and insignia prescribed for the Auxiliary without additional charge. Any person who shall, without proper authority fly from a motorboat, yacht, or other vessel, any flag or pennant or wear any insignia of the Auxiliary or of the Reserve shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.

Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, § 303, 55 Stat. 14.

Omitted

Pursuant to such rules and regulations as the Commandant may prescribe, correspondence courses of the Coast Guard Institute may be made available to members of the Auxiliary and to members of the Reserve: Provided, That the actual cost of the study materials for each such course shall be paid by the member of the Auxiliary taking such course and the proper Coast Guard appropriation shall be credited accordingly: Provided further, That such courses shall be made available to members of the Reserve in accordance with Coast Guard regulations applicable to personnel of the regular Coast Guard.

Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, § 304, 55 Stat. 14_---

T. 14 § 894

The services and facilities of the Coast Guard may be employed in the administration and operation of the Auxiliary and of the Reserve; and the appropriations for the Coast Guard shall be available to effectuate the purposes of this Act.

May 31, 1941, ch. 156 (only the last proviso of subheading "Pay and allowances" under the heading "Coast Guard"), 55 Stat. 221

T. 14, § 478 (b)

* * * Provided further, That money accruing from commutation of rations of enlisted men commuted for the benefit of any mess may be paid on proper voucher to the officer in charge of such mess;

July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 1, 55 Stat. 584...

T. 14 88 92 (f), (g), 93 (n), (o) That section 2 of the Act of August 28, 1916 (39 Stat. 538; U. S. C., title 33, sec. 732), is hereby amended to read as follows:

"The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, whenever he shall deem it advisable, to exchange any right-of-way of the United States in connection with lands pertaining to the United States Coast Guard for such other right-of-way as may be advantageous to the Service, under such terms and conditions as he may deem to be for the best interests of the Government; and in case any expenses, not exceeding the sum of $500, are incurred by the United States in making such exchange, the same shall be payable from the appropriation 'Coast Guard, General Expenses' for the fiscal year during which such exchange shall be effected." July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 2, 55 Stat 585--

T. 14 § 642

Section 2 of the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 667; U. S. C., Supp. V, title 33, sec. 721a), is hereby amended by striking out the words "Lighthouse Service" wherever they appear and substituting therefor the words "Coast Guard", and by adding a new sentence at the end thereof as follows: "In the event such payment is deposited subsequent to payment by the Coast Guard from appropriated funds to the person or persons repairing or replacing the damaged property, such payment shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation current at the time the collection is made."

July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 5, 55 Stat. 585

T. 14 § 1

Section 1 of the Act of January 28, 1915 (38 Stat. 800; U. S. C., title 14, sec. 1), is hereby amended by striking out the words "which shall constitute a part of the military forces of the United States" appearing immediately after the words "Coast Guard" in the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following: "which shall be a military service and constitute a branch of the land and naval forces of the United States at all times."

July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 6 (a), 55 Stat 585-..

T. 14 §§ 4 (a), (b)

Section 1 of the Act of January 28, 1915, is hereby further amended by striking out so much of the second sentence thereof as precedes the proviso and substituting therefor the following: "Whenever the Coast Guard or any units thereof are transferred to the Navy Department, applicable appropriations of the Navy Department shall be available for the expenses thereof: Provided, That the applicable appropriations of the Coast Guard shall be available for transfer to the Navy Department for such expenses in such amount or amounts as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine:"; and by adding the word "further" after the word "Provided" where it last appears in said section.

July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 7, 55 Stat. 585

T. 14 § 634 (a)

Section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1820; U. S. C., Supp. V, title 14, sec. 45), is hereby amended by striking out the proviso at the end of the first sentence thereof and substituting a period for the colon immediately preceding such proviso; and section 4 of said Act (U. S. C., Supp. V, title 14, sec. 48), is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. Any officer of the Coast Guard enumerated in section 1 of this Act may be designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard as captain of the port for such port or ports or adjacent navigable waters of the United States as he deems necessary to facilitate execution of the duties prescribed by this Act." July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 8, 55 Stat. 586.

T. 14 §§ 351, 367

Section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1906 (34 Stat. 200), as amended (U. S. C., Supp. V, title 14, sec. 35), is hereby further amended by substituting the word "four" for "three" in subparagraph (a); by changing the phrase "one, two, or three full years" in subparagraph (b) to "one, two, three, or four full years"; by deleting subparagraph (c); and by adding two new subparagraphs, (c) and (d), reading as follows:

"(c) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, an enlisted man may be detained in the Coast Guard beyond the term of his enlistment

"1. until the first arrival of the vessel on which he is serving at its permanent station, or at a port in a State of the United States or in the District of Columbia;

"2. until the first arrival of an enlisted man attached to a shore station beyond the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska at a port in any State of the United States or in the District of Columbia where his reenlistment or discharge may be effected, or until he can be discharged or reenlisted at his station beyond the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, whichever is earlier, but in no event to exceed three months;

"3. with his consent, while undergoing medical or hospital treatment for injury, sickness, or disease incurred incident to service, until a final determination is made with reference to his eligibility for reenlistment, retirement, or discharge, but in no event to exceed six months;

"4. while awaiting disciplinary action or trial and disposition of his case; "5. for a period of not exceeding thirty days in other cases not specifically covered by this section, when essential to the public interests: Provided, That the determination that such detention is essential to the public interests, made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be final and conclusive.

"(d) Any person detained in the Coast Guard, as provided in subparagraph (c) of this section, shall be entitled to receive pay and allowances and benefits under the same conditions as though his enlistment period had not expired, and shall be subject in all respects to the laws and regulations for the government of the Coast Guard until his discharge therefrom: Provided, That enlisted men detained under the provisions of subparagraph (c) 1 of this section shall be entitled to the pay and allowances provided for enlisted personnel of the Navy detained under similar circumstances: Provided further, That pay or allowances shall not accrue

for any period beyond the term of enlistment in the case of an enlisted person detained in accordance with subparagraph (c) 4 of this section if the trial results in conviction."

July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 10, 55 Stat. 587 T. 14, §§ 831, 751, 752, 753, 755,

759.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve Act of 1941 (Public, Numbered 8, Seventy-seventh Congress), is hereby amended as follows:

(1) Section 9. Delete the last sentence and substitute therefor: "Any member performing such service shall, upon authorization by the Commandant, be entitled to actual necessary traveling expense, including subsistence or a per diem in lieu thereof, as prescribed for civilian employees of the Government."

(2) Section 202. Insert a comma after the word "Reserve" in the first line and add the phrase "which shall be a component part of the Coast Guard".

(3) Section 205. Add the following language at the end of said section: "In time of peace members of the Coast Guard Reserve may, with their consent, be given additional training or other duty either with or without pay, as may be authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. When authorized training or other duty without pay is performed by members of the Reserve they may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be furnished with transportation to and from such duty, with subsistence and transfers en route and, during the performance of such duty, be furnished subsistence in kind or commutation thereof at a rate to be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury."

(4) Section 206. Delete the first sentence and substitute therefor the following: "Commissioned officers, chief warrant officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the Reserve when engaged on active duty, on active duty while undergoing training, on training duty with pay, or when engaged in authorized travel to or from such duty, shall receive the same pay and allowances as are received by commissioned officers, chief warrant officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the Naval Reserve of the same rank, grade, rating, and length of service."

(5) Section 210. Delete the entire section and substitute therefor the following: "Upon first reporting for active or training duty with pay at a location where uniforms are required to be worn, a commissioned or warrant officer of the Reserve shall be paid a sum not to exceed $100 as reimbursement for the purchase of the required uniforms, and thereafter he shall be paid an additional sum of $50 for the same purpose upon completion of each period of not less than four years in the Reserve: Provided, That this latter amount of $50 shall not become due any officer until called to active or training duty after the expiration of the previous four-year period: Provided further, That in time of war or national emergency a further sum of $150 for the purchase of required uniforms shall be paid to officers of the Reserve when they first report for active duty: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations governing the conditions and requirements under which this allowance shall be payable to temporary members of the Reserve. Enlisted men of the Reserve may be allowed the cost of, or issued such items of uniforms, bedding, and equipment as may be prescribed by the Commandant: Provided further, That the value of such allowances or of items so issued to any person during any three-year period shall not exceed $100: And provided further, That notwithstanding the foregoing limitation upon first reporting for active duty, in time of war or national emergency, enlisted men of the Reserve may be issued such additional articles as are required to give them the same outfit as is authorized for enlisted personnel of the regular Coast Guard upon first enlistment."

July 15, 1941, ch. 302, 55 Stat. 597...

Omitted

That, in the interest of national defense, and to provide necessary facilities for the Coast Guard for the performance of its prescribed duties, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to construct and equip thirteen Coast Guard cutters, three of which shall be especially designed for ice breaking in the Arctic regions. SEC. 2. The President is authorized and empowered, in the interest of the national defense, through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to purchase, charter, requisition the use of, or the possession of, for the use of the Coast Guard in the training of Coast Guard cadets and merchant marine personnel, any foreign vessel designed as a merchant marine training ship, which is lying idle in waters within the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, That the provisions of the Act of Congress approved June 6, 1941 (Public, Numbered 101, Seventy-seventh Congress), except the third and fourth provisos of section 1 thereof, applicable to foreign merchant vessels shall be applicable to any foreign vessel acquired under this section.

SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amount as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Aug. 18, 1941, ch. 364, § 3, 55 Stat. 629.

T. 14 §§ 351, 367 (a), 369

The provisions of sections 1, 4, and 5 of this Act shall apply to personnel of the Regular Coast Guard in relationship to the Coast Guard in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to personnel of the Regular Navy in relationship to the Navy, and the same authority vested in the Secretary of the Navy by this Act with respect to the Navy and Marine Corps shall be, and is hereby, vested in the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard.

Nov. 15, 1941, ch. 471, § 1, 55 Stat. 763...

T. 14 § 91

That in addition to those duties now imposed by law on the Coast Guard by virtue of the Acts of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1053; 33 U. S. C. 471), June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220; 50 U. S. C. 191), and June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1820; U. S. C., Supp. V, title 14, sec. 45), it shall be the duty of the captain of the port, Coast Guard district commander, or other officer of the Coast Guard designated by the Commandant thereof, or the Governor of the Panama Canal in the case of the territory and waters of the Canal Zone, to so control the anchorage and movement of any vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of the United States, as to insure the safety or security of such United States naval vessels as may be present in his jurisdiction: Provided, That in territorial waters of the United States where immediate action is required, or where representatives of the Coast Guard are not present, or not present in sufficient force to exercise effective control of shipping as provided herein, the senior naval officer present in command of any naval force may control the anchorage or movement of any vessel, foreign or domestic, to the extent deemed necessary to insure the safety and security of his command.

Dec. 16, 1941, ch. 586, 55 Stat. 807...

Omitted

That, during any period of national emergency proclaimed by the President, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to purchase, or accept as a gift, for the use of the Coast Guard in the performance of its maritime police functions, any motorboat, yacht, or other small craft owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States and suitable for patrolling harbors, bays, roadsteads, and other navigable waters of the United States.

SEC. 2. The purchase of any vessel pursuant to the provisions of this Act may be made without regard to the provisions of section 3709, Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5).

SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amount as may be necessary to purchase vessels pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 4. In the event the Coast Guard should operate as a part of the Navy during any period of national emergency, the authority conferred by this Act upon the Secretary of the Treasury shall vest in, and be exercised by, the Secretary of the Navy.

Feb. 7, 1942, ch. 46 (only the last proviso

of subheading "Pay and allowances" under the heading "Coast Guard"), 56 Stat. 71.

T. 14 § 478 (b)

Provided further, That money accruing from commutation of rations of enlisted men commuted for the benefit of any mess may be paid on proper voucher to the officer in charge of such mess;

May 2, 1942, ch. 273, 56 Stat. 265

T. 14 §§ 186, 187

That the Act approved April 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 66), be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows:

(a) Section 1, first sentence, after the word, "heads", insert the words "or assistant heads".

(b) Strike out section 3 and insert in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary of the Navy when the Coast Guard is operating as a part of the Navy pursuant to law, is authorized to appoint in the Coast Guard, subject to the competitive provisions of the civilservice laws and regulations, such number of civilian instructors as he deems necessary, not to exceed eight, and the compensation of such appointees shall be fixed in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended."

June 6, 1942, ch. 384, 56 Stat. 328

T. 14 § 151

That all orders or contracts for work or material, under authorization of law heretofore or hereafter placed with Government-owned establishments by the Coast Guard, shall be considered as obligations in the same manner as provided for similar orders or contracts placed with private contractors, and appropriations for such work or material shall remain available for payment therefor as in the case of orders or contracts placed with private contractors.

June 6, 1942, ch. 385, 56 Stat. 329_

T. 14 §§ 830, 754, 755, 756, 759 That the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve Act of 1941, approved February 19, 1941 (Public Law 8, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session), as amended by section 10 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend and clarify certain Acts pertaining to the Coast Guard, and for other purposes", approved July 11, 1941 (Public Law 166, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session), is hereby further amended as follows:

(1) Section 8. In the second sentence thereof, delete the words "upon investigation by a board of not less than three commissioned officers of the regular Coast Guard"; and insert after the word "determined" in the fifth full line of said second sentence the words "under regulations prescribed by the Commandant", so that said second sentence as amended shall read as follows: "The term 'actual necessary expenses of operation', as used herein shall include fuel, oil, water, supplies, provisions, and any replacement or repair of equipment, or any repair of the motorboat or yacht, where it is determined under regulations prescribed by the Commandant that responsibility for the loss or damage necessitating such replacement or repair of equipment or such repair of the motorboat or yacht rests with the Coast Guard",

(2) Section 203. Delete the entire section and substitute therefor the following: "SEC. 203. The ranks, grades, and ratings, including cadets, in the Reserve shall be the various ranks, grades, and ratings not above captain, prescribed by law for the Coast Guard: Provided, That no officer shall be initially appointed in the Coast Guard Reserve in the grade or rank of captain or commander."

(3) Section 206. Delete the period at the end of the first sentence, insert in lieu thereof a semicolon, and add the words "pay and allowances of cadets of the Reserve shall under the same conditions, for the same purposes, and in the same manner, be assimilated to the pay and allowances of midshipmen of the Naval Reserve."

(4) Section 207. Delete the entire section and substitute therefor the following: "SEC. 207. The Commandant, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury or of the Secretary of the Navy, while the Coast Guard is operating as a part of the Navy, is hereby authorized to enroll as temporary members of the Reserve, for duty under such conditions as he may prescribe, including but not limited to part-time and intermittent active duty with or without pay, and without regard to age, members of the Auxiliary, such officers and members of the crew of any motorboat or yacht placed at the disposal of the Coast Guard, and such men who by reason of their special training and experience are deemed by the Commandant to be qualified for such duty, as are citizens of the United States or of its Territories or possessions, except the Philippine Islands, to define their powers and duties, and to confer upon them, appropriate to their qualifications and experience, the same ranks, grades, and ratings as are provided for the personnel of the regular Coast Guard Reserve. When performing active duty with pay, as herein authorized, temporary members of the Reserve shall be entitled to receive the pay and allowances of their respective ranks, grades, or ratings, as may be authorized for members of the regular Coast Guard Reserve."

(5) Section 210. (a) At the end of the first sentence change the period to a colon and add the following: "And provided further, That notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the Commandant may prescribe a lesser amount as a uniform allowance to such commissioned and warrant officers of the Reserve as are not required to purchase or have in their possession the complete outfit of uniform clothing which is prescribed for other commissioned and warrant officers of the Reserve."

(b) At the beginning of the second sentence insert the words "Cadets and" so that the second sentence, exclusive of provisos, shall read: "Cadets and enlisted men of the Reserve may be allowed the cost of, or issued such items of uniform, bedding, and equipment as may be prescribed by the Commandant:”.

June 19, 1942, ch. 419, § 2, 56 Stat. 372

T. 14 § 475

This Act shall apply to officers of the Coast Guard, subject to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy when serving under the Navy, and to