Title 14
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Title 14
Title 14
FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
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Secretary; general powers
Delegation of powers by the Secretary
Regulations
Commandant; general powers
Functions and powers vested in the Commandant
Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care
Appointment of judges
Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability
Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft
Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes
Saving life and property
Law enforcement
Enforcement authority
Enforcement of coastwise trade laws
Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law enforcement authority
Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel
Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces
Protecting against unmanned aircraft
Aids to navigation authorized
Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty
Interference with aids to navigation; penalty
Aids to maritime navigation; penalty
Marking of obstructions
Deposit of damage payments
Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to navigation
Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard
Lighthouse and other sites; necessity and sufficiency of cession by State of jurisdiction
Marking pierheads in certain lakes
Icebreaking in polar regions
Appeals and waivers
Notification of certain determinations
Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits