14 U.S.C. § 2777

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 2777 - Clothing for destitute shipwrecked individuals

The Coast Guard may furnish clothing and subsistence to destitute shipwrecked individuals, and the Coast Guard may reimburse, in cash or in kind, Coast Guard personnel who furnish clothing and subsistence to destitute shipwrecked individuals.

14 U.S.C. § 2777

Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 534, §486; renumbered § 2777,Pub. L. 115-282, title I, §116(b)2777,, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116-283 title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(a)(45)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §749 (July 27, 1912, ch. 255, §2, 37 Stat. 239; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §1, 37 Stat. 736). This section was enlarged to provide that the Coast Guard, as well as personnel thereof, may furnish clothing and subsistence to destitute shipwrecked persons.Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2021- Pub. L. 116-283 substituted "individuals" for "persons" in section catchline and in two places in text.2018- Pub. L. 115-282 renumbered section 486 of this title as this section.