# 14 U.S.C. § 501: Secretary; general powers

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## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 501
- **Heading:** Secretary; general powers
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION > CHAPTER 5—FUNCTIONS AND POWERS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS

## Text

establish, change the limits of, consolidate, discontinue, and re-establish Coast Guard districts;

( Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 , 63 Stat. 503 , § 92; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654 , §§ 1(32), 2(9), 3(3), 65 Stat. 702 , 707, 708; Pub. L. 97–295, § 2(4) , Oct. 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1301 ; Pub. L. 98–557, § 15(a)(3)(D) , Oct. 30, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2865 ; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(c)(1) , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1298 ; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(c)(1) , Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 3847 ; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533(a) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 2321 ; renumbered § 501 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b) , title III, § 311(a), Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4200 , 4248.)

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