Maritime Policy Improvement Act of 2002

Pub. L. 107–295

Also known as: Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, Coast Guard Personnel and Maritime Safety Act of 2002, Omnibus Maritime and Coast Guard Improvements Act of 2002

US Codex doesn’t hold the enacted text of this law — the public-law corpus runs from the 113th Congress (2013) onward. What it changed in the U.S. Code, reconstructed from the credit notes, is listed below.

137 sections of the Code credited to this law, found between Public Law 107-136 and Public Law 107-377.

• 14 U.S.C. § 194 — Annual Board of Visitors
• 14 U.S.C. § 259 — Officers to be recommended for promotion
• 14 U.S.C. § 260 — Selection boards; reports
• 14 U.S.C. § 271 — Promotions; appointments
• 14 U.S.C. § 281 — Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service
• 14 U.S.C. § 283 — Regular lieutenants; separation for failure of selection for promotion; continuation
• 14 U.S.C. § 285 — Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; retirement for failure of selection for promotion
• 14 U.S.C. § 286 — Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay
• 14 U.S.C. § 286a — Regular warrant officers: severance pay
• 14 U.S.C. § 289 — Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement
• 14 U.S.C. § 327 — Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; severance benefits
• 14 U.S.C. § 336 — United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director
• 14 U.S.C. § 424a — Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from the United States to avoid prosecution
• 14 U.S.C. § 511 — Compensatory absence from duty for military personnel at isolated duty stations
• 14 U.S.C. § 661 — Authorization of personnel end strengths
• 14 U.S.C. § 663 — Submission of plans to Congress
• 14 U.S.C. § 664 — User fees
• 14 U.S.C. § 672a — Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property
• 14 U.S.C. § 674 — Small boat station rescue capability
• 14 U.S.C. § 675 — Small boat station closures
• 14 U.S.C. § 676 — Search and rescue center standards
• 14 U.S.C. § 681 — General authority
• 14 U.S.C. § 687 — Coast Guard Housing Fund
• 14 U.S.C. § 689 — Expiration of authority
• 14 U.S.C. § 709a — Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance program
• 14 U.S.C. § 724 — Authorized number of officers
• 14 U.S.C. § 729 — Promotion; recommendations of selection boards
• 14 U.S.C. § 731 — Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system
• 14 U.S.C. § 736 — Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay
• 14 U.S.C. § 823a — Members of the Auxiliary; status
• 16 U.S.C. § 460s-15 — 460s–15. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore boundary revision
• 19 U.S.C. § 1431a — Documentation of waterborne cargo
• 33 U.S.C. § 5 — Abolition of tolls on Government canals, canalized rivers, etc.; expense of operation, repairs to and reconstruction of canals, etc.; Panama Canal excepted; levies by non-Federal interest
• 33 U.S.C. § 1203 — Radiotelephone requirement
• 33 U.S.C. § 1221 — Statement of policy
• 33 U.S.C. § 1224 — Considerations by Secretary
• 33 U.S.C. § 1226 — Port, harbor, and coastal facility security
• 33 U.S.C. § 1231a — Towing Safety Advisory Committee
• 33 U.S.C. § 1501 — Congressional declaration of policy
• 33 U.S.C. § 1502 — Definitions
• 33 U.S.C. § 1503 — License for ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater port
• 33 U.S.C. § 1504 — Procedure
• 33 U.S.C. § 1507 — Common carrier status
• 33 U.S.C. § 1520 — Pipeline safety and operation
• 33 U.S.C. § 1602 — International Regulations
• 33 U.S.C. § 1902a — Discharge of agricultural cargo residue
• 33 U.S.C. § 2073 — Navigation Safety Advisory Council
• 33 U.S.C. § 2731 — Oil Spill Recovery Institute
• 33 U.S.C. § 2734 — Vessel traffic service system
• 33 U.S.C. § 2752 — Annual appropriations
• 46 U.S.C. § 2101 — General definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 2110 — Fees
• 46 U.S.C. § 2114 — Protection of seamen against discrimination
• 46 U.S.C. § 2302 — Penalties for negligent operations and interfering with safe operation
• 46 U.S.C. § 2307 — Limitation of liability for Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service pilots
• 46 U.S.C. § 3302 — Exemptions
• 46 U.S.C. § 4310 — Repair and replacement of defects
• 46 U.S.C. § 4508 — Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Advisory Committee
• 46 U.S.C. § 5102 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 6101 — Marine casualties and reporting
• 46 U.S.C. § 6307 — Notifications to Congress
• 46 U.S.C. § 7302 — Issuing merchant mariners’ documents and continuous discharge books
• 46 U.S.C. § 7303 — Possession and description of merchant mariners’ documents
• 46 U.S.C. § 8701 — Merchant mariners’ documents required
• 46 U.S.C. § 10601 — Fishing agreements
• 46 U.S.C. § 12103 — Certificates of documentation
• 46 U.S.C. § 12103a — Issuance of temporary certificate of documentation by third parties
• 46 U.S.C. § 12108 — Fishery endorsements
• 46 U.S.C. § 12111 — Surrender and invalidation of certificates of documentation
• 46 U.S.C. § 13110 — National Boating Safety Advisory Council
• 46 U.S.C. § 31321 — Filing, recording, and discharge
• 46 U.S.C. § 31325 — Preferred mortgage liens and enforcement
• 46 U.S.C. § 31343 — Recording and discharging notices of claim of maritime lien
• 46 U.S.C. § 70101 — Definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 70102 — United States facility and vessel vulnerability assessments
• 46 U.S.C. § 70103 — Maritime transportation security plans
• 46 U.S.C. § 70104 — Transportation security incident response
• 46 U.S.C. § 70105 — Transportation security cards
• 46 U.S.C. § 70106 — Maritime safety and security teams
• 46 U.S.C. § 70107 — Grants
• 46 U.S.C. § 70108 — Foreign port assessment
• 46 U.S.C. § 70109 — Notifying foreign authorities
• 46 U.S.C. § 70110 — Actions when foreign ports not maintaining effective antiterrorism measures
• 46 U.S.C. § 70111 — Enhanced crewmember identification
• 46 U.S.C. § 70112 — Maritime Security Advisory Committees
• 46 U.S.C. § 70113 — Maritime intelligence
• 46 U.S.C. § 70114 — Automatic identification systems
• 46 U.S.C. § 70115 — Long-range vessel tracking system
• 46 U.S.C. § 70116 — Secure systems of transportation
• 46 U.S.C. § 70117 — Civil penalty
• 46A U.S.C. § 316a — Vessel escort operations and towing assistance
• 46A U.S.C. § 808 — Registration, enrollment, and licensing of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased; unlawful transactions; penalties
• 46A U.S.C. § 883 — Transportation of merchandise between points in United States in other than domestic built or rebuilt and documented vessels; incineration of hazardous waste at sea
• 46A U.S.C. § 1241k — National Advisory Commission on Agricultural Export Transportation Policy
• 46A U.S.C. § 1802 — Threat of terrorism to United States ports and vessels
• 46A U.S.C. § 1809 — Reports
• 46A U.S.C. § 1903 — Manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to manufacture or distribute controlled substances on board vessels
• 46A U.S.C. § 1904 — Seizure or forfeiture of property
• 49 U.S.C. § 102 — Department of Transportation
• 5 U.S.C. § 5313 — Positions at level II
• 50 U.S.C. § 192 — Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment
• 50 U.S.C. § 195 — Definitions
• 14 U.S.C. § 311 — United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director
• 14 U.S.C. § 317 — Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs
• 14 U.S.C. § 908 — Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property
• 14 U.S.C. § 909 — Small boat station rescue capability
• 14 U.S.C. § 910 — Small boat station closures
• 14 U.S.C. § 911 — Search and rescue center standards
• 14 U.S.C. § 946 — User fees
• 14 U.S.C. § 1903 — Annual Board of Visitors
• 14 U.S.C. § 2116 — Officers to be recommended for promotion
• 14 U.S.C. § 2117 — Selection boards; reports
• 14 U.S.C. § 2121 — Promotions; appointments
• 14 U.S.C. § 2141 — Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service
• 14 U.S.C. § 2143 — Regular lieutenants; separation for failure of selection for promotion; continuation
• 14 U.S.C. § 2145 — Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; retirement for failure of selection for promotion
• 14 U.S.C. § 2146 — Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay
• 14 U.S.C. § 2147 — Regular warrant officers: separation pay
• 14 U.S.C. § 2150 — Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement
• 14 U.S.C. § 2164 — Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; separation benefits
• 14 U.S.C. § 2506 — Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from the United States to avoid prosecution
• 14 U.S.C. § 2703 — Contingent expenses
• 14 U.S.C. § 2763 — Compensatory absence from duty for military personnel at isolated duty stations
• 14 U.S.C. § 2902 — Surveys of Coast Guard families
• 14 U.S.C. § 2942 — General authority
• 14 U.S.C. § 2946 — Coast Guard Housing Fund
• 14 U.S.C. § 3710 — Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance program
• 14 U.S.C. § 3735 — Authorized number of officers
• 14 U.S.C. § 3740 — Promotion; recommendations of selection boards
• 14 U.S.C. § 3742 — Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system
• 14 U.S.C. § 3747 — Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay
• 14 U.S.C. § 3904 — Members of the Auxiliary; status
• 14 U.S.C. § 4903 — Authorization of personnel end strengths
• 14 U.S.C. § 5102 — Capital investment plan
• 16 U.S.C. § 460s–15 — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore boundary revision
• 19 U.S.C. § 1415 — Mandatory advance electronic information for cargo and other improved customs reporting procedures
• 46 U.S.C. § 70119 — Civil penalty