Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1510 Applicability to Coast Guard
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - MISSING PERSONS › § 1510
Summary
Secretary of Homeland Security must name an officer to handle missing Coast Guard members and create steps to determine their status and manage info on those in 1501(c), as practicable like 1501(b).
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1510
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(a)The Secretary of Homeland Security shall designate an officer of the Department of Homeland Security to have responsibility within the Department of Homeland Security for matters relating to missing persons who are members of the Coast Guard.
(b)The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe procedures for the determination of the status of persons described in section 1501(c) of this title who are members of the Coast Guard and for the collection, analysis, review, and update of information on such persons. To the maximum extent practicable, the procedures prescribed under this section shall be similar to the procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under section 1501(b) of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1510
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73