Title 14Coast GuardRelease 119-73

§548 Prohibition against officers and employees being interested in contracts for materials

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - FUNCTIONS AND POWERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - AIDS TO NAVIGATION › § 548

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Coast Guard officers, enlisted and civilian members involved with lighthouses must not have any direct or indirect financial interest in contracts, patents, designs, or supplies used for building, running, or fixing those lighthouses.

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Title 14, §548

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No officer, enlisted member, or civilian member of the Coast Guard in any manner connected with the construction, operation, or maintenance of lighthouses, shall be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract for labor, materials, or supplies for the construction, operation, or maintenance of lighthouses, or in any patent, plan, or mode of construction or illumination, or in any article of supply for the construction, operation, or maintenance of lighthouses.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Another section 548 was renumbered section 551 of this title.

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 548

Title 14Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73