Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§712 Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and material
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - COOPERATION › § 712
Summary
Coast Guard orders with government-owned facilities count like contracts with private firms, and the money set aside to pay them stays available. Coast Guard industrial activities may do work paid for by the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §712
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(a)All orders or contracts for work or material, under authorization of law, placed with Government-owned establishments by the Coast Guard, shall be considered as obligations in the same manner as provided for similar orders or contracts placed with private contractors, and appropriations for such work or material shall remain available for payment therefor as in the case of orders or contracts placed with private contractors.
(b)Under this section, the Coast Guard industrial activities may accept orders from and enter into reimbursable agreements with establishments, agencies, and departments of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 31c (June 6, 1942, ch. 384, 56 Stat. 328). 81st Congress,
House Report No. 557
.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 712 was renumbered section 3713 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 151 of this title as this section. 2010—Pub. L. 111–281 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Reference
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 712
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73