Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73

§954 Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extracurricular programs

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 954

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commandant can decide that Coast Guard appropriated money for a mixed-funded Coast Guard Academy athletic or recreational extracurricular program will be treated as nonappropriated funds. Money treated that way must be spent under the rules for nonappropriated funds and stays available until it is used. A "Coast Guard Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program" means an Academy program that is not a morale, welfare, or recreation program; that is supported by appropriated funds; that is also supported by a nonappropriated fund organization; and that is not a private organization and is not run by one.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §954

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(a)In the case of a Coast Guard Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program, the Commandant may designate funds appropriated to the Coast Guard and available for that program to be treated as nonappropriated funds and expended for that program in accordance with laws applicable to the expenditure of nonappropriated funds. Appropriated funds so designated shall be considered to be nonappropriated funds for all purposes and shall remain available until expended.

(b)In this section, the term “Coast Guard Academy mixed-funded athletic or recreational extracurricular program” means an athletic or recreational extracurricular program of the Coast Guard Academy to which each of the following applies:

(1)The program is not considered a morale, welfare, or recreation program.

(2)The program is supported through appropriated funds.

(3)The program is supported by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.

(4)The program is not a private organization and is not operated by a private organization.

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

14 U.S.C. § 954

Title 14 — Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73