Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2578 Vessels: Transfer Between Departments
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 153 — EXCHANGE OF MATERIAL AND DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE, SURPLUS, OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › § 2578
Summary
Lets vessels be moved free of charge between military departments and the Department of Homeland Security, but only if the requesting department’s Secretary asks and the Secretary who controls the vessel approves.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §2578
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A vessel under the jurisdiction of a military department may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to another military department or to the Department of Homeland Security, and a vessel under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to a military department. Any such transfer may be made only upon the request of the Secretary of the military department concerned or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as the case may be, and with the approval of the Secretary of the department having jurisdiction of the vessel.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Section is based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8012], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1204.
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. § 2578
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102