Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-110

§2902 Surveys of Coast Guard Families

Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 29 — COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, AND HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER I — COAST GUARD FAMILIES › § 2902

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commandant can run surveys to find out how well federal policies, programs, and activities support Coast Guard families. Surveys can include active Coast Guard members, retired members, their immediate family members, and survivors of deceased members. Taking part in these surveys is voluntary. Anyone who is surveyed will be treated as a United States government employee for the recordkeeping rule in section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §2902

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(a)Authority.—

The Commandant, in order to determine the effectiveness of Federal policies, programs, and activities related to the families of Coast Guard members, may survey—

(1)any Coast Guard member;

(2)any retired Coast Guard member;

(3)the immediate family of any Coast Guard member or retired Coast Guard member; and

(4)any survivor of a deceased Coast Guard member.

(b)Voluntary Participation.—

Participation in any survey conducted under subsection (a) shall be voluntary.

(c)Federal Recordkeeping.—

Each individual surveyed under subsection (a) shall be considered an employee of the United States for purposes of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2902 was renumbered section 5102 of this title.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individual” for “person”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 532 of this title as this section.

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 2902

Title 14, Coast Guard

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110