Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-110
§2944 Retired Service Members and Dependents Serving on Advisory Committees
Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 29 — COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD CARE, AND HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER III — HOUSING › § 2944
Summary
If a committee helps the Coast Guard on a matter that affects a Coast Guard member or their dependent, and the committee includes a retired Coast Guard member or that retired member’s dependent, the committee is not automatically treated as an "advisory committee" under chapter 10 of title 5 just because of that retired member or dependent.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §2944
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A committee that—
(1)advises or assists the Coast Guard with respect to a function that affects a member of the Coast Guard or a dependent of such a member; and
(2)includes in its membership a retired Coast Guard member or a dependent of such a retired member;
shall not be considered an advisory committee under chapter 10 of title 5 solely because of such membership.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in concluding provisions. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 680 of this title as this section.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 2944
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110