Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§3701 Organization
Title 14 › SUBTITLE III — COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › CHAPTER 37 — COAST GUARD RESERVE › SUBCHAPTER I — ADMINISTRATION › § 3701
Summary
The Commandant must set up, manage, train, and provide equipment and support for the Coast Guard Reserve, which is part of the Coast Guard.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §3701
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The Coast Guard Reserve is a component of the Coast Guard. It shall be organized, administered, trained, and supplied under the direction of the Commandant.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 751a of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by Pub. L. 96–322.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 701 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Women’s Branch of the Coast Guard Reserve Pub. L. 93–174, § 3, Dec. 5, 1973, 87 Stat. 692, provided that: “Effective upon enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1973], all members of the women’s branch of the Coast Guard Reserve who were serving on active or inactive duty on the day before enactment shall become members of the Coast Guard Reserve without loss of grade, rate, date of rank, or other benefits earned by their prior service.”
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 3701
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102