14 U.S.C. § 3912: Assignment and performance…

Summary

Auxiliary members do not automatically get the jobs, powers, or duties of Coast Guard or Reserve personnel just because they belong. Under the rules, they can be given tasks they are trained for and pass tests on. They cannot be put in charge of a Coast Guard motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station unless the Commandant specifically names them to do that. When assigned these duties, they generally have the same authority as regular Coast Guard members doing the same work, unless the Commandant restricts it. Under rules from the Secretary, members on such assignments may be paid necessary travel costs and a daily allowance instead of meals while traveling or on duty away from home. They do not get the daily allowance when the government provides lodging and meals, or while serving on a vessel.

Title 14, §3912

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No member of the Auxiliary, solely by reason of such membership, shall be vested with, or exercise, any right, privilege, power, or duty vested in or imposed upon the personnel of the Coast Guard or the Reserve, except that any such member may, under applicable regulations, be assigned duties, which, after appropriate training and examination, he has been found competent to perform, to effectuate the purposes of the Auxiliary. No member of the Auxiliary shall be placed in charge of a motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station assigned to Coast Guard duty unless he has been specifically designated by authority of the Commandant to perform such duty. Members of the Auxiliary, when assigned to duties as herein authorized shall, unless otherwise limited by the Commandant, be vested with the same power and authority, in the execution of such duties, as members of the regular Coast Guard assigned to similar duty. When any member of the Auxiliary is assigned to such duty he may, pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary, be paid actual necessary traveling expenses, including a per diem allowance in conformity with standardized Government travel regulations in lieu of subsistence, while traveling and while on duty away from his home. No per diem shall be paid for any period during which quarters and subsistence in kind are furnished by the Government, and no per diem shall be paid for any period while such member is performing duty on a vessel.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 268 (Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, title I, § 9, 55 Stat. 10; July 11, 1941, ch. 290, § 10(1), 55 Stat. 587; Sept. 30, 1944, ch. 453, § 6, 58 Stat. 761). Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress,

House Report No. 557

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 831 of this title as this section. 1996—Pub. L. 104–324 struck out “specific” after “be assigned” and after “when assigned to”.

§3912 Assignment and Performance of Duties