14 USC § 714 - Arctic maritime domain awareness

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title: "14 USC § 714 - Arctic maritime domain awareness"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "714"
section_name: "Arctic maritime domain awareness"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "COOPERATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3057, § 154; renumbered § 714, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 106(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4203.)"
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# § 714. Arctic maritime domain awareness

**(a)** **In General.—** The Commandant shall improve maritime domain awareness in the Arctic—

**(1)** by promoting interagency cooperation and coordination;

**(2)** by employing joint, interagency, and international capabilities; and

**(3)** by facilitating the sharing of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the Coast Guard and departments and agencies listed in subsection (b).

**(b)** **Coordination.—** The Commandant shall seek to coordinate the collection, sharing, and use of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the Coast Guard and the following:

**(1)** The Department of Homeland Security.

**(2)** The Department of Defense.

**(3)** The Department of Transportation.

**(4)** The Department of State.

**(5)** The Department of the Interior.

**(6)** The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

**(7)** The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

**(8)** The Environmental Protection Agency.

**(9)** The National Science Foundation.

**(10)** The Arctic Research Commission.

**(11)** Any Federal agency or commission or State the Commandant determines is appropriate.

**(c)** **Cooperation.—** The Commandant and the head of a department or agency listed in subsection (b) may by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, share personnel, services, equipment, and facilities to carry out the requirements of this section.

**(d)** **5-year Strategic Plan.—** Not later than January 1, 2016 and every 5 years thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 5-year strategic plan to guide interagency and international intergovernmental cooperation and coordination for the purpose of improving maritime domain awareness in the Arctic.

**(e)** **Definitions.—** In this section the term “Arctic” has the meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 113–281, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3057, § 154; renumbered § 714, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 106(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4203.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.