14 USC § 902 - Employment of draftsmen and engineers

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title: "14 USC § 902 - Employment of draftsmen and engineers"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "902"
section_name: "Employment of draftsmen and engineers"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 550, § 653; renumbered § 902, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.)"
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# § 902. Employment of draftsmen and engineers

The Coast Guard may employ temporarily, at the seat of government, draftsmen and engineers for the preparation of plans and specifications for vessels, lighthouses, aids to navigation, and other projects for the Coast Guard that may be authorized or appropriated for by Congress, to be paid from the appropriations applicable to such projects.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 550, § 653; renumbered § 902, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 716 (, ; , ).

Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.