14 USC § 2701 - Procurement of personnel

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s2701"
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title: "14 USC § 2701 - Procurement of personnel"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "2701"
section_name: "Procurement of personnel"
chapter_number: 27
chapter_name: "PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
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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. 531, § 468; Pub. L. 104–324, title II, § 206(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3908; renumbered § 2701, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8513(a)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4760.)"
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# § 2701. Procurement of personnel

The Coast Guard may expend operations and support funds for recruiting activities, including advertising and entertainment, to—

**(1)** obtain recruits for the Service and cadet applicants; and

**(2)** gain support of recruiting objectives from those who may assist in the recruiting effort.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 531, § 468; Pub. L. 104–324, title II, § 206(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3908; renumbered § 2701, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8513(a)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4760.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

> “expenses of recruiting for the Coast Guard; advertising for and obtaining enlisted personnel and applicants for appointment as cadets;”

Based on the following language contained in the Coast Guard appropriation act for 1949, “Pay and Allowances” and preceding years: 
 (, ).

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

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2701 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2021—, in introductory provisions, substituted “operations and support” for “operating expense” and struck out “but not limited to” after “including” and “in order” after “entertainment,”.

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1996— amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Coast Guard may make expenditures as necessary in order to obtain recruits for the service and cadet applicants, including advertising.”