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[CITE: 14USC468]

 
                          TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
 
                       PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
 
   CHAPTER 13--PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
 
Sec. 468. Procurement of personnel

    The Coast Guard may expend operating expense funds for recruiting 
activities, including but not limited to advertising and entertainment, 
in order 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.

(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 531; Pub. L. 104-324, title II, 
Sec. 206(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3908.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on the following language contained in the Coast Guard 
appropriation act for 1949, ``Pay and Allowances'' and preceding years: 
``expenses of recruiting for the Coast Guard; advertising for and 
obtaining enlisted personnel and applicants for appointment as cadets;'' 
(June 19, 1948, ch. 558, 62 Stat. 562).
    Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 
557.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-324 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.''
