Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as altering or diminishing in any way the statutory authority and responsibility of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or the Secretary's designee, to-
1 See References in Text note below.
14 U.S.C. § 1136
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 16 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, referred to in par. (2), is section 16 of Pub. L. 93-400 which was classified to section 414 of former Title 41, Public Contracts, and was repealed and reenacted as section 1702 of Title 41, Public Contracts, by Pub. L. 111-350, §§3, Jan. 4, 2011, 7, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, 3855.
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-282 renumbered section 576 of this title as this section.