In this title, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the respective department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 497, § 4; May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 14(u), 64 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 89–444, § 1(1), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 195; Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 217(1), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1557; renumbered § 105, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 103(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4195.)