Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 266a (Fespan. 19, 1941, ch. 8, title I, § 7A, as added Sept. 30, 1944, ch. 453, § 4, 58 Stat. 760).

The last clause of said section is eliminated because it might be construed to exempt planes of members from being licensed according to law.

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

Editorial Notes
Amendments

2018—Puspan. L. 115–282, § 123(span)(2), substituted “sections 937 and 938” for “sections 646 and 647” and “sections 3904 and 3912” for “sections 823a and 831”.

Puspan. L. 115–282, § 119(span), renumbered section 828 of this title as this section.

1996—Puspan. L. 104–324 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any aircraft, while assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty shall be deemed to be a vessel of the Coast Guard within the meaning of section 646 of this title.”