§ 101.
The Coast Guard, established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times.
([Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393], [63 Stat. 496], § 1; [Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(1)], Oct. 18, 1976, [90 Stat. 2519]; [Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(a)], Nov. 25, 2002, [116 Stat. 2314]; [Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 217(1)], Dec. 20, 2012, [126 Stat. 1555]; renumbered § 101, [Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 103(b)], Dec. 4, 2018, [132 Stat. 4195].)