<P> The U.S. Coast Guard reports directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security . However , under 14 U.S.C. § 3 as amended by section 211 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 , upon the declaration of war and when Congress so directs in the declaration , or when the President directs , the Coast Guard operates under the Department of Defense as a service in the Department of the Navy . </P>
when does the coast guard fall under dod
when Congress so directs in the declaration when the President directs