33 U.S.C. § 3061 — Cooperation with and transfer to military departments

The President may, whenever in the judgment of the President a sufficient national emergency exists, transfer to the service and jurisdiction of a military department such vessels, equipment, stations, and officers of the Administration^* as the President considers to be in the best interest of the country.

After any such transfer all expenses connected therewith shall be defrayed out of the appropriations for the department to which the transfer is made.

Such transferred vessels, equipment, stations, and officers shall be returned to the Administration when the national emergency ceases, in the opinion of the President.

Nothing in this section shall be construed as transferring the Administration or any of its functions from the Department of Commerce except in time of national emergency and to the extent provided in this section.