An act of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" id="mwsA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> creates the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" id="mwsQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.