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US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-495
COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2024
MAY 8, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, from the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 7659]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 7659) to authorize and amend authori-
ties, programs, and statutes administered by the Coast Guard, hav-
ing considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amend-
ment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation ............................................................................................. 35
Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 35
H earings ................................................................................................................... 42
Legislative History and Consideration .................................................................. 43
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 48
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................ 50
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 50
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 50
Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 50
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 51
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 51
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 51
Preem ption Clarification ........................................................................................ 51
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 51
Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 51
Section-by-Section Analysis of The Legislation ..................................................... 52
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 62
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Authorization Act
of 2024.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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