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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabanm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS20924 Updated December 13, 2001 Coast Guard Legislation in the 107th Congress Martin R. Lee Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In the 107th Congress, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2001, House-passed H.R. 1699, would authorize the agency's programs for FY2002. The House has also passed H.R. 1099, Coast Guard Personnel and Maritime Safety Act, containing various personnel, maritime safety, advisory group, and miscellaneous provisions. S. 951, reported (S.Rept.107-89) on October 31 by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, has similar authorization levels as H.R. 1699 and some of the provisions in House-passed H.R. 1099. Another bill, H.R. 2481, the Omnibus Maritime Improvement Act of 2001, was reported (H.Rept. 107-243) by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 16, 2001, and sequentially referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. It contains numerous provisions on Coast Guard operations and activities. H.R. 2481, as reported, includes certain housing and maritime safety provisions; S. 1214, as reported, would establish a seaport security program. P.L. 107-20 (H.R. 2216), the FY2001 emergency supplemental appropriations bill, increased FY2001 Coast Guard funding by $92 million. A terrorism FY2001 supplemental of September 21, 2001, P.L. 107-38, included $18 million for the recall of Coast Guard reservists. For FY2002 funding, Congress has approved the conference report (H.Rept. 107-308) on H.R. 2299, the DOT appropriations bill. In October, the Administration requested $203 million in additional funds for Coast Guard security activities; the House and Senate have approved their versions of H.R. 3338, Division B. The House passed $145 million, the Senate $285 million. A conference is expected soon. This report will be updated as events warrant. Introduction Congress generally authorizes the programs of the U.S. Coast Guard for 2-year periods, and appropriates annually in the Department of Transportation bill.1 In the 106th Congress, both bodies passed authorizing legislation, but the conference was not completed by the end of Congress. An FY2002 authorization was passed June 7, 2001 by 1 For a discussion of FY2002 appropriations, see CRS Report RL31008, Appropriations for FY2002: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies. Congressional Research Service +. The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web

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