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H. Rept. 118-119 1 (2023-06-27)

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                     118TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        1st Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            118-119






                             COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023




                      JUNE 27, 2023.-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


                                               R  E  P  O   R  T

                                             [To accompany H.R. 2741]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on  Transportation  and  Infrastructure, to  whom
                     was  referred the bill (H.R. 2741) 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 ............................................................................................ 18
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  18
                     Hearings ................................................................................................................... 22
                     Legislative  History  and  Consideration  ..................................................................  22
                     Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 27
                     Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................  30
                     New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  30
                     Congressional Budget Office  Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  30
                     Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  34
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  35
                     Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...      35
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  35
                     Preemption Clarification ......................................................................................... 35
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  35
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  35
                     Section-by-Section Analysis of The Legislation ..................................................... 36
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 41
                       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 2023.
                       (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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