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H. Rept. 118-495 1 (2024-05-08)

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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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