Homeland Security: Coast Guard Legislation in the 107th Congress

Publication Date: January 2003

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Military and defense

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The 107th Congress approved a port security and Coast Guard FY2002-FY2003 authorization bill, P.L. 107-295 (S. 1214). It included elements of several earlier bills addressing Coast Guard authorization, personnel, maritime improvement, and port security issues.

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, P.L. 107-38, included $18 million for the recall of Coast Guard reservists. For FY2002 funding, Congress approved P.L. 107-87, the DOT appropriations bill which contains $5.03 billion for the Coast Guard. Congress also included in the Emergency Terrorism Supplemental, P.L.107-118 (H.R. 3338, Division B) an additional $209 million for Coast Guard activities following September 11. Another FY2002 supplemental, P.L.107-206 (H.R. 4775), increases current appropriations by $528 million. On July 26, the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved S. 2808 (S.Rept. 107-224), providing for $6.1 billion in discretionary FY2003 budget authority for the agency. On October 7, 2002, the House Appropriations Committee approved H.R. 5559 (H.Rept. 107-722), providing $6.1 billion. Under continuing resolutions, the Coast Guard has been funded at FY2002 levels since October 1.

P.L. 107-296 (H.R. 5710) transfers the Coast Guard to the new Department of Homeland Security.