Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations -- Background and Issues for Congress


 

Publication Date: April 2007

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Military and defense

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Abstract:

The Coast Guard is the lead federal agency for maritime homeland security. For FY2008, the Coast Guard is requesting a total of about $4.5 billion, or a bit more than half its total proposed budget, for the five missions defined in The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296) as the Coast Guard's homeland security missions. The Coast Guard's homeland security operations pose several potential issues for Congress. This report will be updated as events warrant.