Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 27, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016
TITLE I--COAST GUARD, NAVIGATION, AND SHIPPING
(Sec. 101) This bill makes several changes to the U.S. Coast Guard major acquisition system. The changes are designed to establish a customer-oriented acquisition system.
The bill expands the acquisition responsibilities of the Coast Guard's Chief Acquisition Officer and Vice Commandant. Additionally, the bill limits the Coast Guard's authority to procure unmanned aerial systems (drones).
The Coast Guard may extend an acquisition contract without competition if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approves. DHS must study the effects that multi-year contracting has on Coast Guard acquisition programs.
(Sec. 102) The bill requires the Coast Guard to make payment based on a predetermined fixed amount to the Department of Defense (DOD) for medical treatment of current or former members of the Coast Guard and their dependents at DOD facilities.
(Sec. 103) The bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal certain audit requirements for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and to revise reporting requirements for the fund.
(Sec. 104) The bill revises the deadline for compliance by certain fishing vessels with the alternative safety compliance program.
(Sec. 105) The Coast Guard must report on plans for berthing the USCGC Diligence in Wilmington, North Carolina while the Coast Guard pier is being repaired.
(Sec. 106) National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2016
The Coast Guard must develop a land-based system to backup its Global Positioning System.
(Sec. 107) The Coast Guard may approve alternative planning criteria for the Arctic area.
TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS
(Sec. 201) The Coast Guard must issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Apollonia.
(Sec. 202) The Coast Guard may reimburse private entities for project costs incurred to construct and establish an aid to navigation.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2016 to Sep 21, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Sep 9, 2016 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Sep 9, 2016 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Sep 9, 2016 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Sep 9, 2016 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Sep 21, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2016Markup Sep 14, 2016 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 12, 2016Discharged Sep 14, 2016 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2016 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sep 26, 2016Mr. Hunter moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 26, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5894-5905)
- Sep 26, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5978.
- Sep 26, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5894-5897)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5894–H5905Text printed H5894–H5897 | Blake Farenthold R-TX, Duncan Hunter R-CA, John Garamendi D-CA | Sep 26, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 136, September 9, 2016, page H5255.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4909 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Related bill | May 26, 2016 |
| HR 5531 | Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 21, 2016 |
| HR 5536 | To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Apollonia, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jun 20, 2016 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 14, United States Code, to clarify the functions of the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Arctic Ocean
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Government trust funds
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Military medicine
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Pollution liability
- Public contracts and procurement
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
- Veterans' medical care
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 26, 2016Engrossed in House
- Sep 9, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
