U. S. Senate
Published: 2012-12-31
Total Pages: 52
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The purpose of S. 1665, the Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013, as amended, is two-fold. First, the bill would authorize amounts to be appropriated and set levels of military strength and training for the Coast Guard for each of fiscal years (FYs) 2012 and 2013. S. 1665 authorizes funding levels covering seven accounts: (1) operation and maintenance expenses (OE); (2) acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities and equipment (AC&I); (3) research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E); (4) retired pay; (5) alteration or removal of bridges; (6) environmental compliance and restoration (EC&R); and (7) the reserve program. Second, S. 1665 would make a number of refinements to the Coast Guard's statutory authorities in order to help ensure that the Service is able to maintain-and in certain cases augment-its current operational capabilities across its eleven statutory missions.