Coast Guard Drug Enforcement Act of 1988

Summary

Coast Guard Drug Enforcement Act of 1988 - Extends indemnification protection from penalties or damages to naval commanding officers and personnel acting under their orders aboard Navy vessels on which Coast Guard law enforcement detachments are assigned when such vessels fire at or into another vessel that does not stop following an order to do so. (Currently, such indemnification applies only to Coast Guard officers and personnel aboard Coast Guard vessels.) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Customs Forfeiture Fund available: (1) to reimburse the Coast Guard with respect to expenses for seizures and forfeitures; and (2) to reimburse the Customs Service or the Coast Guard for expenses for bringing seized vessels into compliance with environmental laws before disposing of them by sinking and for equipping vessels, vehicles, aircraft, and structures for law enforcement functions. Amends the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act to prohibit the intentional manufacture, distribution, or possession of a controlled substance aboard a vessel of any nation by a U.S. citizen or resident alien. (Currently, such prohibition applies to any person aboard a vessel of, or subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States.) Requires that claims of vessel nationality or registry be raised at the time of boarding by the Coast Guard. Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to indemnify any Coast Guard member or employee against personal liability for actions taken within the scope of his or her official law enforcement duties. Amends the Suits in Admiralty Act and Public Vessels Act to bar specified types of claims against the United States based on acts or failures to act by Federal agencies or employees. Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 1989.

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 3 August 1988

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 May 1988

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