Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984

Summary

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986 for: (1) operation and maintenance, including icebreaking; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement for aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; (4) alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States constituting obstructions to navigation; and (5) retirement pay and benefits. Establishes an end-of-year strength for the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986. Authorizes average military training loads for FY 1985 and 1986 for: (1) recruit and special training; (2) flight training; (3) professional training, and (4) officer acquisition. Sets the level for full-time civilian employment in the Coast Guard for FY 1985 and 1986. Authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to transfer up to five percent of appropriations among categories. Requires such Secretary to give the chairmen of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 15 days notice of any proposed transfer. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States has important interests in maintaining a fleet of icebreaking vessels for operation in the Arctic and Antarctic. Directs the Secretary to plan for the design and construction of at least two additional polar icebreaking vessels to be operational by the end of FY 1990. Requires the Secretary to make status reports on such plans in January of 1985 and 1986. Imposes civil and criminal penalties for operating a vessel while intoxicated. Requires marine casualty reports to include information indicating whether alcohol was a cause of the casualty. Requires State recreational boating safety programs to disseminate information concerning the hazards of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol. Excludes recreational vessels and associated components with safety defects which create a substantial risk of personal injury to the public from vessels which meet minimum safety standards. Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish a helicopter rescue swimmer program. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to proceed vigorously with efforts to develop improved lifesaving equipment for use on passenger ferries.

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Timeline

1. 9 February 1984

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 February 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 February 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 21 February 1984

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

   Source: Committee

5. 21 February 1984

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT.

   Source: Committee

6. 23 February 1984

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 6 March 1984

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 6 March 1984

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

9. 14 March 1984

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 14 March 1984

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 22 March 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 359.

    Source: Calendars

12. 22 March 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 98-631.

    Source: Committee

13. 22 March 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 98-631.

    Source: Committee

14. 27 March 1984

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.472 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

15. 27 March 1984

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of Debate; Making in Order the Amendment Recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Waiving all Points of Order Against Said Amendment.

    Source: Floor

16. 29 March 1984

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 348 - 38 (Record Vote No: 61).

    Source: Floor

17. 29 March 1984

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 348 - 38 (Record Vote No: 61).

    Source: Floor

18. 29 March 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

19. 29 March 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

20. 29 March 1984

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

21. 30 March 1984

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

22. 9 October 1984

    Committee

    See S.2526.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 29 March 1984

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 22 March 1984

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4841) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984