Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992

Summary

Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; (4) retirement pay and benefits; (5) alteration or removal of bridges; and (6) environmental compliance and restoration. Authorizes the Coast Guard end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and the average military training student loads. Earmarks funds for specified purposes relating to Group Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Traverse City, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Galveston, Texas; and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Declares specified bridges in Louisiana and Massachusetts to be unreasonable obstructions to navigation. Title II: Boating Safety - Amends Federal law to create an increased civil penalty for subsequent offenses of operating a vessel while intoxicated. Mandates reports to specified congressional committees regarding: (1) a plan to increase the availability of voluntary safe boating education to individuals under 17 years old; and (2) ways to enlarge the mission of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and to increase Auxiliary participation in Coast Guard activities. Mandates a demonstration project in the Ninth Coast Guard District in conjunction with other appropriate Government agencies to increase coordination of enforcement of boating laws and regulations. Title III: Miscellaneous - Amends Federal law relating to Coast Guard user fees to prohibit a fee or charge for the inspection of training ships operated by State maritime academies. Subjects foreign vessels certified by countries with inspection laws similar to those of the United States to an inspection to ensure that the condition of the vessel is (currently, only the condition of the vessel's propulsion and lifesaving equipment are) as stated in its certificate. Prohibits a foreign vessel (currently, a foreign or domestic vessel of more than a specified size) from departing from a U.S. port with passengers who embarked at that port if the vessel does not comply with the standards stated in the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. Mandates submission to specified congressional committees of a report on the application of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor technology to Coast Guard missions.

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Timeline

1. 5 May 1992

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 May 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 May 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 May 1992

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT.

   Source: Committee

5. 6 May 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

   Source: Committee

6. 6 May 1992

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 6 May 1992

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

8. 4 June 1992

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 4 June 1992

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 5 June 1992

    Committee

    Executive Comment Received from DOT.

    Source: Committee

11. 11 June 1992

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 482 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5055 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

    Source: Floor

12. 15 June 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-564.

    Source: Committee

13. 15 June 1992

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 326.

    Source: Calendars

14. 15 June 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-564.

    Source: Committee

15. 22 June 1992

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable George (Buddy) Darden to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

16. 22 June 1992

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 482 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

17. 22 June 1992

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

18. 22 June 1992

    Vote

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 304 - 22 (Roll no. 207).

    Source: Floor

19. 22 June 1992

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 304 - 22 (Roll no. 207).

    Source: Floor

20. 22 June 1992

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

21. 22 June 1992

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

22. 22 June 1992

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5055.

    Source: Floor

23. 22 June 1992

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5055 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

    Source: Floor

24. 22 June 1992

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 482.

    Source: Floor

25. 22 June 1992

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 482 passed House.

    Source: Floor

26. 24 June 1992

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

27. 6 October 1992

    Committee

    Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title V).

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Sponsors

• Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1993, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992
• amends ← Amendment prohibits the Coast Guard from issuing citations to recreational boat owners for not displaying current boat user fee decals, provided such boat owners show reasonable evidence that such fees have been paid and the decal has not yet been received.
• amends ← Amendment increases the highest attainable grade for the Coast Guard Band Director from Lieutenant Commander to Commander.
• amends ← Amendment requires the Coast Guard to award contracts to domestic firms, which under competitive procedures would be awarded to foreign firms, when the final product of the domestic firm would be completely assembled in the United States with 51% of the final product produced domestically, and not more than a ten percent difference exists between the foreign and domestic firm bids.
• amends ← Amendment makes all domestically operating dredging vessels subject to the same documentation and ownership requirements as other vessels under the coastwise trade laws.
• amends ← Amendment limits the time during which the Coast Guard is permitted to open for boat traffic the drawbridge of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge between Virginia and Maryland.