Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989

Summary

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 1990 for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement for aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; and (4) retirement pay and benefits. Authorizes the end strength for active-duty personnel of the Coast Guard for FY 1990. Specifies the authorized average military training student load for the Coast Guard for FY 1990. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to: (1) acquire additional icebreakers by either lease or purchase, as the Secretary determines best; and (2) ensure that any such vessel meets the requirements of specified provisions of Federal law for a vessel to be constructed for any of the armed forces. Makes technical amendments to the Act To Prevent Pollution from ships. Amends Federal law providing for continuity of grade for Coast Guard vice admirals when reappointed to another position as vice admiral to include reappointment of a vice admiral as an admiral. Amends Federal law relating to appointment of Coast Guard personnel to require appointment to the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) or lieutenant to be made by the President without the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Secretary to furnish the board that recommends continuation of captains on active duty with the number of officers that may be so recommended, which number must be no less than 50 percent (currently 75 percent) of the number considered. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in certain circumstances, to adjust the date of appointment of Coast Guard Reserve officers, including in cases arising before enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to carry out a pilot program to establish and maintain a junior reserve officers training program in Dade County, Florida, as part of the Maritime and Science Technology Academy established by the public school system in that county. Prohibits, notwithstanding any other law, any officer or employee of the United States from contracting for procurement of performance of any function being performed by Coast Guard personnel as of January 1, 1989, before: (1) the Secretary of Transportation has performed a study under a specified Office of Management and Budget circular with respect to that procurement; (2) the Secretary has performed a study to determine the impact of that procurement on the multimission capabilities of the Coast Guard; (3) a request for approval of that procurement is submitted to the Congress; and (4) the procurement is approved by specified committees of the Congress. Requires contracts awarded by the Coast Guard for construction or services in States with an unemployment rate higher than the national average to include a provision requiring the contractor to employ local residents. Empowers the Secretary of Transportation, in certain circumstances, to waive such requirement. Extends the termination of the Rules of the Road Advisory Council and the Towing Safety Advisory Committee to September 30, 1992. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to submit to the Congress reports on: (1) the options available to control the infestation of the Great Lakes by exotic species from ballast water; (2) the costs incurred by the Coast Guard in providing security at Kennebunkport, Maine; (3) those U.S. ports through which large quantities of oil or other hazardous cargoes are transported, and the costs to the United States of establishing adequate vessel traffic systems in those ports; and (4) the needs for outfitting existing Coast Guard aircraft with surveillance and reconnaissance equipment to assist in law enforcement, and the cost of that equipment. Directs the Secretary to: (1) seek reimbursement of such Kennebunkport, Maine, costs from the Secretary of the Treasury; and (2) submit to the Congress a plan for closing existing gaps in radar coverage along the U.S. coastline on the Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern U.S. coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Engrossed in House (text)

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• Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)

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• Engrossed Amendment House (text)

  Engrossed Amendment House · EN

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 13 December 1989

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 21 November 1989

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 6 September 1989

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 May 1989

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