United States · Law · S
S. 1004 (104th)
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
Introduced
29 June 1995
Last action
19 October 1996 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 104-324.
Sponsors
Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence, Environment, Transport, Taxation
Source updated
7 April 2025
Healthcare · Defence · Environment · Transport · Taxation
Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Authorization Title II: Personnel Management Improvement Title III: Marine Safety and Waterway Services Management Title IV: Coast Guard Auxiliary Amendments Title V: Recreational Boating Safety Improvement Title VI: Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Title VII: Technical and Conforming Amendments Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1995 - Title I: Authorization - 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, testing, and evaluation; (4) retired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents; (5) alteration or removal of bridges; and (6) environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities. Amends provisions of Federal law relating to the Federal Highway Administration to declare that, notwithstanding specified provisions of law, highway bridges determined to be unreasonable obstructions to navigation under the Truman-Hobbs Act may be funded from amounts set aside from the discretionary bridge program. Mandates the transfer of those allocations and the responsibility for the administration of those funds to the Coast Guard. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the Coast Guard end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and its average military training student loads. Title II: Personnel Management Improvement - Amends Federal law to authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard to make child development services available for members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard and, if space is available, for members of the armed forces and Federal civilian employees. Authorizes the use of Coast Guard appropriated funds to provide assistance to family home day care providers so that family home day care services can be provided to uniformed service members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard at a cost comparable to the cost of services provided by Coast Guard child development centers. (Sec. 202) Declares that the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 applies to Coast Guard military personnel assigned to, or employed at or in connection with, any Federal facility or installation around Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, on or before August 24, 1992, except that a limited amount of Coast Guard funds shall be used. (Sec. 203) Removes provisions requiring dissemination to the service at large of the names of officers selected for continuation on active duty. (Sec. 204) Excludes certain reserve members in computing authorized strength of members on active duty or members in grade. (Sec. 205) Revises provisions regarding officer retention to provide for retention until retirement-eligible under specified conditions. (Sec. 206) Authorizes contracts to carry out health care responsibilities under Federal law relating to Coast Guard personnel and covered beneficiaries. Title III: Marine Safety and Waterway Services Management - Amends provisions relating to the documentation of vessels to: (1) increase the limit on civil fines for violations; (2) modify the circumstances in which a vessel (including a recreational vessel) and its equipment are liable to seizure and forfeiture. Allows a recreational vessel in U.S. territorial waters to be commanded by a non-U.S. citizen. (Sec. 302) Removes provisions authorizing denial and revocation of endorsements if civil penalties have not been paid. (Sec. 303) Mandates a civil fine for failure to implement or conduct, as prescribed under provisions relating to vessels and seamen and related regulations, chemical testing for dangerous drugs or for evidence of alcohol use. (Sec. 304) Extends the termination dates of the Navigation Safety Advisory Council, the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee, and the Towing Safety Advisory Committee. (Sec. 307) Allows a bill of sale, conveyance, mortgage assignment, or related instrument to be filed electronically. Requires the original to be provided within 10 days. (Sec. 308) Imposes a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 (currently, a civil penalty of $1,000) for failure to report a casualty or for violating provisions relating to small vessel manning. Title IV: Coast Guard Auxiliary - Amends Federal law to specify the Coast Guard Commandant's authorities regarding the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Deems the Auxiliary a U.S. instrumentality except when it acts outside its legislated purpose or forms a corporation under State law. (Sec. 402) Declares that the Auxiliary's purpose is to assist the Coast Guard. (Sec. 403) Declares that Auxiliary members are not Federal employees except for certain situations. (Sec. 404) Removes the word "specific" from provisions: (1) authorizing the use of Coast Guard appropriations for certain expenses of Auxiliary members assigned to authorized specific duties; (2) relating to assignment of Auxiliary members to specific duties and related vesting in the Auxiliary members of the same power and authority as members of the regular Coast Guard assigned to similar duty; and (3) injury to or death of an Auxiliary member while performing any specific duty assigned by a Coast Guard authority. (Sec. 405) Authorizes the Coast Guard to use Auxiliary members and facilities in assisting Federal agencies, States, Territories, possessions, or political subdivisions. (Sec. 406) Deems motorboats, yachts, or aircraft, while assigned to Coast Guard duty, to be public vessels of the United States and vessels of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard aircraft. Deems (subject to specified provisions) Auxiliary pilots to be Coast Guard pilots. (Sec. 408) Authorizes disposal to the Auxiliary of obsolete or unneeded Coast Guard material. Title V: Recreational Boating Safety Improvement - Amends Federal law (popularly known as the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act, the Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act, and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act) to mandate the distribution from the Sport Fish Restoration Account of certain amounts in specified fiscal years for grants under the Clean Vessel Act of 1992, for recreational boating safety programs, and for grants under this Act for transient nontrailerable vessel facilities. Authorizes the head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to spend, under contracts with States, certain amounts for State recreational boating safety programs. Authorizes appropriations. Declares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a specified amount of the annual appropriation from the Sport Fish Restoration Account in a certain fiscal year under specified provisions shall be excluded from the calculation of certain amounts to be distributed. (Sec. 502) Mandates a survey and plan regarding transient nontrailerable vessels and related public facilities. Requires certain amounts to be made available for grants to States to construct or renovate such public facilities. Title VI: Coast Guard Regulatory Reform - Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 - Mandates regulations establishing a safety management system for specified persons and vessels, including: (1) a safety and environmental protection policy; (2) instructions and procedures to ensure safe operation of those vessels and protection of the environment in compliance with international and U.S. law; (3) defined levels of authority and lines of communications between and among personnel on shore and on the vessel; and (4) procedures for reporting accidents and nonconformities with this title, preparing for and responding to emergency situations, and internal audits and management reviews of the system. Requires regulations prescribed to be consistent with the International Safety Management Code with respect to vessels engaged on a foreign voyage. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) implementation of the safety management system; and (2) certification and enforcement. Mandates a study and report to the Congress on the methods that may be used to implement and enforce the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of ships and for Pollution Prevention under the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. (Sec. 603) Authorizes the head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to rely, as evidence of compliance with this title, on reports, documents, and records of other persons and on other methods determined by the head of that department to be reliable. (Sec. 604) Revises provisions regarding: (1) equipment approval; (2) frequency of inspection; (3) certificates of inspection; and (4) delegation of authority of the head of that department to classification societies. Title VII: Technical and Conforming Amendments - Amends the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 to modify various navigational rules. (Sec. 702) Amends Federal law relating to measurement of vessels to authorize the head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to prescribe, where a statute allows, an alternate tonnage. (Sec. 702) Allows alternate tonnage measurement by amending the Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act, the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, Federal law relating to reporting of U.S. vessels rebuilt abroad, the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and numerous provisions of Federal law relating to vessels and seamen. (Sec. 745) Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (notwithstanding specified provisions) to issue a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document based on the individual applicant's service, using the tonnage as measured under specified provisions.
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Timeline
29 June 1995
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
29 June 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9453, S9465)
Source: IntroReferral
29 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
20 July 1995
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
19 October 1995
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210.
Source: Calendars
19 October 1995
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-160.
Source: Committee
19 October 1995
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-160.
Source: Committee
17 November 1995
Floor
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S17362-17420)
Source: Floor
17 November 1995
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
19 November 1995
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
19 November 1995
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
19 November 1995
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
29 February 1996
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
29 February 1996
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 February 1996
ResolvingDifferences
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Shuster, Young (AK), Coble, Fowler, Baker (CA), Oberstar, Clement, and Poshard.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 February 1996
Passed
On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H1582)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 February 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 February 1996
Passed
On passage Passed without objection.
Source: Floor
29 February 1996
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Source: Floor
29 February 1996
Passed
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 1361. Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
29 February 1996
Floor
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1582)
Source: Floor
29 February 1996
Floor
Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Source: Floor
5 March 1996
Floor
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.
Source: Floor
11 July 1996
Passed
Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Pressler; Stevens; Gorton; Lott; Hutchison; Snowe; Ashcroft; Abraham; Hollings; Inouye; Ford; Kerry; Breaux; Dorgan; Wyden. (consideration: CR S7703)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
11 July 1996
Passed
Senate disagreed to the House Amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
11 July 1996
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House Amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: NotUsed
19 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
19 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
Passed
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.(consideration: CR H11544)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
Passed
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
Passed
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
Passed
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Source: Floor
27 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent for consideration of the conference report, H. Rept. 104-854.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report H. Rept. 104-854 filed. (text of conference report: CR H11485-11524)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
27 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-854 filed.(text of conference report: CR H11485-11524)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 September 1996
ResolvingDifferences
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 September 1996
Passed
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11803)
Source: ResolvingDifferences
30 September 1996
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
9 October 1996
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
9 October 1996
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
19 October 1996
Became law
Became Public Law No: 104-324.
Source: President
19 October 1996
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
19 October 1996
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Public Law · 20 October 1996 · Download file
- Enrolled Bill · 28 September 1996 · Download file
- Engrossed Amendment House · 29 February 1996 · Download file
- Engrossed in Senate · 17 November 1995 · Download file
- Reported to Senate · 19 October 1995 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 29 June 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Public Law (text)
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Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 20 October 1996
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Enrolled Bill · EN · 28 September 1996
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Conference report filed in House
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Engrossed Amendment House (text)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 29 February 1996
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Engrossed Amendment House · EN · 29 February 1996
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 29 February 1996
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Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 November 1995
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Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 November 1995
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Passed Senate amended
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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 19 October 1995
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 June 1995
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Sponsors
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
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- amends ← To make technical and minor changes in the bill as reported, and for other purposes.
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