On the recordApril 1, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4005) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4005 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. TITLE II--COAST GUARD Sec. 201. Commissioned officers. Sec. 202. Prevention and response workforces. Sec. 203. Centers of expertise. Sec. 204. Agreements. Sec. 205. Coast Guard housing. Sec. 206. Determinations. Sec. 207. Annual Board of Visitors. Sec. 208. Repeal of limitation on medals of honor. Sec. 209. Mission need statement. Sec. 210. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request. Sec. 211. Inventory of real property. Sec. 212. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces. Sec. 213. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. Sec. 214. Icebreakers. Sec. 215. Multiyear procurement authority for Offshore Patrol Cutters. Sec. 216. Maintaining Medium Endurance Cutter mission capability.…





