On the recordSeptember 26, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5978) to amend title 14, United States Code, to clarify the functions of the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5978 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 Amendments Act of 2016''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--COAST GUARD, NAVIGATION, AND SHIPPING Sec. 101. Coast Guard major acquisition programs. Sec. 102. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care for the Coast Guard. Sec. 103. Oil spill disbursements auditing and report. Sec. 104. Deadline for compliance with alternate safety compliance program. Sec. 105. Coast Guard pier in Wilmington, North Carolina. Sec. 106. Backup global positioning system. Sec. 107. Arctic alternative planning criteria. TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS Sec. 201. Vessel ``Apollonia''. Sec. 202. Reimbursement for non-Federal construction costs of certain aids to navigation. Sec. 203. Corrections to provisions enacted by Coast Guard Authorization Acts. TITLE I--COAST GUARD, NAVIGATION, AND SHIPPING SEC. 101. COAST GUARD MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.…





