Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§5108 Unfunded priorities list
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - REPORTS › § 5108
Summary
Within 60 days after the President submits the budget to Congress, the Commandant must send two congressional committees a ranked list of Coast Guard unfunded priorities. An "unfunded priority" is a mission or program need that wasn't in the proposed budget, is needed for operations, and that the Commandant would have recommended if more resources or earlier notice had been available.
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Title 14, §5108
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(a)Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a list of each unfunded priority for the Coast Guard.
(b)The list required under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities in order from the highest priority to the lowest, as determined by the Commandant.
(c)In this section, the term “unfunded priority” means a program or mission requirement that—
(1)has not been selected for funding in the applicable proposed budget;
(2)is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational need; and
(3)the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources been available or had the requirement emerged before the budget was submitted.
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14 U.S.C. § 5108
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73