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§5101 Transmission of Annual Coast Guard Authorization Request

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS › Chapter 51— REPORTS › § 5101

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 30 days after the President sends a budget to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary must send the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation a legislative proposal for the Coast Guard for that fiscal year. The proposal must recommend personnel end strengths (see section 4903), request authorizations of appropriations (including matters in section 4901), and include any other Coast Guard items the Secretary thinks should be in an authorization bill.

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Title 14, §5101

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(a)Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary 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 Coast Guard authorization request with respect to such fiscal year.
(b)In this section, the term “Coast Guard authorization request” means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year—
(1)recommends end strengths for personnel for that fiscal year, as described in section 4903;
(2)recommends authorizations of appropriations for that fiscal year, including with respect to matters described in section 4901; and
(3)addresses any other matter that the Secretary determines is appropriate for inclusion in a Coast Guard authorization bill.

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2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 122(b), renumbered section 2901 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 4903” for “section 2703”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 4901” for “section 2701”. 2016—Pub. L. 114–120, § 101(d)(1)(A), (B), renumbered section 662a of this title as this section. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–120, § 101(d)(1)(C)(i), substituted “described in section 2703” for “described in section 661”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–120, § 101(d)(1)(C)(ii), substituted “described in section 2701” for “described in section 662”.

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14 U.S.C. § 5101

Title 14Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60