Kat Cammack voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
Vote to pass a bill that reauthorizes certain Coast Guard authorities and programs through FY2026, including by extending current levels for active-duty personnel and military training student loads.
Authorizes certain Coast Guard authorities and programs through FY2026, including by extending current levels for active-duty personnel and military training student loads and amends and modifies several existing policies and programs (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Authorizes the Coast Guard to act to protect against damage or destruction resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Exempts service life extension programs from certain requirements for acquisition projects or programs (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Establishes the Coast Guard with direct hire authority to appoint Coast Guard Academy civilian faculty (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Specifies that members of certain reserve components have up to 12 inactive-duty training periods of parental leave (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Expands benefits for individuals who are participating in the Career Intermission Program to include benefits such as disability and death benefits (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Requires the Coast Guard to establish location-specific tsunami evacuation plans for units and sectors located in areas that have a high or very high risk of a tsunami (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Establishes certain notice requirements for foreign vessels operating on the Outer Continental Shelf (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Amends the requirements for certain merchant mariner credentials (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Requires higher-level review for certain determinations regarding the retention of an officer whose record includes a sexual assault offense (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Requires the Coast Guard to provide Congress reports detailing the status of the Polar Security Cutter program, among other reporting requirements (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
Authorizes appropriations for the acquisition of additional vessels and aircraft, information technology modernization, and shoreside infrastructure (Title I-VI, Sec. 101-601).
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS
Title: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS