Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015
Other short titles	Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2015
Long title	An Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 114th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–120 (text) (PDF)
Codification
Titles amended	Titles 14 and 46
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 4188 by Duncan D. Hunter (R–CA) on December 8, 2015; Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation; Signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 8, 2016;

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 is an act of the United States that governs the activities of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). The act also authorizes appropriations totaling about $17.5 billion, primarily for ongoing USCG operations over the 2016–2017 period.

The act was introduced during the 114th United States Congress as H.R. 4188, passed on February 1, 2016, and was signed into law as Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–120 (text) (PDF) on February 8, 2016. Other related bills include House bill H.R. 1987 and Senate bill S. 1611.

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