To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard, after informing the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, to make such recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate.

October 28, 2003

Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. COBLE, Mr. DELAHUNT, and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Commandant of the Coast Guard, after informing the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, to make such recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Commandant of the Coast Guard Advice and Recommendations Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS BY COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD.

Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (w) by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;

(2) in paragraph (x) by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

`(y) after informing the Secretary, make such recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate.'.

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