The House on Monday unanimously approved a two-year bill that authorizes the Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission through FY ’17, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama for his signature.The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4188) was approved by the Senate in December.The bill authorizes $9.1 billion for the Coast Guard in both FY ’16 and FY ’17 and allows the service to spread the cost of a potential new heavy icebreaker over multiple fiscal years. In…
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