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Proposed House Homeland Security Funding Bill Would Add FRCs For Indo-Pacific Ops

Proposed House Homeland Security Funding Bill Would Add FRCs For Indo-Pacific Ops
Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Melvin Bell was commissioned on March 28, 2024, at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and will be homeported in Boston. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme, Coast Guard Academy.

Republicans on the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Monday released their proposed fiscal year 2025 spending bill that would provide the Coast Guard with four fast response cutters (FRCs) for the Coast Guard and additional funds to keep in service an aging medium-endurance cutter for operations in the Indo-Pacific region. The Coast Guard is requesting $216 million for two FRCs that would support the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. The subcommittee is recommending $385 million for four FRCs, which if ultimately…

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