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Senate Approves Two-Year Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill

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Senate Approves Two-Year Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot polar icebreaker. Photo: Coast Guard

The Senate on Friday approved by voice vote a two-year authorization bill that provides funding for the Coast Guard for two years and gives the service the authority to spread the cost of a potential new heavy icebreaker over multiple fiscal years.The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, H.R. 4188, authorizes $9.1 billion for the Coast Guard in both FY ’16 and FY ’17. The House unanimously passed the legislation on Dec. 10.Allowing the Coast Guard to acquire a heavy…

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