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This bill would authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for\n the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, providing funding for the Coast Guard \nto carry out its operations, modernize its equipment, and reform U.S. \nmaritime transportation laws.

In each of the fiscal years 2016\n and 2017, the Coast Guard would receive $8.7 billion — which is the \nfull amount for what had been previously planned for those fiscal years.\n This would provide for military pay raises to make pay for \nservice-members consistent with the other Armed Forces.

If\n passed, the Coast Guard would be required to outline manpower \nrequirements for Congress, the same way other Armed Forces do. This \nbudget allows for 43,000 active duty Coast Guard personnel in each of \nthe fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

Under current law the Coast \nGuard is not required to provide a long-term plan for its shipbuilding \nacquisition needs. Under this bill, the Coast Guard would be required to\n give Congress a plan. Funding in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 would also \nfacilitate the construction of an icebreaker\n capable of tending buoys on the Great Lakes. The Coast Guard would be \ngiven 270 days to assess the condition of its Polar Class icebreaker in \norder to determine if it is cost effective to reactivate the cutter.

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