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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 51 — Reports

§ 5108. Unfunded priorities list

Statutory text

(a)

In General.—

Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a list of each unfunded priority for the Coast Guard.

(b)

Prioritization.—

The list required under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities in order from the highest priority to the lowest, as determined by the Commandant.

(c)

Unfunded Priority Defined.—

In this section, the term “unfunded priority” means a program or mission requirement that—

(1)

has not been selected for funding in the applicable proposed budget;

(2)

is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational need; and

(3)

the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources been available or had the requirement emerged before the budget was submitted.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 title III § 317(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 5108

    (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title III, § 317(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4251.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title III, § 317(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4251.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Unfunded Priorities.— Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 5108. Unfunded priorities list “(a) In General.— Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a list of each unfunded priority for the Coast Guard. “(b) Prioritization.— The list required under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities in order from the highest priority to the lowest, as determined by the Commandant. “(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.— In this section, the term ‘unfunded priority’ means a program or mission requirement that— “(1) has not been selected for funding in the applicable proposed budget; “(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational need; and “(3) the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources been available or had the requirement emerged before the budget was submitted.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title III, § 317(b), , 132 Stat. 4251.)

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