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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 5515 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 4838

Sec. 4838. Emergency response

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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall request the Comptroller General of the United States to examine whether there are unnecessary regulatory barriers to the use of small passenger vessels, crewboats, and offshore supply vessels in disaster response and provide recommendations, as appropriate, to reduce such barriers.
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