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House Appropriations Draft Bill Would Boost Coast Guard Acquisition

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House Appropriations Draft Bill Would Boost Coast Guard Acquisition
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter John Scheuerman stand at attention during the commissioning ceremony in Tampa, Florida, Feb. 23, 2022. The ship is the fifth Sentinel-class fast response cutter assigned to Patrol Forces Southwest Asia and stationed in Manama, Bahrain. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee this morning is set to markup its version of the fiscal year 2023 homeland security funding bill and is recommending adding $600 million to the Coast Guard’s acquisition account, in part to account for rising inflation. A draft bill summary released by the panel on Wednesday says the bill includes $2.3 billion for the Coast Guard’s procurement, construction and improvements account, adding $87 million for ships 10 and 11 of the national security cutter…

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