Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Appropriations;    Coast Guard;    Defense budgets;    Shipbuilding;   

RP-ID  :  R42567
RP-ID  :  R42567_2018Oct26

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). The Coast Guard's proposed FY2019 budget requests a total of $705 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.