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S. 2173 116th Congress Senate

Coast Guard Drug Detection and Interdiction Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to enhance the land-based unmanned aircraft system program of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 2019 Introduced by: Rick Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 18, 2019
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 Latest action July 18, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coast Guard Drug Detection and Interdiction Act

This bill authorizes the United States Coast Guard to provide funding through FY2021 for the enhancement of its land-based unmanned aircraft system program.

The Coast Guard must assess the feasibility and advisability of using unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance of marine protected areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2297 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2173: Coast Guard Drug Detection and Interdiction Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2173/
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"S. 2173: Coast Guard Drug Detection and Interdiction Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2173/.
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