Authorization of appropriations

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5. Authorization of appropriations

§1958. Authorization of appropriations

(a) In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 for carrying out sections 1952, 1954, and 1955 of this title, of which not more than 7 percent is authorized for each fiscal year for administrative costs.

(b) Amounts authorized for Coast Guard

Of the amounts authorized for each fiscal year under section 2702(1) ¹ of title 14, up to $2,000,000 is authorized for the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for use by the Commandant of the Coast Guard to carry out section 1953 of this title, of which not more than 5 percent is authorized for each fiscal year for administrative costs.

( Pub. L. 109–449, §9, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3339 ; Pub. L. 115–265, title I, §105, Oct. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 3744 ; Pub. L. 116–224, title I, §101(2), Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1074 .)

References in Text

Section 2702 of title 14, referred to in subsec. (b), was redesignated section 4902 of title 14 by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §121(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4238 , and references to section 2702 of title 14 deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see section 123(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–282, set out as a References to Sections of Title 14 as Redesignated by Pub. L. 115–282 note preceding section 101 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

Amendments

2020-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–224 substituted "$15,000,000" for "$10,000,000" and "7 percent" for "5 percent".

2018-Pub. L. 115–265 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 2006 through 2010-

"(1) to the Administrator for carrying out sections 1952 and 1955 of this title, $10,000,000, of which no more than 10 percent may be for administrative costs; and

"(2) to the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, for the use of the Commandant of the Coast Guard in carrying out section 1953 of this title, $2,000,000, of which no more than 10 percent may be used for administrative costs."

¹ See References in Text note below.

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