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Just introduced
What it doesSummary passed house amended (Sep 10, 1990)
Amends Federal law relating to the authority of the Coast Guard in saving life and property to provide for criminal penalties and liability for costs for knowingly communicating a false distress message to the Coast Guard.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for acquiring direction finding and transmitter identification equipment for land-based and mobile Coast Guard search and rescue stations.
What just happenedNov 16, 1990
See H.R.4009.
Who’s behind it
Amends Federal law relating to the authority of the Coast Guard in saving life and property to provide for criminal penalties and liability for costs for knowingly communicating a false distress message to the Coast Guard.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for acquiring direction finding and transmitter identification equipment for land-based and mobile Coast Guard search and rescue stations.
Amends Federal law relating to the authority of the Coast Guard in saving life and property to provide for criminal penalties and liability for costs for inducing Coast Guard aid under false pretenses.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for acquiring direction finding equipment for land-based Coast Guard search and rescue stations to enhance the capability to locate and identify mariner distress signals.