19, 45 55 55 10 33 18 Comptroller General. Carlton, Col. John T., executive director, Reserve Officers Association of the United States.. Prepared statement_ McCubbin, Rear Adm. John D., Chief, Office of Reserve; accompanied LIST OF WITNESSES Morrison, Rear Adm. William L., Chief, Office of Chief Counsel; ac- The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m. in room 5110, New Senate Office Building, Hon. Russell B. Long (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senator Long. Senator LONG. This morning we take up four bills relating to the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Reserve. S. 3081 and H.R. 13816 are companion bills to improve and clarify certain laws affecting the Coast Guard. Those bills make a number of revisions in titles 10, 14, and 37 of the United States Code including an increase in the number of Coast Guard Academy cadets, changes in housing allowances, and changes in certain services provided dependents. (The bills and agency comments follow:) Staff member assigned to this hearing: Emanuel Rauvelas. 91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 3081 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 28, 1969 Mr. MAGNUSON (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce A BILL To improve and clarify certain laws affecting the Coast Guard. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 2 is amended 4 (A) by deleting the word "upon" and substituting therefor the words "on and under", in the clause preceding the first semicolon; (B) by inserting "and under" after the phrase "life and property on" and deleting the word “on” after the phrase "the high seas and" in the clanse preceding the second semicolon; and 1 2 3 4 5 2 (C) by correctly spelling icebreaking as an unhyphenated word and inserting “, under," after the phrase "promotion of safety on" in the clause preceding the third semicolon. (2) Section 41a (a) is amended by deleting the comma 6 after the word components in the last sentence and inserting 7 the words "or assigned to the Selective Service System," in 8 licu thereof. 9 10 11 (3) The beginning of the first sentence of subsection (a) of section 88 is amended to read as follows: "(a) In order to render aid to distressed persons, ves12 sels, and aircraft on and under the high seas and on and under 13 the waters over which the United States has jurisdiction and 14 in order to render aid to persons and property imperiled by 15 flood, the Coast Guard may:" (4) Section 182 is amended (A) by striking the word "four" and inserting the word "six" in lieu thereof in the first sentence; (B) by inserting the words "to complete the course of instruction at the Coast Guard Academy and" after the word "prescribe," in the penultimate sentence; (C) by designating the amended section as subsec tion (a); and (D) by adding a new subsection (b) as follows: "(b) A cadet who does not fulfill his obligation to com |