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46 U.S.C. 2116: Marine safety strategy, goals, and performance assessments

Created in 2010 by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 14 U.S.C. 5104.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(1), substituted "The 5-year strategy shall include the issuance of a plan" for "The strategy shall include the issuance of a triennial plan" in introductory provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(2)(A), substituted "5-Year Strategy and Plan" for "Contents of Strategy and Triennial Plans" in heading. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(2)(B), substituted "5-year strategy and plan" for "strategy and triennial plans" in introductory provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(2)(C)(i), substituted "5-year strategy and plan" for "strategy and triennial plans" in introductory provisions. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(2)(C)(ii), substituted "plan" for "plans". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(3), substituted "Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary" for "Beginning with fiscal year 2020 and triennially thereafter, the Secretary… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(4)(A), substituted "In conjunction with the submission of the 5-year strategy and plan" for "No less frequently than semiannually". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(4)(B)(i), (ii), substituted "Periodic briefings" for "Report to congress" in heading and "periodically brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Represen… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(4)(B)(iii), struck out "annual" after "safety strategy and" and substituted "for the period covered by the briefing" for "for the year covered by the report". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 116–283, §8240(c)(4)(B)(iv), substituted "plan" for "plans". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (d)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–265, §214(1), substituted "of a triennial" for "each year of an annual" in introductory provisions. (Save Our Seas Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–265, §214(2), substituted "Triennial" for "Annual" in heading and "triennial" for "annual" in introductory provisions of pars. (1) and (2). (Save Our Seas Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–265, §214(3)(B), substituted "triennial plan" for "annual plan". (Save Our Seas Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–265, §214(3)(A), which directed substitution of "fiscal year 2020 and triennially" for "fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year", was executed by substituting "Beginning with fiscal year 2020 and triennially thereafter, the" for "The", to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the in… (Save Our Seas Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–232, §3546(b), substituted "The" for "Beginning with fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, the". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–232, §3541(b)(7), substituted "the Commandant shall assess" for "the Coast Guard Commandant shall assess". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–265, §214(4), substituted "triennially" for "annually" in introductory provisions. (Save Our Seas Act of 2018) Law text · (d)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–281, §307(a), substituted "section 93(c) of title 14" for "section 93(c)". (Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 113–281, §221(b)(1)(A), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "on the program's mission performance in achieving numerical measurable goals established under subsection (b); and". (Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014) Law text · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.