We in Congress have passed significant legislation during the past decade which has expanded several fold the duties of the Coast Guard: In 1970 we enacted the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. in 1971. the Federal Boat Safety Act. in 1972. the Ports and Waterways Safety Act. in 1974. the Deepwater Ports Act. in 1976. the Fisheries Conservation Management Act. which as we all know extended the fisheries conservation zone from 12 to 200 miles. in 1978. the Port and Tanker Safety Act. and also in 1978. the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Additionally. in recent years the Coast Guards responsibilities have increased in efforts to stop the illegal importation of drugs. Then there was the Cuban refugee problem. and most recently. President Reagan has asked the Coast Guard to head off the arrival of Haitian refugees on the south Florida coast. I am sure we all saw the news reports last week of the Coast Guard returning Haitian refugees to their country and also searching for the bodies of 30 Haitians who drowned in their futile effort to reach our coast. I would like to point out at this time that the Coast Guard is carrying out this vastly expanded mission with only 1.500 more military personnel than it employed in 1970. and with 500 fewer civilian employees. Mr.
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