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Summary:
The Administration's proposal to create a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would transfer the Coast Guard from the Department of Transportation (DoT) to DHS. The proposal to transfer the Coast Guard to DHS has emerged as one of the more significant items of congressional debate on the merits of the Administration's homeland security reorganization proposal (H.R. 5005). The Coast Guard's homeland security operations raise other potential issues for Congress as well. This report will be updated as events warrant.
