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 100 STAT. 3548

PUBLIC LAW 99-640—NOV. 10, 1986



State and local governments. 46 USC 13103 note.

Year 1987 motorfuel excise tax receipts shall be used to increase the funding for boating safety programs during Fiscal Year 1987 only." (b) Section 13106(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking "one-third" and inserting in lieu thereof "one-half for Fiscal Year 1987 and one-third for each Fiscal Year thereafter." (c) Section 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking "two-thirds" and inserting in lieu thereof "one-half for Fiscal Year 1987 and two-thirds for each Fiscal Year thereafter". (d) Before making any allocation under this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall retain not less than one percent nor more than two percent of the amount appropriated for that year for State recreational boating safety programs for the payment of costs of administration of this chapter. PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

Claims.

26 USC 6621.

SEC. 8. Section 830 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" before "Appropriations"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(b) The Secretary may pay interest on a claim under this section in any case in which a payment authorized under this section is not made within 60 days after the submission of the claim in a manner prescribed by the Secretary. The rate of interest for purposes of this section shall be the annual rate established under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.". USE OF COAST GUARD AUXIUARY

14 USC 821 note.

Reports.

Reports.

SEC. 9. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the Coast Guard Auxiliary performs a broad range of services in behalf of the safety and security of the American people, and that the continued strength and vitality of the Coast Guard Auxiliary is important to the United States. (b)(l) The Secretary of Transportation shall investigate and submit to the Congress a report within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act regarding— (A) the extent to which membership of the Coast Guard , Auxiliary has declined in recent years and the causes of such .; decline; (B) the effect, if any, on the maritime community of any such decline in the performance levels of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in the areas of life-saving, assistance to persons in distress, safety patrols and inspections, and support missions for the Coast Guard; and (C) the effect, if any, of the Coast Guard's non-emergency assistance policy on the overall effectiveness of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. (2) The report submitted by the Secretary under this section shall include such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve and maintain the Coast Guard Auxiliary at its optimum strength. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14 AND TITLE 4 6

SEC. 10. (a)(1) The analysis of parts, before section 1 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking "II. Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary

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