COMDTINST 5860.2A
that any resource implications are considered in the budgetary process, and provide
recommendations to G-CCS not later than 1 May.
(6) G-CCS review and approval. G-CCS will review and approve or disapprove an LCP for
development not later that 30 May. Approval of an LCP is not final clearance of proposed
legislation. Further review may determine that a legislative change is not needed or
advisable. All proposed legislation is subject to the Commandant's approval.
b. Previously-approved LCPs. Although the Coast Guard annually submits a proposed Coast
Guard Authorization Act to Congress, Congress does not enact a Coast Guard Authorization Act
each year. Even if a Coast Guard Authorization Act is enacted, Congress often does not include
all the provisions proposed by the Coast Guard. Program directors do not need to resubmit
previously-approved LCPs that were deferred, were not cleared outside the Coast Guard, or were
not enacted. These LCPs will be considered in the next legislative cycle. However, program
directors shall critically review each previously-approved LCP that was not enacted and
withdraw any proposals that are no longer needed or have little chance for future success. G-L
shall delete previously-approved LCPs at program director request and shall also recommend to
G-CCS that previously-approved LCPs be cancelled when appropriate.
c. Off-cycle LCPs. Although program directors should anticipate the need for legislation and
submit LCPs in accordance with the schedule established by this instruction, a program director
who identifies a need for an LCP outside the normal cycle may forward an LCP to G-CCS via G-
L and CG-8. The LCP must be accompanied by a memorandum clearly explaining why the LCP
should be developed outside the normal cycle. Generally, to avoid delaying development and
clearance of the draft Coast Guard Authorization bill, any LCP submitted after 1 July will not be
included in the bill for the following year unless it provides significant benefit or prevents
substantial harm to the Coast Guard. Similarly, because attempting to insert additional
provisions while the draft Coast Guard Authorization Act is in clearance at DHS or OMB may
lead to significant delays, the Commandant must approve any addition after the draft Coast
Guard Authorization Act is forwarded to DHS for clearance. Although there may be several
months from the time a proposed Coast Guard Authorization Act is transmitted to Congress to
the time Congress takes action, the Coast Guard has virtually no realistic opportunity to make
changes to the proposed Coast Guard Authorization Act after it is transmitted to Congress.
d. Coast Guard Authorization Act development and approval.
(1) Drafting proposed Coast Guard Authorization Act. G-LLX, in consultation with the program
director sponsoring each approved LCP, shall prepare a draft Coast Guard Authorization Act
(draft bill) that includes draft legislative text, comparative type showing proposed changes to
existing law, and an analysis for each approved LCP that has not been deferred or canceled.
(2) G-L review and recommendations. G-L will review the draft bill, and, in consultation with
the sponsoring program director, recommend whether any approved LCP should be canceled
or deferred. G-L will forward the draft bill and any recommendations for cancellation or
deferral of an LCP to the Commandant, via CG-8, G-CCS, and Vice Commandant (G-CV),
not later than 15 August.
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