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Whereas the Coast Guard is comprised of nearly 36,000 ac-
tive personnel and over 7,000 reserve personnel, and is 
supported by the approximately 29,000 volunteers of the 
Coast Guard Auxiliary; 
Whereas the Coast Guard is at all times an armed force, a 
regulatory agency, a humanitarian service, a Federal law 
enforcement agency, and a member of the intelligence 
community and is responsible for the safety, security, and 
stewardship of United States waters; 
Whereas each year the Coast Guard conducts on average 
more than 17,500 search and rescue missions, saving 
over 3,400 lives and $47,000,000 in property; 
Whereas each year the Coast Guard, through its drug inter-
diction efforts, keeps more than $3,000,000,000 worth of 
illegal drugs out of the United States; 
Whereas the Coast Guard safeguards ocean resources from 
degradation by pollution and overuse through marine en-
vironmental protection and fisheries enforcement pro-
grams; 
Whereas each year the Coast Guard responds to more than 
8,900 pollution incident reports, conducts over 43,700 
recreational vessel boardings and 5,900 fisheries con-
servation boardings, and investigates over 5,800 commer-
cial vessel marine casualties; 
Whereas the Coast Guard maintains the largest system of 
aids to navigation in the world, with more than 42,000 
buoys, fixed markers, and lighthouses; 
Whereas the Coast Guard provides critical ice breaking serv-
ices for the inland waterways and shipping channels of 
the United States; 
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Whereas the Coast Guard plays a leading role in undocu-
mented migrant interdiction activities; 
Whereas Coast Guard personnel have fought in every major 
military conflict since the Coast Guard’s inception in 
1790; 
Whereas the men and women serving in the Coast Guard em-
body a rich tradition of honor, respect, and devotion to 
duty during times of peace and war; and 
Whereas, for the past 225 years, the Coast Guard’s central 
missions have been maritime search and rescue and mari-
time law enforcement: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress, recognizing the historic sig-
nificance of the 225th anniversary of the Coast Guard— 
(1) expresses the appreciation of the people of 
the United States to the Coast Guard and the Coast 
Guardsmen who have provided 225 years of dedi-
cated service; and 
(2) commends— 
(A) the Coast Guard’s effectiveness in pro-
tecting the public, the environment, and United 
States economic and security interests in 
United States ports and inland waterways, 
along United States coasts, on international 
waters, and in any maritime region in which 
United States interests may be at risk; 
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(B) the men and women serving in the 
Coast Guard who risk their lives to save others 
in danger at sea, enforce United States treaties 
and other laws, protect the marine environment, 
ensure a safe and efficient marine transpor-
tation system, and support diplomatic and na-
tional defense interests of the United States 
worldwide; and 
(C) the Coast Guard in its efforts to re-
main ‘‘Semper Paratus’’, Always Ready, as it 
moves forward to meet the demands of the 21st 
century. 
Æ 
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