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Written testimony of USCG for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing titled “Maritime Transportation Regulatory Issues”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Assistant Commandant for Regulatory Programs Rear Admiral Paul Thomas addresses the Coast Guard’s regulatory program.

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Written testimony of USCG for a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure joint subcommittee hearing titled “Federal Maritime Navigation Programs: Interagency Cooperation and Technological Change”

Written testimony of USCG for a House Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing titled “Federal Maritime Navigation Programs: Interagency Cooperation and Technological Change”

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Written testimony of USCG for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing titled “Maritime Transportation Safety & Stewardship Programs”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy Rear Admiral Paul Thomas addresses the Coast Guard’s Maritime Transportation and Stewardship programs and current challenges facing the nation’s maritime industry.

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National Strategy for Maritime Security

Publications for the National Strategy for Maritime Security.

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Maritime Safety and Security

S&T Maritime Safety and Security Program develops and transitions technical capabilities that enhance U.S. maritime border security by safeguarding lawful trade and travel, and helps to prevent illegal use of the maritime environment to transport illicit goods or people.

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Written testimony of PLCY, USCG, CBP, TSA, FEMA for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Evaluating Port Security: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS ) Office of Policy (PLCY) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transborder Policy Ellen McClain, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy RDML Paul Thomas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Intelligence and Analysis Assistant Administrator Steve Sadler, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Protection and National Preparedness Grant Programs Directorate Assistant Administrator Brian Kamoie address DHS’ efforts to ensure secure, efficient, and resilient operations at the Nation’s 361 maritime ports and throughout the global maritime transportation system.

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Written testimony of USCG for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing titled “Maritime Transportation Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs and the Environment, Part 2”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio addresses the Coast Guard’s environmental regulations, specifically the subset of Coast Guard regulatory development efforts addressing environmental protection.

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Written Testimony of USCG Commandant Admiral Robert Papp Jr. for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “Future of the Homeland Security Missions of the Coast Guard”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Commandant Admiral Robert Papp Jr. addresses the Coast Guard’s homeland security missions.

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Written testimony of the U.S. Coast Guard for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing titled “Tenth Anniversary of the Maritime Transportation Security Act: Are We Safer?”

U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio addresses the Coast Guard’s role in securing the nation’s maritime infrastructure since the events of 9/11 and the subsequent passage of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002.

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Maritime Information Exchange

Coast Guard maritime information in searchable databases, from the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) information system.