,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjba,mr4
 ,crist 7for himself and ,mr4 ,palazzo7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 and in addition to the       
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
membership of the ,commandant of the    
,coast ,guard on the ,joint ,chiefs of  
,staff4  #a4 ,membership of ,commandant 
of the ,coast ,guard on the ,joint      
,chiefs of ,staff  7a7 ,membership on   
the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff ,section   
#aea7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#i7 ,the 
,commandant of the ,coast ,guard4  4    

7b7 ,appointment of ,chairman2 grade and
 rank ,section #aeb of such title is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection            
7b77#a77;,b7 by striking or the         
,commandant of the ,marine ,corps and   
inserting the ,commandant of the ,marine
 ,corps1 or the ,commandant of the      
,coast ,guard2 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7c71 by striking ,navy and inserting    
,navy or ,coast ,guard4  7c7 ,vice      
,chairman ,section #aed7;f7 of such     
title is amended by striking ,navy and  
inserting ,navy or ,coast ,guard4  7d7  
,inclusion on the ,joint ,staff ,section
 #aee7;a7 of such title is amended--    
7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 in the   
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking 7other than the ,coast ,guard72
  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking
 and at the end2  7,c7 in subparagraph  
7,c71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7,d7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
subparagraph3  7,d7 the ,coast ,guard4  
2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by       

striking ,secretary of the military     
department having jurisdiction over that
 armed force and inserting ,secretary   
concerned4  7e7 ,duties as member of    
,joint ,staff ,section #cjb of title    
#ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking ,the ,president may   
and inserting the following3  7a7 ,the  
,president may  2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7b7  7#a7 ,the ,commandant of the ,coast
 ,guard shall also perform the duties   
prescribed for the ,commandant as a     
member of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff  
under section #aea of title #aj4  7#b7  
,to the extent that such action does not
 impair the independence of the         
,commandant in the performance of the   
,commandant's duties as a member of the 
,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 the           
,commandant shall inform the ,secretary 
of the department in which the ,coast   
,guard is operating regarding military  
advice rendered by members of the ,joint
 ,chiefs of ,staff on matters affecting 

such department4  7#c7 ,subject to the  
authority1 direction1 and control of the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,commandant
 shall keep the ,secretary of the       
department in which the ,coast ,guard is
 operating fully informed of significant
 military operations affecting the      
duties and responsibilities of such     
,secretary4  4