118 HR 7659 EH: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
U.S. House of Representatives
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024
. (b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Commandant defined.
Title I—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities and information technology.
Sec. 103. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels and aircraft.
Sec. 104. Authorization for certain programs and services.
Sec. 105. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Title II—Coast Guard
Subtitle A—Organization and Authorities
Sec. 201. Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators.
Sec. 202. Minor construction increase.
Sec. 203. Tsunami evacuation plans.
Sec. 204. Service life extension programs.
Sec. 205. Maritime domain awareness in Coast Guard sector for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
Sec. 206. Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions.
Sec. 207. Report on establishment of unmanned systems capabilities office.
Sec. 208. Great Lakes icebreaker.
Sec. 209. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement.
Sec. 210. Authorization of certain support for Coast Guard Academy foundations.
Sec. 211. National Coast Guard Museum.
Sec. 212. Regular Polar Security Cutter updates.
Sec. 213. Technology pilot program.
Sec. 214. Report on condition of Missouri River dayboards.
Sec. 215. Delegation of ports and waterways safety authorities in St. Lawrence seaway.
Sec. 216. Study on Coast Guard missions.
Sec. 217. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions.
Subtitle B—Personnel
Sec. 221. Direct hire authority for civilian faculty at the Coast Guard Academy.
Sec. 222. Temporary exemption from authorized end strength for Coast Guard enlisted members on active duty.
Sec. 223. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve selection boards.
Sec. 224. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of Coast Guard.
Sec. 225. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers.
Sec. 226. Report on GAO recommendations on housing program.
Title III—Shipping and Navigation
Subtitle A—Vessel Operations
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Notification.
Sec. 303. Publication of fines and penalties.
Subtitle B—Merchant Mariner Credentialing
Sec. 311. Revising merchant mariner deck training requirements.
Sec. 312. Amendments.
Sec. 313. Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents.
Sec. 314. Merchant seamen licenses, certificates, and documents; manning of vessels.
Subtitle C—Vessel Safety
Sec. 321. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel.
Sec. 322. Administrative procedure for security risks.
Sec. 323. Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels.
Sec. 324. Risk based examination of tank vessels.
Sec. 325. Ports and waterways safety.
Sec. 326. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at the port of Point Spencer, Alaska.
Sec. 327. Underwater inspections brief.
Sec. 328. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.
Sec. 329. Rulemaking regarding port access routes.
Sec. 330. Articulated tug-barge manning.
Subtitle D—Other Matters
Sec. 341. Anchor handling activities.
Sec. 342. Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems.
Sec. 343. Controlled substance onboard vessels.
Sec. 344. Nonoperating individual.
Sec. 345. Information on type approval certificates.
Sec. 346. Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels, vehicles, and structures.
Sec. 347. Classification societies.
Sec. 348. Authority to establish safety zones for special activities in exclusive economic zone.
Sec. 349. Fishing vessel and fisherman training safety.
Sec. 350. Authority over Deepwater Port Act of 1974.
Sec. 351. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee composition.
Sec. 352. Improving Vessel Traffic Service monitoring.
Sec. 353. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals.
Sec. 354. Anchorages.
Title IV—Oil Pollution Incident Liability
Sec. 401. Vessel response plans.
Sec. 402. Use of marine casualty investigations.
Sec. 403. Timing of review.
Sec. 404. Online incident reporting system.
Title V—Implementation of Accountability and Transparency Review Recommendations
Sec. 501. Implementation status of directed actions.
Sec. 502. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms.
Sec. 503. Requirement to maintain certain records.
Sec. 504. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight.
Sec. 505. Providing for the transfer of a cadet who is the victim of a sexual assault or related offense.
Sec. 506. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare.
Sec. 507. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of Coast Guard.
Sec. 508. Safe-to-report policy for Coast Guard.
Sec. 509. Modification of delivery date of Coast Guard sexual assault report.
Sec. 510. Higher-level review of board of determination decisions.
Sec. 511. Review of discharge or dismissal.
Sec. 512. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.
Sec. 513. Coast Guard Academy room reassignment.
Title VI—Amendments
Sec. 601. Amendments.
2.In this Act, the term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. <enum>I</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header> <section id="H6F8BC4F282E94E59AC349EA266186BAF"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1C9529583BA143D4876BB085DE684F94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2025 and 2026</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC880D5580BB4C678FD3FF2673BAEB85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF49B802D131E44A990B8E7FC10DBB5B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HA104B3DC5AD047A6B6E7639B62126DEB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H3A3B51916418468CBA89F8775246A79D" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$11,287,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA7376F2D139C43DBBD0A74B6DD5D6A7C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$11,851,875,000 for fiscal year 2026. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H78CDED6D3E0D47C3934E111480526204"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>$23,456,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,570,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1258D17D11D4D0BBF4CE9BB5B4993D2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>$24,353,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$26,848,500</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA26296940E540E3937973C34308ACC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="HB1E21CE8EFCD460A94838B8B1F883247" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB55BA1A1B6264DCF81264B1E565AF86D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$3,651,480,000 for fiscal year 2026.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8856BEFB8105456897EE9D4C0B4FBC06"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD116C9430D6E403C9D5BD1D26C55551E" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HFB8675C5DC52445E8C759062F4244886"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,415,000 for fiscal year 2025; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4E91C7FC6434274B473C085FAD1E049"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$16,185,750 for fiscal year 2026.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1EBF639BE15A477D901806DAEA63E44E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HD9B2EE053E2442A4973120081EE0E995"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for purposes of retired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and the Survivor Benefit Plan, payment for career status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, concurrent receipts, combat-related special compensation, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 10, $1,210,840,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HEC79EAB99E43448AB997F8C9BD24D863" commented="no"><enum>102.</enum><header>Shoreside infrastructure and facilities and information technology</header> <subsection id="HA0108F496EA04EB0985C5ECA19E1E8D0" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information technology</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code—</text>
<paragraph id="H71C1EB0B639B48B08017270406E19A61"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2025, $36,300,000 is authorized to modernize the Coast Guard’s information technology systems, of which $11,000,000 is authorized to fund the acquisition, development, and implementation of a new credentialing system for the Merchant Mariner credentialing program; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DEE78E140994948A9EE5E62A3C36611"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2026, $36,300,000 is authorized to modernize the Coast Guard’s information technology systems.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEA4A7377198444029ADC96FCA11C8C6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Shoreside infrastructure</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code—</text> <paragraph id="H14802EB9443B4B178098365A14849386"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2025, $500,000,000 is authorized to fund maintenance, construction, and repairs for Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H032BBC8D01124E6580F51A96F812DB1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$225,000,000 is authorized for the purposes of improvements to facilities at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0658721E915242359F421E9BAEE12EA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$10,000,000 is authorized to fund the creation of an infrastructure development plan for the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF54DE5C5B8B404E9107234A7DA40DC9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$50,000,000 is authorized to complete repairs and improvements of Chase Hall at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, including remediation of asbestos, lead, and mold and upgrading the electric outlet availability and storage space in student rooms, and making changes to house not more than 2 Officer Candidates in a room; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAEC6A599BC1545D2B461BEBADA317672"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$70,000,000 is authorized for the purposes of planning, designing, and building a floating drydock at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92D1E9B6B50A405AA2060522E976E4DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$40,000,000 is authorized for the purposes of planning, designing, and building a hangar to house, at a minimum, 2 HC–130J Super Hercules aircraft at Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD892A2C00ED42A18C4744B55F36484B"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$90,000,000 is authorized to fund waterfront improvements of Coast Guard Base Seattle; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23CC0B5A49A24F248CE085912CE88731"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2026, $600,000,000 is authorized to fund maintenance, construction, and repairs for Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure, of which—</text> <subparagraph id="H6D6A493E63694DB68BD9616AA7DCC301"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$125,000,000 is authorized for the purposes of improvements to facilities at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF25C9D7FEB604349A5D594F89E38ACFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$100,000,000 is authorized to execute the infrastructure development plan for the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut developed in paragraph (1)(C);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEFDFFE34059C41C99691E96E3E418566"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$100,000,000 is authorized for the purposes of planning, designing, and building a floating drydock at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09DA40782FE54EDFA58BB58B7F9B7EAD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$40,000,000 is authorized for the purposes of planning, designing, and building a hangar to house at a minimum 2 HC–130J Super Hercules aircraft at Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5B390D8060D740A2A5F9D083F8B2F899"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$90,000,000 is authorized to fund waterfront improvements of Coast Guard Base Seattle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H58B46536C36641049240A86C167B593F" commented="no"><enum>103.</enum><header>Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels and aircraft</header>
<subsection id="H8B919F9B63D74C94978592E1422B0AB4" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2025</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025—</text> <paragraph id="H51F279284FFE43F0A323363085282069" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$138,500,000 is authorized for the acquisition or procurement of 1 missionized HC–130J Super Hercules aircraft; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H191BDBCD33884229A4362ECEA3085A7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$36,000,000 is authorized for the service life extension program and any necessary upgrades of the 47-foot Motor Life Boat; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HACFDDE0E102F4B809B222D586B9005C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$216,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition of 2 Fast Response Cutters. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2853EDC77FE44293B2C96B00F36FDA2C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2026</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code, for fiscal year 2026—</text> <paragraph id="H73B48C8AEE184420BBECA8D0787FA0AE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$1,200,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition of a Polar Security Cutter;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB39CAAE4E1E4555B6DFEFF303C3081B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,100,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition of 2 Offshore Patrol Cutters;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E7BE5AF46FD4FC1B82BEA4C3CBA4082" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$138,500,000 is authorized for the acquisition or procurement of 1 missionized HC–130J Super Hercules aircraft; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8729AEB72EE4F8E9FA4FC28B0D79BD3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$153,500,000 is authorized to outfit and assemble 5 MH–60T Jayhawk aircrafts.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HCB1894B557104CE5984A03409F5A53C5"><enum>104.</enum><header>Authorization for certain programs and services</header> <subsection id="H5722B8FE68FB40989542F54E60363A87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2025</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025—</text>
<paragraph id="H1BCFAFDCE35542488332957F323013DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$11,978,000 is authorized to fund additional recruiting personnel and offices for the Coast Guard Recruiting Command;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H430AB9BF2ECA48F4ABD6209312618C80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$9,000,000 is authorized to enhance Coast Guard recruiting capabilities; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96F919BC11F04225B9BDC99329257B3A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 is authorized for the implementation of each directed action outlined in enclosure 1 of the memorandum of the Commandant titled <quote>Commandant’s Directed Actions-Accountability and Transparency</quote>, dated November 27, 2023.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0A71301E2EF5468E92C04EB92021BD71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2026</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, $35,000,000 is authorized for the implementation of each directed action outlined in enclosure 1 of the memorandum of the Commandant titled <quote>Commandant’s Directed Actions-Accountability and Transparency</quote>, dated November 27, 2023. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1BAD836776394F55A3BD965E8148B185" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Authorized levels of military strength and training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB40BFDEE0C1B48FF90D2D88C9F52D3CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2025 and 2026</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7E6ADDB8FB84079A51DCB6A057AB1DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2025 and 2026</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Coast Guard</header> <subtitle id="HCF5663A7D2AF476EBE819FC29EFAA783"><enum>A</enum><header>Organization and Authorities</header> <section id="H86CB770DCE76453D9409E3CC1D8363C3"><enum>201.</enum><header>Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1105 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H499996592C3641869870F01B7DAEC6DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lead systems integrator defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>lead systems integrator</term> has the meaning given such term in section 805(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/163">Public Law 109–163</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HC6076BEE36254255BB5A5DAD8420780A"><enum>202.</enum><header>Minor construction increase</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 903(d)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>$1,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HC87EB6ED549D4BA09C6CC43CF668D2EF"><enum>203.</enum><header>Tsunami evacuation plans</header>
<subsection id="H6AE6A3DE60504C6AA60622525B839645"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tsunami evacuation plans</header>
<paragraph id="H2189816D33214CE1B3EA2CF25ACF49D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish location specific tsunami evacuation plans for each unit and sector of the Coast Guard that has facilities, personnel, or assets located within areas—</text> <subparagraph id="HCDBD9F84C0E6416C9813E2529A850143"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designated by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as high risk or very high risk of a United States tsunami hazard; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9E55B7C1E7443F697C65EDFF8C8D3D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are located inside a tsunami inundation zone.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10E4A0BE423F46799E54AC323BDD8664"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evacuation plans</header><text>In establishing the evacuation plans under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall ensure that such plans—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6FC9C530B9041C883257F12953CBFA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are included in the emergency action plans for each unit or sector located inside of a tsunami inundation zone;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B052B988ABA4E2283E9EF0DD103CE58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designate an evacuation route to an assembly area located outside of a tsunami inundation zone;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC7C4591BD4A34DA89BA5641444740500"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include a map or diagram of all tsunami inundation zone evacuation routes;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB10805F88E3E46C4BE272B816D138B0D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include evacuation routes for all Coast Guard personnel and dependents of such personnel living in Coast Guard housing;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAA132F7AB744A00A497B20A72DC7DBD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>are feasible for all servicemembers and dependents of such servicemembers present on Coast Guard property or living in Coast Guard provided housing;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B4EF4DB0B974EF1AD3DDE78786CD007"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include procedures to begin evacuations once a major seismic event is detected;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC787EDC72E344B908A2827E71EB3CD59"><enum>(G)</enum><text>include evacuation plans for air and water assets that do not impinge on the safety of human life;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H53715D4C1FC645A58EB3DEE7481F3DF5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>are able to be completely executed within 15 minutes of detection of a seismic event or, if not possible within 15 minutes, within a reasonable timeframe;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F629A8B950242AEBEE98B0753C570FC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are able to be completely executed by servicemembers on foot from any location within the tsunami inundation zone;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85A1C6BF73414D3E9B6C4D6AB7874E60"><enum>(J)</enum><text>are exercised biennially by each unit and sector located in a tsunami inundation zone; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4193CA561CFB41F6A080EF099F5231C9"><enum>(K)</enum><text>are evaluated by leadership at each unit and sector located in a tsunami inundation zone annually.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B66E00241FD428EB676460FD5F20179"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In establishing the evacuation plans under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall consult local governments.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H689CDA07236F469FBD6FBE72CF7359EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and provide a briefing to each such Committee on, a report on—</text> <paragraph id="HB565BF5F26EE4AF6A0B3BF6963BE55AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the implementation and feasibility of the plans established under subsection (a)(1);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFDE5A63B10944DB4A60F73222D6250BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a risk evaluation and vulnerability assessment of the infrastructure and assets located within tsunami inundation zones;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF6DF17342C14CA79C7ADFF0875AE418"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the need for vertical evacuation structures for units and sectors in which an evacuation of a tsunami inundation zone cannot be completed on foot within 15 minutes of the detection of a seismic event; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA2E44D333CD4EE49EBF6DDD3C34CDE7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>whether the plans established under subsection (a)(1) achieve the purpose to protect human life and ensure the ability for the Coast Guard to provide search and rescue operations following a tsunami event in the area.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H942BCA6848444BE59406A0FE76D5C1A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9EB7762A45D146A0940B2C7143DFC97A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Seismic event</header><text>The term <term>seismic event</term> means an earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine landslide, coastal rockfall, or other event with the magnitude to cause a tsunami.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19AF232179A1437D97B61B3D6AF736D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tsunami inundation zone</header><text>The term <term>tsunami inundation zone</term> means an area of inland flooding modeled, predicted, or forecasted as a potential result of a tsunami or seismic event.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF04F371819864F11908F6EECAD235337"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vertical evacuation structure</header><text>The term <term>vertical evacuation structure</term> means an elevated structure above the tsunami inundation zone designated as a place of refuge from flood waters.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB03D3D388EE349E78BA82886754CA6DA"><enum>204.</enum><header>Service life extension programs</header> <subsection id="HD128DD08E0EE4F29AB80DC8689FA8663"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="HD8FA2B07998C4C7499E835059361B243"><enum>1138.</enum><header>Service life extension programs</header>
<subsection id="H0A60C6BE37F74C909D036DB3D7F57CED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Requirements for a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program under sections 1131 through 1134 shall not apply to an acquisition by the Coast Guard that is a service life extension program.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7781910BA7C44BD082E703EE0636BB5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Service life extension program defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>service life extension program</term> means a capital investment that is solely intended to extend the service life and address obsolescence of components or systems of a particular capability or asset.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HF0A3108D8CB947E6815C7AB409D9ACDC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/1137">section 1137</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF00A0E4D7B9A4FCFA71EA53EF59240AB" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">1138. Service life extension programs.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HAF2DBA76DE594C249B6BFA1EB607CB3D"><enum>205.</enum><header>Maritime domain awareness in Coast Guard sector for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="HB315DC0A4FF84154AC6BBB2F1D83AA0A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an overview of the maritime domain awareness in the area of responsibility of the Coast Guard sector responsible for Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H293C883CECC24BC2A2C3DD14EC40A784"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average volume of known maritime traffic that transited the area during fiscal years 2020 through 2023;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9988A35CB58C41AE914B6CFA8D5D879F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>current sensor platforms deployed by such sector to monitor illicit activity occurring at sea in such area;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4FB635D1CF814C67B059F4D4B0128E01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of illicit activity incidents at sea in such area that the sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2023;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7998F00EC75E45C68A0909148B46FCA6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an estimate of the volume of traffic engaged in illicit activity at sea in such area and the type and description of any vessels used to carry out illicit activities that such sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2023; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC2779E8875C44B7BCF2E400F6567B3C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the maritime domain awareness requirements to effectively meet the mission of such sector;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H566088F484A24398A757928C902F15E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of current actions taken by the Coast Guard to partner with Federal, regional, State, and local entities to meet the maritime domain awareness needs of such area;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1494D92CF46D46BB918F2CD6FC555B5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of any gaps in maritime domain awareness within the area of responsibility of such sector resulting from an inability to meet the enduring maritime domain awareness requirements of the sector or adequately respond to maritime disorder, including illicit drug and migrant activity;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC5D56BBB34E47E6811B7BD1CFB7F4DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an identification of current technology and assets the Coast Guard has to mitigate the gaps identified in paragraph (3);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H947DC7C49CB14C5DAC3CC53E03E6D420"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an identification of capabilities needed to mitigate such gaps, including any capabilities the Coast Guard currently possesses that can be deployed to the sector;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38A412F3E7364AE2B03BCF367E8D951C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an identification of technology and assets the Coast Guard does not currently possess and are needed to acquire in order to address such gaps; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7B5A46D74F54BE0B46BE7D706F5F188"><enum>(7)</enum><text>an identification of any financial obstacles that prevent the Coast Guard from deploying existing commercially available sensor technology to address such gaps.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2DE45C8519BD48D081A0E92F81F4AF9C"><enum>206.</enum><header>Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions</header>
<subsection id="H29CE7F55BDD54B2C8CE6401286BF2F7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 11269 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is—</text> <paragraph id="HC838E46B6A7545D2BEEB64C0CEEC24BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>transferred to appear at the end of subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5EDE3AE147F49C3851A7354F585A396"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redesignated as section 529; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD1265584303E4CADA91FD89C3301F03B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7927728C3B1F4421A205F27DA3387008"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the section enumerator and heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H066463CA0ED84C0296D26DD86FC9B3C2" style="USC"> <section id="HD2A9ABB18DF94027AF0A449DB5CDA1D0"><enum>529.</enum><header>Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE7BA0E0B35B47C48C60733A10E6D310"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HDC393148517F4E7CA2E1B9D0DD01C452"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF03476710D4FAAAF8144389D0DD4B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>drug and</quote> before <quote>migrant interdictions</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7BD4C12A6AC4FE3B9BCC39F215E53F5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8BE721787A69428F8BE3CB38BCB8562F" style="USC"> <subsection id="HDBBE9DAB55B34384880C82A7153FAAE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In making information about interdictions publicly available under subsection (a), the Commandant shall include a description of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6379B710C4714EAFB6F9926F402F8430"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number of incidents in which drugs were interdicted, the amount and type of drugs interdicted, and the Coast Guard sectors and geographic areas of responsibility in which such incidents occurred.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HADAC6D78B3E0411796FF5F261FC44BF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of incidents in which migrants were interdicted, the number of migrants interdicted, and the Coast Guard sectors and geographic areas of responsibility in which such incidents occurred.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H521D2484AF714526930FEDDC1CB15B22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HFABAEE07313546C89CAAED360DB86AE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/528">section 528</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFEA3ADB82D894D66ACC3246B976DF9EF" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">529. Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA43AA9B722B42B0B78F2A5E47B2D4BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The table of sections in section 11001(b) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (division K of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is amended by striking the item relating to section 11269.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H11DDFAF9604B405E895D357CA6F1E15A"><enum>207.</enum><header>Report on establishment of unmanned systems capabilities office</header>
<subsection id="H1B0730607958436DBA746EE3AEBD54D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that outlines a plan for establishing an unmanned systems capabilities office within the Coast Guard responsible for the acquisition and development of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies and to expand the capabilities of the Coast Guard with respect to such technologies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF21866D5AAD84F7DAD53884E0AA1AB04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7003385436D94086A2BFC435AF12A69E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A management strategy for the acquisition, development, and deployment of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DA006911E064A388CE9154E2F90D6BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A service-wide coordination strategy to synchronize and integrate efforts across the Coast Guard in order to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H37DB78C775DD472A9938D548C2085392"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the primary duties of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 102 of title 14, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F5FB9F180EE4FAF858CB00FD640126F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursue expanded research, development, testing, and evaluation opportunities and funding to expand and accelerate identification and transition of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H404C4F88C5F748278542FFCD993C929E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The identification of contracting and acquisition authorities needed to expedite the development and deployment of unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB00AE40355A2441F9841E42DF60C0A68"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A detailed list of commercially available unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies with capabilities determined to be useful for the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AC49E2DCE8443A48329E6FF8EAC3082"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A cross-agency collaboration plan to engage with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and other relevant agencies to identify common requirements and opportunities to partner in acquiring, contracting, and sustaining unmanned system and counter-unmanned system capabilities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H58E66DB825C94DCB9D1D9B83FFC7C0DA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Opportunities to obtain and share unmanned system data from government and commercial sources to improve maritime domain awareness.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4840F364AC1443039863808F4BD21D7D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The development of a concept of operations for a data ecosystem that supports and integrates unmanned system and counter-unmanned system technologies with key enablers, including enterprise communications networks, data storage and management, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, and information sharing and dissemination capabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2FF1EE313F05457F8800EA2FBF8E36C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HCED6CF48A1D24E52AA1DBE04656170BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Counter-unmanned system</header><text>The term <term>counter-unmanned system</term> means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an unmanned system, including a counter-UAS system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4836B9C57A3D41059FF30FCABB024059"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unmanned system</header><text>The term <term>unmanned system</term> means an unmanned surface, undersea, or aircraft and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned system) that are required for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently, including an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF148BA00B4474BEAA7DEF543A7C6844B"><enum>208.</enum><header>Great Lakes icebreaker</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a strategy detailing how the Coast Guard will complete design and construction of the Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB–30) in not more than 3 years after funding is provided for such icebreaker.</text></section> <section id="H670D61E28E784E648E6AB476F19E6085"><enum>209.</enum><header>Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement</header> <subsection id="H3005BAD7B3BE40AAB16B00F190D288FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<section id="HAF60DC491DEC4F9DAC4B54DBCFF6D6DC"><enum>1139.</enum><header>Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of vessels and aircraft, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall consider the life-cycle cost estimates of vessels and aircraft, as applicable, during the design and evaluation processes to the maximum extent practicable.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HDD3433C0C8AE41988FFA196F4C029F89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/1138">section 1138</external-xref> (as added by this Act) the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H9D2F655746514FFAB23647836106CA1C" commented="no"><enum>210.</enum><header>Authorization of certain support for Coast Guard Academy foundations</header>
<subsection id="H5728FAA8956D482EA70312DDE3D3A9E6" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/19">chapter 19</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H43960CE56E7D493080C1614A4566CC3A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HE1B7627CCDA54C549A423098B4F5BD87" commented="no"><enum>1907.</enum><header>Authorization of certain support for Coast Guard Academy foundations</header> <subsection id="H9C42E72C1D7F419585E2654D7063921B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Subject to subsection (b) and pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy may authorize a covered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities or equipment of the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF354A10A168F47FE8E9387BC5C9DDB0A" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) may be provided only if such use has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the Coast Guard and only if such use—</text> <paragraph id="HE75F6B2D3645400A8071CF89FE64C101" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81082A54C26D438298348A4C352F0735" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not affect the ability of any official or employee of the Coast Guard, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H557D902C3DCA4538BD90395CD8F067E5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved in such a program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4681C7E6BD754C328CECF2ADC3C4AF37" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>does not include the participation of any cadet other than participation in an honor guard at an event of the covered foundation; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41C79ABA53644C649829A3EC833F2B0A" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>complies with any applicable ethics regulations. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4BC08F0AC5634FB0AE26BA5E96C46695" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any fiscal year during which the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy exercises the authority under subsection (a), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than the last day of that fiscal year regarding the number of events or activities of a covered foundation supported by such exercise during such fiscal year.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H43464608D50547F9A8220D945CC9214F" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Covered foundation defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered foundation</term> means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclusively to support, with respect to a Service Academy, any of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7E773CD8045141DB9913485D40D57F39" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Recruiting.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2B28F01FF0C466AB54E05AC4FF86BD0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Parent or alumni development.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29167C16610A4277AE968CEF84D26A97" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Academic, leadership, or character development.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE55937EFD3F149E68A42037B4D04DEAF" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Institutional development.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26442B0B48724F68AEC9721101E0FB3A" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Athletics.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H7836513F00B34B629554F321ADD698B3" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/19">chapter 19</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/1906">section 1906</external-xref> the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section">1907. Authorization of certain support for Coast Guard Academy foundations. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HFE7D15954B3441978C48D40DD745287C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>National Coast Guard Museum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 316 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H233AA690DA054D409B0561563EE7C3CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F39FE3110A945D0AABB007BBBC819A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09F77C21A8B84E07B60D9F07C9A56821"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>engineering and design of a Museum</quote> and inserting <quote>design of a Museum, and engineering, construction administration, and quality assurance services of a Museum</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24B9ADD4763340A687B7646AD0DF1E15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection (e)(2)(A) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HD8F43EBF7E6845AF9ED044C0E63AFAE0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H6D21E9BAD64A4F9F836AE82E9165D157" indent="up1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lease from the Association for Coast Guard operations the Museum and properties owned by the Association adjacent to the railroad tracks to which the property on which the Museum is located are adjacent; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H242D2864548F410FBCB5C7148CA535CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HB5113AE462874942AAB0DBD42AD262D4" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H1CD793CEEF7E4AA1BB05DBC0DEA9CF56"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the services related to the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Museum, the Commandant may—</text>
<paragraph id="H346BDF19B9A74BD387FEF8BA4DC310C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit and accept services from nonprofit entities, including the Association; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF8DC20BAAF57409BB6B4AFDA738C8BD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into contracts or memorandums of agreement with or make grants to the Association to acquire such services.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA9164DB9D30F4088BF0F00C97B9882C8" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Regular Polar Security Cutter updates</header>
<subsection id="HBCC6BD762BCF45D48B56A36F2246F8B9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H122BC53D32634E4A87D4D1C56F8CFCE9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of acquisition of the first Polar Security Cutter. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94CFC2F710F4469FB84C23FFD091D1BE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C30015986734053A97C4A28408D13D7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed timeline for the acquisition process of the first Polar Security Cutter, including expected milestones and projected commissioning date;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD28A338086BD40FA867FAC2608062624" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an accounting of the previously appropriated funds spent to date on the Polar Security Cutter Program, updated cost projections for the first Polar Security Cutter, and projections for when additional funds will be required;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC184057E847A41E5863A3646FEEA4B2E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>potential factors and risks that could further delay or imperil the completion of the first Polar Security Cutter; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H337CD3770D9A4E0CADD712F016736173" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a review of the acquisition of the first Polar Security Cutter to date, including factors that led to substantial cost overruns and delivery delays.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA01C991294604B3F85C840C20A6F2386"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Briefings</header>
<paragraph id="H308669221DE140F3BE32AFC50433DD8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision to Congress</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), and not less frequently than every 60 days thereafter, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing on the status of the Polar Security Cutter acquisition process.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H940E9C2643EF42B18FC9FDD18F5BEC86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text>The briefings under paragraph (1) shall occur after any key milestone in the Polar Security Cutter acquisition process, but not less frequently than every 60 days.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1260604CC34E4FBB8D6691024BE4CDFF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA7CF0ED101A4CFA8A7D842AB448619C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of acquisition progress since the most recent previous briefing conducted pursuant to paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6157BE941D944E7F82B401DDEA99F240"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an updated timeline and budget estimate for acquisition and building of pending Polar Security Cutters; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H895EDEBB95D44A689902464CB66C68F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an explanation of any delays or additional costs incurred in the acquisition progress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2040A52A83C04A289C74BEC86F7FBF33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notifications</header><text>In addition to the briefings required under subsection (b), the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate within 3 business days of any significant change to the scope or funding level of the Polar Security Cutter acquisition strategy of such change.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H0A172CE0F62B454BA37ABBCF3A060FBA" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header>Technology pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 319(b)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting <quote>4</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="H2569F81338E54BA68F8BC87343FF58DA" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><header>Report on condition of Missouri River dayboards</header>
<subsection id="HFCF56922078549699D1440EF888589D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision to Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the condition of dayboards and the placement of buoys on the Missouri River.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H150C0D51A5C64AAFB14AB5ED6770A97D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H7464ABA7EB7942A6AC7D7107EEE1E86F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of the most recent date on which each dayboard and buoy was serviced by the Coast Guard; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD4B53BF564B4B18A09676FA84CDC105"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to systematically service each dayboard and buoy on the Missouri River; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA90832A1370C461BA901A7F718D727EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assigned points of contact.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBF3FE72ED2A34756BA6D26C98FB72739" commented="no"><enum>215.</enum><header>Delegation of ports and waterways safety authorities in St. Lawrence seaway</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70032 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HF325B0E5C5CA43CCA9D256655181DF88" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H710331BDD8124A2A97EB98A25A03A59E"><enum>70032.</enum><header>Saint Lawrence Seaway</header>
<subsection id="H0F3A54C060A441018BD12B3C25CDB69E" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), the authority granted to the Secretary under sections 70001, 70002, 70003, 70004, and 70011 may not be delegated with respect to the Saint Lawrence Seaway to any agency other than the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Any other authority granted the Secretary under subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall be delegated by the Secretary to the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the extent the Secretary determines such delegation is necessary for the proper operation of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H526F549376DD4C2F9F8223BABD24BA3F" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, or the head of an agency to which the Secretary has delegated the authorities in subsection (a), may—</text>
<paragraph id="H292942F23C0F45E6BC5CFA688C5A860E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue and enforce special orders in accordance with section 70002;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62313D480721424B9BD80DE0472CAF20" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish water or waterfront safety zones, or other measures, for limited, controlled, or conditional access and activity when necessary for the protection of any vessel structure, waters, or shore area, as permitted in section 70011(b)(2); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA65770FB94CC42309745E6DEA8C350F7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take actions for port, harbor, and coastal facility security in accordance with section 70116.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H6B044BF15BCF4913B840A8B0BC5715E1" commented="no"><enum>216.</enum><header>Study on Coast Guard missions</header> <subsection id="H0AF41C62631B48109566AAD64B6ACED2" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header> <paragraph id="HA59E23DDCBE34C7A9A28D668AC72CA11" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center with relevant expertise under which such center shall conduct an assessment of the operational capabilities and ability of the Coast Guard to conduct the primary duties of the Coast Guard under section 102 of title 14, United States Code, and missions under section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/468">6 U.S.C. 468</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65DF7A3F36C542F6B83BC4AA0807931C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>In carrying out the assessment required under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center selected under such subsection shall, with respect to the primary duties and missions described in paragraph (1), include the following: </text> <subparagraph id="HDDD66FB680DC4CB5A9416509A2AF952E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An analysis of the extent to which the Coast Guard is able to effectively carry out such duties and missions.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H083EF01767014CF69811F5272933ABF7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Recommendations for the Coast Guard to more effectively carry out such duties and missions, in light of manpower and asset constraints. </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36C14FA5591B454B9D3000B2A85EC1B4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Recommendations of which such duties and missions should be transferred to other departments or eliminated in light of the manpower and asset constraints of the Coast Guard. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDCD8D961EE0B4199A6038CA1D9319D9D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the benefits and drawbacks of transferring the Coast Guard or any of the duties and missions of the Coast Guard to other appropriate Federal departments or independent agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9843627156414358BBE0E444234A472E" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment to Commandant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which Commandant enters into an agreement under section (a), the federally funded research and development center selected under such subsection shall submit to the Commandant the assessment required under subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1623D8820992463286C7A87D2B7A7C36" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header>
<paragraph id="HA514D0B6884945A1B87FD63E7E3C92B1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after receipt of the assessment under subsection (b), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes recommendations included in the assessment to strengthen the ability of the Coast Guard to carry out such duties and missions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H29E074D2ADD144F59E83E48DC462A301" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E55F5743C92434893724260F99E314C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The assessment received by the Commandant under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H140F7E92C83041CBAE9A4674C4901645" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For each recommendation included in the such assessment—</text>
<clause id="H3928D7F5269C4E3CA7285D8D48AB3FCE" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an assessment by the Commandant of the feasibility and advisability of implementing such recommendation; and</text></clause> <clause id="H518DE1F162974F2885C38A8ED6877902" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Commandant of the Coast Guard considers the implementation of such recommendation feasible and advisable, a description of the actions taken, or to be taken, to implement such recommendation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4BA0A2DB307C4848A00717EE6A120494" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header>Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11221 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF6F1C1E829174F5A9602F7B58FC5AF7E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H64690A31D8864A5999B6D55EBF3E9045"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional reports on status of use of facilities and helicopter basing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with the first quarterly report required under subsection (a) submitted after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024, the Secretary shall include in each such report—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF4D4C23641243F7ABD93D412288C42E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the use of recently renovated Coast Guard housing facilities, food preparation facilities, and maintenance and repair facilities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, including a projected date for full use and occupancy of such facilities in support of Coast Guard missions in the Bering Sea; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6F36FA534772463DB2107C88995902D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed plan for the acquisition and construction of a hangar in close proximity to existing St. Paul airport facilities to house 1 or more Coast Guard helicopters for the prosecution of Coast Guard operational missions, including plans for the use of land needed for such hangar.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H9182F3D122F9465BAE516D9CAE22226C"><enum>B</enum><header>Personnel</header>
<section id="H41F79784F9F746F8BA0C751E2AB84CA9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header>Direct hire authority for civilian faculty at the Coast Guard Academy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1941 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HAC7CFD6FFCCC44C4BB9EC18B82D0758B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD162BF9D7FCA416A9345C5DA65BC48FC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HA79A884073974608941FDB7FAA1D3A3F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HB12CA3D554F14FF8A92713D12F4D5701" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, without regard to the appointment requirements of title 5, United States Code, noncompetitively appoint a highly qualified candidate to a faculty position in the excepted service.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H302B5066E426474780F989E1E6A2FF5E" commented="no"><enum>222.</enum><header>Temporary exemption from authorized end strength for Coast Guard enlisted members on active duty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 517 of title 10, United States Code, and until October 1, 2027, the authorized end strength for enlisted members on active duty (other than for training) in the Coast Guard in pay grades E–8 and E–9 may be more than 3.0 percent and 1.25 percent respectively of the number of enlisted members of the Coast Guard who are on active duty other than for training.</text></section> <section id="H33BE0F1CB6524D2FB0C31B464BEC295E" commented="no"><enum>223.</enum><header>Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve selection boards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3740(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 2117</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 2115 and 2117</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="HD86D0B855B6E4BC8992504BF4B823D08"><enum>224.</enum><header>Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of Coast Guard</header>
<subsection id="H532C5DA8FD894599BFCD02A0DC1214A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Parental leave</header>
<paragraph id="H47178E1C8CC14DC9B824533DBAFFCAA7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/29">chapter 29</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H158897A4D8364613A4DD2E13BB0A3DE3" style="USC"> <section id="HC83C41D558154C9AA66B0647165743AA"><enum>2907.</enum><header>Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HF0C47D02FC1843BD966FDABBDDDC16AE"><enum>(a)</enum> <paragraph id="H7346810AC0694C4EA89B1790D573F0D4" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a member of the reserve component of the Coast Guard described in subsection (b) is allowed parental leave for a duration of up to 12 inactive-duty training periods, under section 206 of title 37, during the one-year period beginning after the following events:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB082FE8D64C6450E807C435B23C53329" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the birth or adoption of a child of the member and to care for such child; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0AE271A611BC40B3811ACE7237BE8E6B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC52E10EF1D854B898B88AB226C5AB884" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph id="HD48BD129505E48A4AF6F8AB08AB866F7" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may authorize leave described under subparagraph (A) to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) in the case of a member described in subsection (b) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused parental leave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) as a result of—</text> <clause id="H3AD08CEE3A7B47C8AA2EDEFBCC85D9BB" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operational requirements;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA4DFDE3B11694619920C89759D4F2783" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>professional military education obligations; or</text></clause> <clause id="H1A9E916DF0BA45FB9A4D8BF62EA888C0" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC82F7CF18DBC460D9F1715B3AB71B5CB" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary in which the department is operating, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6F52CD1ADD6D4600A0A08D41C923AD1D"><enum>(b)</enum><text>A member described in this subsection is a member of the Coast Guard who is a member of—</text>
<paragraph id="HA22993581FB4422B9ECAEED65EB2DAA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1658155A443D4215A8CF4E6E715132AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the individual ready reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B6D536CC2E740B2B5C16E5F6E9F3A76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/29">chapter 29</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/2906">section 2906</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HDAC94273CAC34683A286D27696FA11EE" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">2907. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF61495136BB0453CBEF569DE73DD2356" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Section 206(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end <quote>or parental leave under section 2907 of title 14</quote>. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3E5CD418556544A39C19B0AA526DEB9C" commented="no"><enum>225.</enum><header>Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2708 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HE4382B7310F74B6BBFAFF4FF953B1690" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H1B00F9B13F824394A131624E41EEB52A" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard may provide a cash allowance in such amount as the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall determine in regulations to be paid to pregnant officer personnel for the purchase of maternity-related uniform items if such uniform items are not so furnished to the member.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H15E9C071AFD64767A6F23BBC991F9657" commented="no"><enum>226.</enum><header>Report on GAO recommendations on housing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled <quote>Coast Guard: Better Feedback Collection and Information Could Enhance Housing Program</quote>, and issued February 5, 2024 (GAO–24–106388). </text></section></subtitle> <enum>III</enum><header>Shipping and Navigation</header> <subtitle id="HCDDBFC2979504A27A57B40F7D21F0CD2"><enum>A</enum><header>Vessel Operations</header> <section id="H8ABDEFD9E7C74E33B18596691587B1B8"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H8ADF0C52E4464B349BD4947E94AFC998"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf</header><text>The term <term>outer Continental Shelf</term> has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBEDE691431047E89724A72548597D31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ruling letter</header><text>The term <term>ruling letter</term> means any ruling letter or headquarters ruling letter relating to the enforcement of chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Jones Act</quote>), issued by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to sections 502(a) or 625 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1502">19 U.S.C. 1502(a)</external-xref> and 1625).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF03BEFEB272B4F91A8FA2B1F1165E9CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H22978A44CCCD419FBE06D068B186B6D8"><enum>302.</enum><header>Notification</header> <subsection id="H238DD734A3A849D2BC71082876D231B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Advance notification required</header><text>Prior to engaging in any activity or operations on the outer Continental Shelf, the operator of a foreign vessel used in such activity or operations shall file with the Secretary a notification describing all activities and operations to be performed on the outer Continental Shelf and an identification of applicable ruling letters issued by the Secretary that have approved the use of a foreign vessel in a substantially similar activity or operation.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4C0BBAAE84B54F8A9A448466AA4A2EFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication of notices</header>
<paragraph id="HA59CE30E81994C8389EA301EB1E96BD8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall publish a notification under subsection (a) in the Customs Bulletin and Decisions within 14 days of receipt of such notification.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2114BD05D3BA4DBDA19DF794C43BEE13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Confidential information</header><text>The Secretary shall redact any information exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, in a notification published under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H56AA8108F98D4927B776089056748F0B"><enum>303.</enum><header>Publication of fines and penalties</header>
<subsection id="H0CCD8EFF8E43403C95AA4D24716DB0FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 55102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HCE4F3A80A75540A08636E3E55361C659" style="USC"> <subsection id="HFCAF67B17D774E66B880AC595B3B4EF9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication of penalty</header> <paragraph id="H3F9B70DC7767462C8587A80ADB5E36DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 14 days after the issuance of a pre-penalty notice or a penalty, including a settlement, under subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish such pre-penalty notice or a notification of such penalty in the Customs Bulletin and Decisions to the party impacted by the penalty.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H895E374FE3A54AF3A089EE75A291EFA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A pre-penalty notice or penalty notification published under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H1133B237863B4A5FB2FA0B2170B19173"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name and the International Maritime Organization identification number of the vessel that is the subject of the penalty;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2366104FB664862B1461E8B8CC5E4DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of the owner of the vessel that is the subject of the penalty;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3FC388E271DE4782A3C3A12238D2BE08"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount of the fine or value of merchandise seized; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD12E35847D774D4DA2601274262CB29D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of the alleged misconduct and justification for imposing a penalty.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H14F7ED9C5C1B464381B3B03E79D96DD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a), including—</text>
<paragraph id="H894A70A28F394C6D93C125693CF2661F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>regulations regarding the information to be contained in a penalty notification under section 55102(d) of title 46, United States Code (as amended by such subsection); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5C97C227CA541E280C0DD886C454FDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any changes to existing regulations relating to penalties issued by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H33BB00D3440D4745B846A77680425F89"><enum>B</enum><header>Merchant Mariner Credentialing</header>
<section id="H228831F5AEF24E56BF70ADB3F4A06B3E" commented="no"><enum>311.</enum><header>Revising merchant mariner deck training requirements</header>
<subsection id="H2F8F6FADB0664989800F29A703C4C3E7" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General definitions</header><text>Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0636E6B100CD4BC5909FB5FC9660AC1D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (20) through (56) as paragraphs (21) through (57), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB7FCF753A744BACA9021CD3BA295766" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H38DEE8ED0E7D48028494F9F36C562708" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H1CC74AB8C00242DE82BB3AE13F7969EE" commented="no"><enum>(20)</enum><text><quote>merchant mariner credential</quote> means a merchant mariner license, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized to issue pursuant to this title.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3FFF9A60D8B34BFA92A52687B5166285" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Examinations</header><text>Section 7116 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBF3DFD7E251940F68B4584A548A5EAD5" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Merchant mariners documents</header> <paragraph id="HE495DC8157264A05AF40554DAB7A3A90" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General requirements</header><text>Section 7306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HA80015F4CA4649D3A7318C37F17D53E6" commented="no"><enum>7306.</enum><header>General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments</header>
<subsection id="HF6F1FED5630146FB98FA4E7E1454AD15" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may issue a merchant mariner credential, to members of the deck department in the following classes:</text> <paragraph id="HF6F66C9B20C04C8D82967B5B42E11E3E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Unlimited.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E22C61CB72B47AFA9768E0BD4F57F47" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Limited.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D78A0C689C344FBA5482DC4FD1EAB74" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Special.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F044C74617A42218AD99592B683F494" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBFA86A29A2B14E61B7CD1CF227A42AA1" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Sail.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H274411EBF6994830ABD2A13299469A32" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Fishing Industry.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H396AEBA4326A4FB397A70280712405B3" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Ordinary Seaman.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0A477199C040427194C9D4027A8F7803" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Classification of credentials</header><text>The Secretary may classify the merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on—</text> <paragraph id="H6D443FBFD2334C1DAAC58721B899D7E7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5ABDBEC1633A49FDA720FBC1AE0BF27C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE30CD027444F4CD28941ADA264C0FF5D" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other appropriate standards.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H68AC6B45CF394AA2B6BE6D1B8ADCB4A7" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing the credential under subsection (a), the Secretary may consider the following qualifications of the merchant mariner:</text> <paragraph id="H7CB4D57AE7B84D63A41054F43E5148F5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Age.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F792685D01C42D7944A277B220FBDA2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Character.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBA21EEF58DA4B74BFC91B799C2C6EDA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Habits of life.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF17D6213088A44C0BC8A74DC14FCB03E" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Experience.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3AFC1F938894A0FBD5683F0236B22F9" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Professional qualifications demonstrated by satisfactory completion of applicable examinations or other educational requirements.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H880AF4B55BE049E882BF8115A8CD9CA8" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Physical condition, including sight and hearing.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71D0E00B5F9F49B9A737AC6B665280AE" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Other requirements established by the Secretary, including career patterns and service appropriate to the particular service, industry, or job functions the individual is engaged.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F34A2453026491F9EE6A2016D2F3641" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7306 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF10753A4EF9F40098811176CA474EB56" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">7306. General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0BA3C66D99A34780A7DFD47862862DB1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>General requirements for members of engine departments</header><text>Section 7313(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and coal passer</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73EDD6F7740144F3B356B48998C03EF6" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Section 7315 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HB496A72BFE14450E8D70BB2489ABD20B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H2D5EECD332DB4E09962BEEA7C22D68F3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Graduation from a nautical school program approved by the Secretary may be substituted for the service requirements under sections 7307–7312 and 7314.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C484CB0B8054D90BDCF0EA6039818EB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="H0C4599D57D38433E818C06F1E5D1099D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one-third</quote> and inserting <quote>one-half</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H121DB6C218894751A8CE4541CF5D6034" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>7307–7311 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>7307–7312 and 7314</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34ADB1C9E2154057A835705864E21BC0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H10B38B4143D4448FAA859754A19CD2CE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reduction of lengths of certain periods of service</header> <paragraph id="HDF778CD5549B43F08AF8F9F2CAF5539C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H92D560405F794749BFB405C0FD2AC360"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 7307 is amended by striking <quote>3 years</quote> and inserting <quote>18 months</quote>. </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC6E021AE13104FD0933126B934ECAEF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 7308 is amended by striking <quote>18 months</quote> and inserting <quote>12 months</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC91B4D6A8E34D9B95F753F401C41039"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 7309 is amended by striking <quote>12 months</quote> and inserting <quote>6 months</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE7940FF94CF4C0594E1D708922B8CAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Temporary reduction of lengths of certain periods of service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3534(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/118/31">Public Law 118–31</external-xref>) is repealed. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2F1658074C464AF481563A308693BA43" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Merchant mariner credentials</header><text>Section 7510 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H287449E62CBE43A28EEDAAD4413853D4" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall implement the amended requirements under subsections (c)(3), (c)(4), and (c)(6) of this section without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/601">5 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> note).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9995DDA4DE5A42EEB7EC560DFE9B18C3"><enum>312.</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<subsection id="H1E6EA06EE1D0414B92A21ACACEB936B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Merchant mariner Credentials</header><text>The heading for part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="USC">MERCHANT SEAMEN LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND DOCUMENTS</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="USC">MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDC5587D8303B4D79B1E40CD43B789B9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Able seafarers—unlimited</header> <paragraph id="HD1B44A6BF71C43A696D1329CBD324BBD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EADBB0AAD884BFBA651DEC5ADF09109"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7307 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H83FAA7F8A89D4E80ADA2900923483801"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Able seamen—limited</header> <paragraph id="H09462FDF5AD448F58F635C09727E985E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB37474AB7DFC4E70A7C6C35D617621DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7308 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE1B172B6E6274EA9B92C54E12580502E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Able seafarers—special</header> <paragraph id="HC4CB91D5F7904DB3A3DBB7038780D707"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7309 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD2C338D9081487EBBC4348F4485B3F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7309 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H473DB83A0CA54F8F8CC06F544ACC3E80"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Able seafarers—offshore supply vessels</header> <paragraph id="HFF2A444FB9F44834A1FB10C1BA013614"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7310 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D611E1ED4AB4CB797F6A490DF12BBE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7310 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7FCC4AE13A9B4CE8B36870567E869B89"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Able seafarers—sail</header> <paragraph id="HEC88CF8E22AF491B82FBC291D4BA0043"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7311 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFC55C39F1CB4AA19EFA0ED621999B31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7311 by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFE3095719F8542BEBF71C7190ED6A6E5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Able seamen—fishing industry</header> <paragraph id="H07C21F919D3E4711B9CDD8E237CE3E2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The section heading for section 7311a of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seamen</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">seafarers</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF644E37875944C99C5A2F3E656032A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is further amended in the item relating to section 7311a by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE0A68B8C7A6F4C9191AD8EAC1FFE5164"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Parts E and F</header><text>Parts E and F of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD97AA3797629481BA24EB822CAF0C47A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>seaman</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarer</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H22DCF6A5595140F09DA2E89FD35CF530"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>seamen</quote> and inserting <quote>seafarers</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD8735559A6EE4B98BCA24B35F18F79AF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to part E by striking <quote>MERCHANT SEAMEN LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND DOCUMENTS</quote> and inserting <quote>MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H5B3E24CF55604A7281DF63B65CF71683"><enum>313.</enum><header>Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7507 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HA5311580B3A642E08AC4EEC9E9C2F745"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>With respect to any renewal of an active merchant mariner credential issued under this part that is not an extension under subsection (a) or (b), such credential shall begin the day after the expiration of the active credential of the credential holder.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HE258FFD784F7441CBCDF470358DFB17D"><enum>314.</enum><header>Merchant seamen licenses, certificates, and documents; manning of vessels</header> <subsection id="H9431CF51C2D64B418C2E14E81F8DF15A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Citizenship or noncitizen nationality</header> <paragraph id="H6DE3ABF98C3B434984C113ADC54419E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 7102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7F3F82092A849B0A2E92AE3B74542D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or noncitizen nationality</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Citizenship</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFC07CDC02AA142D5B502DA16640FB118"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>))</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0FD19CEF7584DA88EEA025C3E11AF1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/71">chapter 71</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7102 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H014729D3488B4ACBB3DAD290EE7B79D7" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">7102. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4579A90BB713484B8F4065BAD494CC65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents</header> <paragraph id="H3352080F189743D9AED4AB2CEA6A2F01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 7304 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE17191393B1432A9B7AE6ABCE925566"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or noncitizen nationality</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Citizenship</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD01F603BFF404B9DA711BF4349D61F1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>))</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E8EDE175C144FEB881B5800218D63ED" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7304 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2840820DB8734E1E95BEB5E6356576A9" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">7304. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDBB00EBF1F894AC8A9C33C7502624691"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Citizenship or noncitizen nationality</header> <paragraph id="HA2C45DC5BB55435ABE502206C2607856"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 8103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDFDD18E6F92647208D62393CF6445E96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or noncitizen nationality</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Citizenship</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3158E796FD6449F1B56719800BE607C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6AC753C86BF461C80F47357BBFA7C41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="HC3998E66417A4169B55EA84E3AD64294"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9ACFF247AF0F48A5A2FD828F6766A8F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationality</quote> after <quote>citizenship</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H64E922DCBED144A5A5CE18127851B44D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB9B76F16B90408F8E089CE63F91EFA8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B93EE8340D54FA186634E23830AF16D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<clause id="H18BA9AE823044000813BAC0837703DA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD41E752A5A7B43EA8FA14247CEDA3D1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCF0F682B4684572BEE25149F997E3A4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE18CFA82F5554D2799008C4823F8C90B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(A) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4267FB5CD1D740A2BCE2ECD606D4CACF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(1)(A) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H06ED7CACC89F4395BC8C16B3CD9A7B11"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H742F5486572740B79DF5FF64635B867E"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Noncitizen national defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>noncitizen national</term> means an individual described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H556D17CAF62D447A8EB099CB6B2DCB60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/81">chapter 81</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 8103 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">8103. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality and Navy Reserve requirements.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8A861DE971AA42568F9159239CE45BB2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Command of documented vessels</header><text>Section 12131(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>))</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA5F6CFD965F646979FE33B107D3F1D21"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Invalidation of certificates of documentation</header><text>Section 12135(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1408">8 U.S.C. 1408</external-xref>))</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB6DD83C30F914F9082C7841522D5B334"><enum>C</enum><header>Vessel Safety</header>
<section id="H6406D8FC1A934276B8A915393E17D0D2"><enum>321.</enum><header>Grossly negligent operations of a vessel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2302(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HD1FDFCC231454FA587540F5E1E8E1F22" style="USC"> <subsection id="H2A4D143668E34D9C9712730BD4DAD799"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grossly negligent operation</header> <paragraph id="H82B68D09411A4116AB387AFBC24F2134"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Misdemeanor</header><text>A person operating a vessel in a grossly negligent manner that endangers the life, limb, or property of a person commits a class A misdemeanor.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD74E139DB4CE4145A75EDCAAD35BD3CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Felony</header><text>A person operating a vessel in a grossly negligent manner that results in serious bodily injury, as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of title 18—</text> <subparagraph id="H4F688C816D4E4D848AC0671D5BE37213"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commits a class E felony; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B136B76B3A2441FA3D44B85B313F6C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $35,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H9E4160F241CA4A628073C96B00967D12"><enum>322.</enum><header>Administrative procedure for security risks</header> <subsection id="HAB8B57B4D4A8427089914CCE08BD1178"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Security risk</header><text>Section 7702(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H79A1FAF2871640F4AC5BBD1DE2286875"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H994D406F9C0C455EA5CDDCE9F6FA283D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4BAAAD334BF46B5A2D7D89296B3A487"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an individual if—</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HC97439FFE4D84509A05D536C8D1899F1" style="USC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06C85A7EF28346DE9BECA5828F07BB8B" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if—</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFC69FC8CCC2462FAB3234D7E7F789A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE51FDFA1658F43AA83D91DA6BF6374E0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC775C7B4EC7C47DAB40A407E6A41EC4E" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H5E4A3F90E04C4F88B90FA29B14169B39" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if there is probable cause to believe that the individual has violated company policy and is a security risk that poses a threat to other individuals on the vessel.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9BDE4B4EF1E9471AAB33ADE2034432D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text>Section 2101(47)(B) of title 46, United States Code (as so redesignated), is amended by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3C23F63EAF1C4612A70405F25FBA8EEC"><enum>323.</enum><header>Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11502 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H83CF7FC3BE68459CBB935DA7D1436065"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section header by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">DUKW AMPHIBIOUS PASSENGER VESSELS</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">COMMERCIAL AMPHIBIOUS SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H18A9F3F700A64B46991E40751A155241"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>DUKW amphibious passenger vessel</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>commercial amphibious small passenger vessel</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC3C62CBBC434CB4933318D9D7B9994F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>DUKW amphibious passenger vessels</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>commercial amphibious small passenger vessels</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC7036D6C1EB426FB4FAAD4293346FFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72DF5776E8DB4686A10449C56B53FD98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Definitions</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Appropriate congressional committees defined.—</header-in-text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term></quote>; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DCCFFD86E424024906E8F4AF36679B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6990053CFDF6400A885EB2EF8E238175"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H98DDD7C55B0C4FDABCA5403B9774EC61" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HE5AFF0CDEBE9459DA7C3ED1B7C29EE6F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply to amphibious vessels operating as a small passenger vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as such term is defined in section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA62A58A4A292430C9898A9F28E0E854B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>324.</enum><header>Risk based examination of tank vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3714 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1476BD33F3DD42D8887A49FC36F6D259"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6309A0A44D1C4432B70D6D2FF2D77D6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE16D0E9885B4DF7BDA6B08AF7945C36"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H3A85731BD8BC420CB8E11DB5E578C873"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Risk-based examination</header>
<paragraph id="H0C149BFA8F3D4C8EAEF4D32C1A4E45B5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to examinations of foreign-flagged vessels to which this chapter applies, the Secretary may adopt a risk-based examination schedule to which such vessels shall be examined and the frequency with which the examinations occur.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC61D35DFDF24F95ACA0C640AA6C438B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The Secretary may not adopt a risk-based examination schedule under paragraph (1) until the Secretary has—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6881194BED5E4D58B1161098E2B43F39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>received and reviewed the study by the National Academies required under section 8254(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H69E4DD96DD40405EA13AB095C4867167"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conducted the assessment recommended in the report of the Government Accountability Office submitted under section 8254(a) of such Act;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA8C44E44FEF4F86950BC4D055E83C26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>concluded through such assessment that a risk-based examination schedule provides not less than the level of safety provided by the annual examinations required under subsection (a)(1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB77474EA41D4F43BA4006EEF6E15CBF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provided the results of such assessment to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H0631E654D0584DA2AE7879E5AC943464"><enum>325.</enum><header>Ports and waterways safety</header>
<subsection id="H24A6D37C9E164C048A2E06ED98EF88A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waterfront safety</header><text>Section 70011(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1BD158912A2C4D0583DCD2D8D285C05E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>, including damage or destruction resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats</quote> after <quote>adjacent to such waters</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7C72500BE2144B1B6C292224A239DEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>or harm resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats</quote> after <quote>loss</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H93606DCD7C4B42EC9BC325BC0E851644"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency</header><text>Section 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or cyber incidents, or transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats,</quote> after <quote>threatened war, or invasion, or insurrection, or subversive activity,</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H70D3240DBB03466BB8418581B9BDB106"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facility visit by state sponsor of terrorism</header><text>Section 70011(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4AF4676ED25746059A62A41F012A8870"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0BFD9F65D634D34BA6B4F02295F071A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF5B240EF7824592A93D8F9F773CD1D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H363D835DC32240DCAB2A32BF497CDD95"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prohibiting a representative of a government of country that the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism under section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2371">22 U.S.C. 2371</external-xref>) from visiting a facility for which a facility security plan is required under section 70103(c).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H44CDEEE959D143598A61CD26517C3ADD"><enum>326.</enum><header>Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at the port of Point Spencer, Alaska</header> <subsection id="H9DDD06FEC3214DE192E91A3978DC11D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, under which the Marine Board of the Transportation Research Board (in this section referred to as the <quote>Board</quote>) shall conduct a study to—</text>
<paragraph id="H25FA5151E35B4FD9A73CD4A6C7A7F916"><enum>(1)</enum><text>analyze commercial vessel traffic that transits through the Bering Strait and projections for the growth of such traffic during the 10-year period beginning after such date of enactment; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78C2B6A654F248D289CE608ED14F0339"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the adequacy of emergency response capabilities and infrastructure at the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska, to address navigation safety risks and geographic challenges necessary to conduct emergency maritime response operations in the Arctic environment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA10301DCC684E90AFF0BFF8C41BA223"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H99C280894E15436DBFA29C82CED9D151"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An analysis of the volume and types of domestic and international commercial vessel traffic through the Bering Strait and the projected growth of such traffic, including a summary of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72868554A0B9464E9A17AA4E6EFD6877"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the sizes, ages, and flag states of vessels; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A8CC54B4732423B88C4B00CB74C9671"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the oil and product tankers that are—</text>
<clause id="HC9CC718DAC7B47158D788F16DD583FB8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in transit to or from Russia or China; or</text></clause> <clause id="H5C08108A8CC74D2C99A155902F437393"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owned or operated by a Russian or Chinese entity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96AE82CFE6C3430589039DED6BDF7883"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of the state and adequacy of vessel traffic services and oil spill and emergency response capabilities in the vicinity of the Bering Strait, including its approaches.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA01C9E7ACE544FC8A1FFAD00C6C4A2D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A risk assessment of the projected growth in commercial vessel traffic in the Bering Strait and higher probability of increased frequency in the number of maritime accidents, including spill events, and the potential impacts to the Arctic maritime environment and Native Alaskan village communities in the vicinity of the Bering Strait.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF8A18E7033140DFA3446CC40EAC6795"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An evaluation of the ability of the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska, to serve as a port of refuge and as a staging, logistics, and operations center to conduct and support maritime emergency and spill response activities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B5967CF4C87485C89B97C520B0A58D6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations for practical actions that can be taken by the Congress, Federal agencies, the State of Alaska, vessel carriers and operators, the marine salvage and emergency response industry, and other relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks, upgrade infrastructure, and improve the posture of the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska, to function as a strategic staging and logistics center for maritime emergency and spill response operations in the Bering Strait region.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBB4C593E4D604289A11E254F125C1698"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Board shall consult with—</text> <paragraph id="H32C293CFFC414E4087A8E74FF2CDDB47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA1F049481214376B44881BA3672F424"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C19E9AAEAA240309C3576A0DCF82F04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the National Transportation Safety Board;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1355AC5690CC4668B6A2F1DAEC1AE8A5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>relevant ministries of the government of Canada;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB7E095004AF4F3B96D0F55DAA34A0C9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF75176E61480439CA29CC6060652EF6C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>non-government entities with relevant expertise in monitoring and characterizing vessel traffic in the Arctic.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA2BC666BE8A043D8A0498D26242B846D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after initiating the study under subsection (a), the Board shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the findings and recommendations of the study.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCFF66BBE25AC42C1BF3ED194F2E57797"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H3A81810572654EE4ABCB817A9A2723D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Arctic</header><text>The term <term>Arctic</term> has the meaning given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/4111">15 U.S.C. 4111</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEFD375723264A81A79213A58FA02E2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Port coordination council for the port of Point Spencer</header><text>The term <term>Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer</term> means the Council established under section 541 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/120">Public Law 114–120</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2B68FE259943403BADE868AF7DFC58F7"><enum>327.</enum><header>Underwater inspections brief</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, or a designated individual, shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the underwater inspection in lieu of drydock program established under section 176.615 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text></section>
<section id="H4EE477A81A424EBC88F1207FC69516F8"><enum>328.</enum><header>St. Lucie River railroad bridge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Regarding Docket Number USCG–2022–0222, before adopting a final rule, the Commandant shall conduct an independent boat traffic study at mile 7.4 of the St. Lucie River.</text></section> <section id="H64C8A64A011E448B87BCF50B65A9C6F9"><enum>329.</enum><header>Rulemaking regarding port access routes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a final rule for the Atlantic Coast Port Route Access Study for which an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled <quote>Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast</quote> was issued on June 19, 2020.</text></section>
<section id="H1AF8145F903D477D8FD39B883672B0AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>330.</enum><header>Articulated tug-barge manning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11508 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD9D488C6C4DC428BA2CF29E1A579D0DB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H0135C0EF937B433589E92B143CB53EBD"><enum>11508.</enum><header>Articulated tug-barge manning</header> <subsection id="HD592FE5DE9684D05B684CD41B5381F7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the watch setting requirements set forth in section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, or any other provision of law or regulation, an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection may authorize a covered vessel—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD349A26D22F40FC96A736A9B4023C1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>when engaged on a domestic voyage of more than 600 miles, to be manned with a minimum number of 2 licensed engineers in the engine department; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H05F7C9E6018C42ABB46D8FACDB95BC0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>when engaged on a voyage of less than 600 miles, to be manned with a minimum number of 1 licensed engineer in the engine department.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE72218D2715C4D4C9676010F13A69967"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered vessel defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>covered vessel</quote> means a towing vessel issued a certificate of inspection under subchapter M of chapter I of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, which—</text> <paragraph id="HA0C09724B3FB4F82A11404E55A79AD54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>forms part of an articulated tug-barge unit; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBABCF2C0AAA24C839FE1E83AE4AFE9F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is either—</text> <subparagraph id="H0100DE19CCF64B95BA90A523512E4D8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equipped with engineering control and monitoring systems of a type accepted by a recognized classification society for a periodically unmanned machinery space notation or accepted by the Commandant for a periodically unattended machinery space endorsement; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9E3E4C4277B4ABC892E94CDD775996D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a vessel that, prior to July 19, 2022, was issued a minimum safe manning document or certificate of inspection that authorized equivalent or less manning levels.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H51B5E8F61697429F8CE2CCD4F403E721"><enum>D</enum><header>Other Matters</header> <section id="HDA4C277098C44D358816D5BD9CE3D89A"><enum>341.</enum><header>Anchor handling activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12111(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD3738B409A9F4244B6AE5D06C56E3B00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H850C4DD9E556488B8CCDF685239C4E89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>or other energy production or transmission facility, or vessel engaged in the launch, recovery, or support of commercial space transportation or space exploration activities</quote> after <quote>drilling unit</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H272D1BF66C8943BE84C556B0BD0A4ECF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>or other energy production or transmission facility, or vessel engaged in the launch, recovery, or support of commercial space transportation or space exploration activities</quote> after <quote>drilling unit</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H866AE65D923046F1839B5A713E5F62A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HC2C7B04A7FA44DD387A8E3451FC2EAAF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Energy production or transmission facility defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>energy production or transmission facility</term> means a floating offshore facility that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C448615FA2C4E898185E51C964FC441"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not a vessel;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F208D4CDF524637854064903F00DFD9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>securely and substantially moored to the seabed; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3AE5661260C1445E818E9B6943F4F463"><enum>(C)</enum><text>equipped with wind turbines which are used for the generation and transmission of non-mineral energy resources. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA556F28A06544055981909E9182CFF21"><enum>342.</enum><header>Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems</header>
<subsection id="H67E588FAE6DA42938E61A01061226429"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/151">Chapter 151</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3F30D57E2E7E40D7A66D03B5106B11EB" style="USC"> <section id="HA02E74F44B454C329823B3A24A65FC5F"><enum>15110.</enum><header>Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems</header> <subsection id="H196361A801DA4DC6AF65F014BD73367C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems (in this section referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H946BDF495554486C988BD22E86417268"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Function</header><text>The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to the regulation and use of Autonomous Systems within the territorial waters of the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H39B7459F8DDF4264925AE39A5D840653"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="HA5CA3A3BCF0846319D19358FB20A8E31"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Committee shall consist of 9 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AB30BF266E3444091C14A6FF8CB2E4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H706D065913104E678E7048717A6143E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>Each of the following groups shall be represented by at least 1 member on the Committee:</text>
<subparagraph id="H99DE3FA5B8774BAF93F5A7A20F263F31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Marine safety or security entities.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H425FB7951BEE494C9DE3B79A32FA8B6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Vessel design and construction entities.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF01ADE3D98114F679AB793135168BFD2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Entities engaged in the production or research of unmanned vehicles, including drones, autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles, or any other product or service integral to the provision, maintenance, or management of such products or services.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93DA21C7963D45C6B377D758824C60E8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Port districts, authorities, or terminal operators.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H515C9C1AAEFE49D7A17AC7B569E7EEF7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Vessel operators.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9AF516EE1D194D819707169FC7C5ECB4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>National labor unions representing merchant mariners.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2BB6869D54284A96B0E40AA79198FFF3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Maritime pilots.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE15BBE0B9ACB4643B5A774D371E87748"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Commercial space transportation operators.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9536F4A20D1B42299C7F244DC8BEAA59"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Academic institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H0618A5E6461F4A60B482E15BFF22F6FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/151">chapter 151</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">15110. Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C182F9A6C4746D6B215534DE05A029C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish the Committee under section 15110 of title 46, United States Code (as added by this section).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H24BF13CAD24A4B08B126770273B370FF"><enum>343.</enum><header>Controlled substance onboard vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB1B91EDBBE1E4B3BB404FB40BA48A14A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>While on board a covered vessel, an individual</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H64EA05C1552E47AA8B1E13D6091DAE23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="H1E028917745748FB9B933F68CCEF0DE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>manufacture or distribute, possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, or place or cause to be placed with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance on board a covered vessel;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8C2CE9E5D7C44C1927D01E73DBF70A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>aboard a covered vessel</quote> after <quote>Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/881">21 U.S.C. 881(a)</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H8B100D8247D4443AA482A93FA1CCE78E"><enum>344.</enum><header>Nonoperating individual</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 283) is amended by striking <quote>2025</quote> and inserting <quote>2027</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H05BA7A2E17F7468B81A172E9F7C5E3C4"><enum>345.</enum><header>Information on type approval certificates</header> <subsection id="H4871028AEEDB4A609BF97FB46407A689"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H2A0A3A28E7B54A6588DE22AAFB809DB6"><enum>904.</enum><header>Information on type approval certificates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, upon request by any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United States, provide all data possessed by the Coast Guard pertaining to challenge water quality characteristics, challenge water biological organism concentrations, post-treatment water quality characteristics, and post-treatment biological organism concentrations data for a ballast water management system with a type approval certificate approved by the Coast Guard pursuant to subpart 162.060 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H9E08448CF6534328808FAC48123E1ED2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 2 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/282">Public Law 115–282</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 903 the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 904. Information on type approval certificates.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HBFC0115BEC20410AA7585E19D1CDB62D"><enum>346.</enum><header>Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels, vehicles, and structures</header>
<subsection id="HA7FFBFA722D845A1969554711DCBEB38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of limited exemptions from manning and crew requirement</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/81">Chapter 81</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8DCF8D71626D49DBA40706D35A90B4C6" style="USC"> <section id="H990E1143144C4C93B8C3456F8F885232"><enum>8109.</enum><header>Exemptions from manning and crew requirements</header> <subsection id="H92A244602BA84635A9417FA73DCFDAF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide an exemption described in subsection (b) to the owner or operator of a covered facility if each individual who is manning or crewing the covered facility is—</text>
<paragraph id="HA3E3BD4396D84ED6AC4492B053B2138B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a citizen of the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA466F03D64484850B21DA1BD0B0F834A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5B0DE589AFE40608A07112015416B65"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a citizen of the nation under the laws of which the vessel is documented.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEDD22DBDB31F4ABFB09BC48CFB5B5BBB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for eligibility for exemption</header><text>An exemption under this subsection is an exemption from the regulations established pursuant to section 302(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(a)(3)</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4E8E8167DBB948D985B821E5210419D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An exemption under this section—</text> <paragraph id="HA7EFE74A924A42D896DDDAACBCCE142F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall provide that the number of individuals manning or crewing the covered facility who are described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) may not exceed two and one- half times the number of individuals required to man or crew the covered facility under the laws of the nation under the laws of which the covered facility is documented; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00A1C6B960EF48A49BD7DB5FD19A3199"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be effective for not more than 12 months, but may be renewed by application to and approval by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H246801AC77D34265B8FDB3CD918F8098"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible for an exemption or a renewal of an exemption under this section, the owner or operator of a covered facility shall apply to the Secretary with an application that includes a sworn statement by the applicant of all information required for the issuance of the exemption.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE0A7F286C9848419158A499268CEA70"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Revocation</header>
<paragraph id="H47E81E3E1DC0436CA5B20B172EDABAAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HA336E00D06C3403EB4EE50F6FDA68245"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may revoke an exemption for a covered facility under this section if the Secretary determines that information provided in the application for the exemption was false or incomplete, or is no longer true or complete; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA59CA6EA12A24D3A820ADC9D19AB3ACD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall immediately revoke such an exemption if the Secretary determines that the covered facility, in the effective period of the exemption, was manned or crewed in a manner not authorized by the exemption.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0DCF60E1D10243EBB88D8B7A46016708"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice required</header><text>The Secretary shall provides notice of a determination under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to the owner or operator of the covered facility.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H059BB09488414AC8BABC5288615B5C52"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review of compliance</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically, but not less than once annually, inspect each covered facility that operates under an exemption under this section to verify the owner or operator of the covered facility’s compliance with the exemption. During an inspection under this subsection, the Secretary shall require all crew members serving under the exemption to hold a valid transportation security card issued under section 70105.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H97F03AAB5BE043D7B935033FD20DC807"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>In addition to revocation under subsection (e), the Secretary may impose on the owner or operator of a covered facility a civil penalty of $10,000 per day for each day the covered facility—</text>
<paragraph id="H447FF9B6B94D40188AAF09E2768EE517"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is manned or crewed in violation of an exemption under this subsection; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7CA32F069BE47DAA23130456F0BC4C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>operated under an exemption under this subsection that the Secretary determines was not validly obtained.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H17BEAC9B5B504D22AC1FEF8F4F6467F4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification of secretary of state</header><text>The Secretary shall notify the Secretary of State of each exemption issued under this section, including the effective period of the exemption.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFD0D9C0E0E604AF2BFB90FB2D390C52D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H739E4A28C7DA46F988FBA44B7897D4DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered facility</term> means any vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure, over 50 percent of which is owned by citizens of a foreign nation or with respect to which the citizens of a foreign nation have the right effectively to control, except to the extent and to the degree that the President determines that the government of such foreign nation or any of its political subdivisions has implemented, by statute, regulation, policy, or practice, a national manning requirement for equipment engaged in the exploring for, developing, or producing resources, including non-mineral energy resources in its offshore areas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H66FE16EDA7CA4626A541641DBFEF1911"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H7FE51C10ED484BB2A6AC7D0210BF8AD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header>
<paragraph id="H582E3B4A274F4E159505D3ED05DF7A56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing information on each letter of nonapplicability of section 8109 of title 46, United States Code, with respect to a covered facility that was issued by the Secretary during the preceding year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76D6B052D35D4F42B281C7429919620F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include, for each covered facility—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1B235B44D014FE0BC71093D5D80A3B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name and International Maritime Organization number;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E2618ECA78B4AB29855EF8A2AC992E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the nation in which the covered facility is documented;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7CFDC5D41A84CDFB6DB071CEE4FC501"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the nationality of owner or owners; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE0D7615A65C4EECAC36362FF145945E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for any covered facility that was previously issued a letter of nonapplicability in a prior year, any changes in the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4495B299CA1C4183A2C9A2ABF1E2F14A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that specify the documentary and other requirements for the issuance of an exemption under the amendment made by this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA72AA2EB6512489D8027C97F2282FF67"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Existing exemptions</header> <paragraph id="H9DFB0A452A2C4E8D835CB62274FE2A67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect of amendments; termination</header><text>Each exemption under section 30(c)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(c)(2)</external-xref>) issued before the date of the enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2BBEE5103564A4F97F2AB0528E7FA27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not be affected by the amendments made by this section during the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE15E61D279AA4DAFA7DEE45DF91E28D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be effective after such period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA62902E875C4784ADE6EEB438B21BBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification of holders</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify all persons that hold such an exemption that it will expire as provided in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H37C66274D91A4B08AEAD32A6301B4D88"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 81 of the title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">8109. Exemptions from manning and crew requirements.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H9F557DEB4C4C49319C7C4E2767926D0E"><enum>347.</enum><header>Classification societies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3316(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8208C49DE4274679987298614389E6EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)(B)(i) to read as follows:</text>
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<clause id="H0FE8DEFEB53B4E2193A76A4F276DFE83" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the government of the foreign country in which the foreign society is headquartered—</text> <subclause id="HF490575327C14483B69271442F4A70A9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>delegates that authority to the American Bureau of Shipping; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HE108F98CE6424CEB8AB6DF7F837DB4C8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>does not delegate that authority to any classification society; or</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2B81AC48F9645C68E22D5F0090EAEF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H101399B69B104CEA941AB34306E51EC1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Clarification on authority</header><text>Nothing in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to make a delegation under paragraph (2) to a classification society from the People’s Republic of China.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HEF4560EDAD7A494ABE26EA2D9DE4E2AF" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>348.</enum><header>Authority to establish safety zones for special activities in exclusive economic zone</header> <subsection id="HEC921099755E40D29D52DDBB15F48CD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8343 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H86C1677292484A8E957EA16FF4F50C5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special activities in exclusive economic zone</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H244E9AA2D053434BA305BCA7CC1C68E2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H25AC18CFC63E4CFEA3D311F1901C62BB"><enum>70008.</enum><header>Special activities in exclusive economic zone</header> <subsection id="HE3F273F76F0A45FB983A9ED7564DADEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may establish safety zones to address special activities in the exclusive economic zone.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF5828BC25AE34A2887A7F8ED6D7174BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H454E6576EA0348318F84A9FA993D531B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safety zone</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>safety zone</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC4CBAA4A9FCF49FBB236AC5B96A02078"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means a water area, shore area, or water and shore area to which, for safety or environmental purposes, access is limited to authorized persons, vehicles, or vessels; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H733245EFF8BB400983AC65C24363687F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be stationary and described by fixed limits or may be described as a zone around a vessel in motion.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39968F51B0BE4C799363750616073534"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special activities</header><text>The term <term>special activities</term> includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H854D1F88D5394DC7A9C6E5946ECFD370"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">space activities, including launch and reentry (as such terms are defined in section 50902 of title 51) carried out by United States citizens; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A61E96F21764A6E902970598B7485D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>offshore energy development activities, as described in section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)</external-xref>), on or near fixed platforms (as such term is defined in section 2281(d) of title 18).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H73D3421D7568461DA5123FBD6C115E74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>United States citizen</header><text>The term <term>United States citizen</term> has the meaning given the term <term>eligible owners</term> in section 12103 of title 46, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H7F33BE93C0E54925B08A463F1092FAF8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/700">chapter 700</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70007">section 70007</external-xref> the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HBBF8C5B19D75408AAD4E90B6FF20B73D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">70008. Special activities in exclusive economic zone.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H09DA13AA9B6D4A0398DFF374BF243AE2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>349.</enum><header>Fishing vessel and fisherman training safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2952508C22FC47718F50CEDBA0170CAE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph id="H967A88AAA168469AA1DB657DAC10F370"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H7D7E93A8EDBC49D5B00766E388604141"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause> <clause id="H7FAFF743F6424AFA869D0322459892EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA732F04770EA41158B5A7A6DEBD4C223"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H97B4B74FAB614E179C0ACD935684F7BD" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H253564768AF142108D35C336EA24775C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct safety and prevention training that addresses behavioral and physical health risks, to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34C87B0E37EC4BB3BB9B0AF3BBCD79BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HCF6A7B8EBDFC4619A848E14B47EE6438"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7FCCAF2F67ED4024A61EF73C668D7104"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection on a competitive basis</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HB511899AAA4840299CAFF9FE42A548E8" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE67B331D415548579C458EC3977DF9FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a competitive basis; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H01FB7A6521F94FBE8DD147BF317013E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H535CA0ED8C1E4D1F8B4C50F8DE56DA86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A828D639730426B99408B6222FF9185"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB1B12308C3604FF1B449B8D3F81C0775"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>, and understanding and mitigating behavioral and physical health risks, to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of the commercial fishing industry</quote> after <quote>weather detection</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9DE2CCA48E64634B2F1E84EECF273EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HCA0B1E0560C549A4A70731EEC07E5B3B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard,</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H83A9DC48CADD42C6BD22A3A696FC47C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection on a competitive basis</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1F74A97D5BEC4257836B40F5B69B51B6"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="HF3656ECF18594AAE8AB37D309EDD4761"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a competitive basis; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4245AAC74314926963FF1A37F43B9FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H44E5A4EA5183418D9CBA285B1D1BF924"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3BA2B468B8BB497B918926C81182E8C5" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>350.</enum><header>Authority over Deepwater Port Act of 1974</header>
<subsection id="HAD97E1A0919748CAA60FA15AD40780EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1504">33 U.S.C. 1504(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding section 888(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/468">6 U.S.C. 468(b)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall have the authority to issue regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act, in accordance with the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, without regard to subsection (a) thereof.</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H354257B0BBBA47A7833C9ED6D8716641"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Affirming the authority of Secretary of Transportation over environmental reviews</header><text>Section 5(f) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1504">33 U.S.C. 1504(f)</external-xref> is amended to read as follows: </text>
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<subsection id="H03483A01E55F4785B6A49B4BC7E52C87"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 888(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/468">6 U.S.C. 468(b)</external-xref>), the Secretary, in cooperation with other involved Federal agencies and departments, shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and act as the lead agency under section 4336a of title 42, United States Code, for all applications under this Act. Such compliance shall fulfill the requirement of all Federal agencies in carrying out their responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 pursuant to this chapter.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H61EEE5E7EEF446EEBF08A1A49BCE75DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <paragraph id="H92E0F6AB923D45E9A50B48FCBB18830C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall transfer the authorities provided to the Coast Guard in part 148 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), except as provided in paragraph (2), to the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA4B19A8AF9B42A983A4152A45869029"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention of authority</header><text>The Commandant shall retain responsibility for authorities pertaining to design, construction, equipment, and operation of deepwater ports and navigational safety.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41CECB55A76C457E945793CF30DEE555"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates to authority</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to reflect the updates to authorities prescribed by this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F5B4F6F42DE4DC6B45375C01FF086C9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, may be construed to limit the authorities of other governmental agencies previously delegated authorities of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1501">33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3739831EEFDD4D749B875DE9E76F9B01"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Nothing in this section shall apply to any application submitted before the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2E4F28DB796D48DD924C2FD2B10B4455" commented="no"><enum>351.</enum><header>National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee composition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15106(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC5C99416E6154361A8B70C98BDDF8E66" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>15 members</quote> and inserting <quote>17 members</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83F6016A868249378CD0550B28BC5A9D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H9AE742755EDB434E87F6E46B830A041F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HF3CE8AC7F50D4793845CDCD9C16E6A46" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall represent entities engaged in non-mineral energy activities on the Outer Continental Shelf.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3229EB1045014F0D9AFC67F284FC4813" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>352.</enum><header>Improving Vessel Traffic Service monitoring</header>
<subsection id="HA71D028904964F13B123E6BDAA4E5C13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Proximity of anchorages to pipelines</header>
<paragraph id="H172BC4784438456C860271F6F42B6F4B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Implementation of restructuring plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall implement the November 2021 proposed plan of the Vessel Traffic Service Los Angeles-Long Beach for restructuring the Federal anchorages in San Pedro Bay described on page 54 of the Report of the National Transportation Safety Board titled <quote>Anchor Strike of Underwater Pipeline and Eventual Crude Oil Release</quote> and issued January 2, 2024.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H64A2BD778674414A8AF43C4C83F5F781"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall conduct a study to identify any anchorage grounds other than the San Pedro Bay Federal anchorages in which the distance between the center of an approved anchorage ground and a pipeline is less than 1 mile.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0683072C3DE54E038751F9BCC528409A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="HC1BAC651C5524C6B85BFEAF659FCC0D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study required under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0DF6653F722C4AA981C7C0FDBE7CC13A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="H0FD0C4C883434A5B881C39024FCC5F04"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of the anchorage grounds described under paragraph (2);</text></clause> <clause id="H97D9AE0A3B3446E698B318DE2A47C5D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether it is possible to move each such anchorage ground to provide a minimum distance of 1 mile; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H3B70D1A5D8DF4A039D50244E8D3259CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a recommendation of whether to move any such anchorage ground and explanation for the recommendation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0B59EB375E1E4B88AF1E74FED4135DE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proximity to pipeline alerts</header> <paragraph id="H9F45217034BC4BC5918A467981646647"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Audible and visual alarms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall consult with the providers of vessel monitoring systems to add to the monitoring systems for vessel traffic services audible and visual alarms that alert the watchstander when an anchored vessel is encroaching on a pipeline.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94748EF71801420B870A61940A419378"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification procedures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop procedures for all vessel traffic services to notify pipeline and utility operators following potential incursions on submerged pipelines within the vessel traffic service area of responsibility.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FF5BCF74F0B4A399132EF914A098E16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the implementation of paragraphs (1) and (2).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4ADFD54C510A4FFDB30CFFC8ED88BE4F"><enum>353.</enum><header>Abandoned and derelict vessel removals</header>
<subsection id="H1D7C21E3B0314DF69AE0A6B72C42DA1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/47">Chapter 47</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H846BEA50A6C44DBEB98C955459BB8E2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the chapter heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="USC">Barges</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="USC">Vessels</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1513913F11B846458E65AF9E47552C54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before section 4701 the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H7BF6A63888A6454DB2CA20AC76700798" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subchapter id="H100558EA828642F883022E5CD2242C4E"><enum>I</enum><header>Barges</header></subchapter><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED7E37C85B81437A93443C77EF52EA65"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subchapter id="HAE2AD68530AD4C5EA09112714E1833A4"><enum>II</enum><header>Non-Barge Vessels</header>
<section id="HF405C724DAAE4D24886D10773CEB2FA2" commented="no"><enum>4710.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subchapter:</text> <paragraph id="H3E019D053CCE498CB21445FDC920B985" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Abandon</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>abandon</term> means to moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a covered vessel unattended for longer than 45 days. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41A4A7461B254ADB90ABB812100BF567"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered vessel</header><text>The term <term>covered vessel</term> means a vessel that is not a barge to which subchapter I applies.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6766206D74554983B4E157B5E74BF80B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H02B9BEC8F5004F9D831092BBFBCB4932"><enum>4711.</enum><header>Abandonment of vessels prohibited</header>
<subsection id="HDD8A57A351E64BB580B5CEE176E42631"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An owner or operator of a covered vessel may not abandon such vessel on the navigable waters of the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H958208263B224A539DA1DF98C4D3B6C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination of abandonment</header> <paragraph id="H67232FAC934E4574A79E91D854024B28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header> <subparagraph id="HE7612242E2E146BB9A33C0287C3C59F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to a covered vessel that appears to be abandoned, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall—</text>
<clause id="H2A6B1AEBE2064870A0D0069DE359689B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attempt to identify the owner using the vessel registration number, hull identification number, or any other information that can be reasonably inferred or gathered; and</text></clause> <clause id="H84C3D570C1404BDDA232274FDE6B40C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notify such owner—</text>
<subclause id="H06639461B52B43188710160C3138C5CA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the penalty described in subsection (c); and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H98AA0CB71EFC4027B7CEF06D12C3E1E5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that the vessel will be removed at the expense of the owner if the Commandant determines that the vessel is abandoned and the owner does not remove or account for the vessel.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFEBC8049C1749CE949D80C60387A421"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall provide the notice required under subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="H3EB48713F6994024ACAC08FF540E0E66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if the owner can be identified, via certified mail or other appropriate forms determined by the Commandant; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H8FF9361E0A77455881B292B42BA4583F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the owner cannot be identified, via an announcement in a local publication and on a website maintained by the Coast Guard.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0851A7912CC5447BB59238D21F552AAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall make a determination not earlier than 45 days after the date on which the Commandant provides the notification required under paragraph (1) of whether a covered vessel described in such paragraph is abandoned.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H817D349D6B574D01878AB38C034250B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalty</header>
<paragraph id="HCAF16ABB13544F619F97A36A23206112"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may assess a civil penalty of not more than $500 against an owner or operator of a covered vessel determined to be abandoned under subsection (b) for a violation of subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8166CF290D4D4B2CBFFD2209A9D445F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Liability in rem</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The owner or operator of a covered vessel shall also be liable in rem for a penalty imposed under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC25E566157994F8588481F4D22BE9C3D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Vessels not abandoned</header><text>The Commandant may not determine that a covered vessel is abandoned under this section if—</text> <paragraph id="H18F0F714A3CA4E57A52AE1957F99AA29"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such vessel is located at a federally approved or State approved mooring area;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA7AAB5807A34C488E007C23F9002ABC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such vessel is located on private property with the permission of the owner of such property; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF1D3F5DCAC1044DC9B52D07E28F556B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the owner or operator of such vessel provides a notification to the Commandant that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8995FF7DCED548ECB9A81AF5B0F5FB63"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicates the location of the vessel;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0CA9D64378E486E973D8829E96288A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicates that the vessel is not abandoned; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8517A79A90DF4B92AE653130B41F8672"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contains documentation proving that the vessel is allowed to be in such location; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB209173B636747148B95C3C2F8124D05"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commandant determines that such an abandonment determination would not be in the public interest.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBC90456CECDB4A10B7FF86955D7852CE"><enum>4712.</enum><header>Inventory of abandoned vessels</header>
<subsection id="HEED6D75D17814094B2151CE74A76B3D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and relevant State agencies, shall establish and maintain a national inventory of covered vessels that are abandoned.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H84A53EA66E6740D5918DA13ADE461CDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The inventory established and maintained under subsection (a) shall include data on each vessel, including geographic information system data related to the location of each such vessel.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H56B2C067C0994C6DBC17E108FE62F511"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall make the inventory established under subsection (a) publicly available on a website of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H05630974FEEE44E59D72448F54B3B93A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting of potentially abandoned vessels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Commandant shall develop a process by which—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A066957DCB040DCAD1F763BC3F9CA2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State, Indian Tribe, or person may report a covered vessel that may be abandoned to the Commandant for potential inclusion in the inventory established under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B7423AE160B41C28D7BBD6DDA3B3065"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commandant shall review any such report and add such vessel to the inventory if the Commandant determines that the reported vessel is abandoned pursuant to section 4711.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD369269F47EB44B380CFCC1D6EC72DB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall issue regulations with respect to the procedures for determining that a vessel is abandoned for the purposes of subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code (as added by this section).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEBE5A457B5824B8FB942BA94F7643052"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/47">Chapter 47</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1CE4ECC129440609A88AC9E0CAD257D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 4701—</text> <subparagraph id="H0DB7E072708D4C089D05A6CE5A489A0F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>subchapter</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H482DD5E72EDB41498236D7FF30EA571D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>subchapter</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70F66B76C35B47918A096F6670CDFCD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4703 by striking <quote>chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>subchapter</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H461D8595A3134D3A881BA9457963BF62"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4704 by striking <quote>chapter</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subchapter</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H332EC7D06D6D4B29B043C86944B3CC31"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4705 by striking <quote>chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>subchapter</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H30F9A2A0BA2948A49FB182976D02E788"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDF3F382BF3694D3A9D3E66A3D9DE50DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting before the item relating to section 4701 the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter I—Barges</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H905206A2A8BC464DA1D77D6F7F823502"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HA98DD43D9128489EAF5407689298D590" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter II—Non-Barge Vessels</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">4710. Definitions.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF4AAB89718AB41F58CBAAC1317506B4D" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>354.</enum><header>Anchorages</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8437 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7799A4E98AE8454BA786BB9162712FFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (d) and (e);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC28151CF9474F928CC4E333EA5C78CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA83639B0298840F8BED51DCAD9984A3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE646992B83A54278951966F6B6C7A198" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HF4C16A252CE243A8AE9636D5A78D9874"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall prohibit any vessel anchoring on the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection (a) unless such anchoring is within any anchorage established before January 1, 2021. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Oil Pollution Incident Liability</header>
<section id="H7180E5C8AAFB422986A4FAF42E992424"><enum>401.</enum><header>Vessel response plans</header>
<subsection id="HC62AD286169C46DEBB26CF305699CDB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311(j)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(6)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HF889B944C1E64781A7F4B75AB1F01DA2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H97C1764C571B4AF8BDE0C694B37F8B59"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Equipment requirements, verification, and inspection</header> <subparagraph id="H6842D1DEF0874B909F6AC218618ACB27"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may require—</text>
<clause id="H2DB40E1C22334732A883C6EA3656C160"><enum>(i)</enum><text>periodic inspection of containment booms, skimmers, vessels, and other major equipment used to remove discharges;</text></clause> <clause id="HFED297D7DF0A4140892B309FED6BD810"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>periodic inspection of vessels, salvage and marine firefighting equipment, and other major equipment used to respond to marine casualties or prevent discharges;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF919BBAEFC9F47A79EF6459FA6BC3145"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>periodic verification of capabilities to appropriately, and in a timely manner, respond to a marine casualty, a worst case discharge, or a substantial threat of a discharge, including—</text> <subclause id="H08507EA1F940420C8C63285BE0248EB4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>drills, with or without prior notice;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA07FF9E94A564FDC85C66E7462934AF6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>review of contracts and relevant third-party agreements;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H52EEAE2040424EB8BFB0881E2CCF18EA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>testing of equipment;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCFD087B3B5C5406E8EB52085A1C127A2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>review of training; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDAC2C53DE7244B6BBA563F45EF8FAAC8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>other evaluations of response capabilities, as determined appropriate by the President; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H1C26A1C588C54646A137AF57810F2B0D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>vessels operating on navigable waters and carrying oil or a hazardous substance in bulk as cargo, and nontank vessels carrying oil of any kind as fuel for main propulsion, to carry appropriate removal equipment that employs the best technology economically feasible and that is compatible with the safe operation of the vessel.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDCB0988F9AA5491C902AE7F9C3FC0E49"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Marine casualty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>marine casualty</term> means a marine casualty that is required to be reported pursuant to section 6101 of title 46, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HD6C3484B9CB446FDA5C04AFDFB8DEC83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header>
<paragraph id="HF96D2EB87A9F42B4B2E0D75BA37D21FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the state of marine firefighting authorities, jurisdiction, plan review, and other considerations with respect to vessel fires at waterfront facilities and within the navigable waters of the United States up to 3 nautical miles from the shoreline.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE33BB7C0974F40ED8B1CD9CEF22E8FA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA83E94AB196D4E2CA104E18E0ED9A875"><enum>(A)</enum><text>examine factors that affect Federal and non-Federal collaboration aimed at reducing vessel and waterfront facility fire risk to local communities; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5ACA58EC4BDC43EDB302DAEBA053E08C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>focus on the prevalence and frequency of vessel fires described in paragraph (1); and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9569906F420C498E94578836DF4B2FF9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make recommendations for preparedness, responses to, training for, and other items for consideration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF28FD2DAFD6D4EA49F790FC4C6709506"><enum>402.</enum><header>Use of marine casualty investigations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4570176DCC5043E2BCAAA57F3729B062"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>initiated</quote> and inserting <quote>conducted</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H95B0F02373A34CF1A0D49D4B94731B33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6FD86D7252204E2A8B6E59AE4EF1B50D" style="USC">
<subsection id="HCE031BAE3A694E3A9F393AE0C6A02878"><enum>(e)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, an administrative proceeding conducted by the United States includes proceedings under section 7701 and claims adjudicated under section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2713">33 U.S.C. 2713</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H22EC088F8FA7457A8513056CC5151BC7"><enum>403.</enum><header>Timing of review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1017 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2717">33 U.S.C. 2717</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0EA0645BAD8D48B3BCC0E0B7B54A1C77" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H624EC40A5FA74021A8147126070367A1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Timing of review</header><text>Before the date of completion of a removal action, no person may bring an action under this Act, section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321</external-xref>), or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, challenging any decision relating to such removal action that is made by an on-scene coordinator appointed under the National Contingency Plan.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H664C14AF0FDA42518B7A40F4F00D0A73"><enum>404.</enum><header>Online incident reporting system</header> <subsection id="HB4D88D8D765E4F60926F086C97F79ECB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Response Center shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H77BDBB5F8FA44A20846B2B78C65FB17C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop an online capacity through a web-based application to receive a notification of an oil discharge or release of a hazardous substance; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E7A5BDC26624A32BB016F5E2266A3CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow any such notification to the National Response Center that is required under Federal law or regulation to be made online using the application.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE8829AE47B614514963EADA9DA4A5DDD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of application</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the National Response Center may not require the notification of an oil discharge or release of a hazardous substance to be made using the application developed under such subsection.</text></subsection></section> <enum>V</enum><header>Implementation of Accountability and Transparency Review Recommendations</header> <section id="HBE91E9810B9A45749F15F84995E7477E"><enum>501.</enum><header>Implementation status of directed actions</header> <subsection id="HC172F1DD515F444EA61A5091CB413C15"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/51">Chapter 51</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<section id="H9193FF354FA14107870A6A320B22838A"><enum>5116.</enum><header>Implementation status of directed actions</header>
<subsection id="H9849946E4AAF458098131F6D648DC41B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 1, 2025, and not later than March 1 of each of the 3 subsequent years thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of the implementation of each directed action outlined in enclosure 1 of the memorandum of the Commandant titled <quote>Commandant’s Directed Actions—Accountability and Transparency</quote>, dated November 27, 2023.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H48CCDBCDFD6B403F9EF086B294176B5E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under section (a) shall contain the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H87F76B09C2F04389A8608CF928666CD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The status of the implementation of each directed action from enclosure 1 of the memorandum titled <quote>Commandant's Directed Actions—Accountability and Transparency</quote> dated November 27, 2023.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3F5938933074CFC97AE5553E473802A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan and timeline for the next steps to be taken to complete outstanding directed actions in enclosure 1 of the memorandum titled <quote>Commandant's Directed Actions—Accountability and Transparency</quote> dated November 27, 2023, including identifying the individual the Commandant has selected to ensure the successful completion of each directed action.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4DE5775747D486EBB7F197E6BF48FCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Metrics to determine the effectiveness of each directed action in such enclosure.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H441BA4422D78464299AC4224C6D1C7B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any additional actions the Commandant is taking to mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual harassment within the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HDAE4C688E7B94F16B59C29096128A463"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA3687982B5948BDB66FAE42B9A50B34"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">5116. Implementation status of directed actions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HF83DA6CFDDFA45008095E4A082F558D4"><enum>502.</enum><header>Independent review of Coast Guard reforms</header> <subsection id="HCFE785C5F1884C158BE4CDCA8E2D2ACB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Government Accountability Office report</header> <paragraph id="H83A1F9CBD85D49CCA8893557581834B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the efforts of the Coast Guard to mitigate cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment within the service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB385E02280C4C2B97E2445514CFEDD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HF390DC6CD4D94A52AAFEC0744D2F22CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate—</text>
<clause id="HD2D82A57B00C457F8221826EF6224D5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efforts of the Commandant to implement the directed actions from enclosure 1 of the memorandum titled <quote>Commandant's Directed Actions—Accountability and Transparency</quote> dated November 27, 2023;</text></clause> <clause id="HD5BCFD25E58B4B0F9E7921257385B628"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the Commandant met the reporting requirements under section 5112 of title 14, United States Code; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC0DEB34DDC2D4D7BB33AD2D5D2477C8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of the actions of the Coast Guard, including efforts outside of the actions described in the memorandum titled <quote>Commandant's Directed Actions—Accountability and Transparency</quote> dated November 27, 2023, to mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual harassment and improve the enforcement relating to such instances within the Coast Guard, and how the Coast Guard is overcoming challenges in implementing such actions.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H399C8981D7C444A0BD97AB312001F9B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to the Commandant for improvements to the efforts of the service to mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual harassment and improve the enforcement relating to such instances within the Coast Guard; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8EF678E238294FB2B6DDCCC8CEA7AD59"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate to mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard and improve the enforcement relating to such instances within the Coast Guard, including proposed changes to any legislative authorities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9B2D595064AB48C79417915E0EC573A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report by Commandant</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Comptroller General completes all actions under subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0A75268EBDF043E5A277A889BB49D654"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A plan for Coast Guard implementation, including interim milestones and timeframes, of any recommendation made by the Comptroller General under subsection (a)(2)(B) with which the Commandant concurs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CC2AF650D034F9ABC5F8EF9FCD74FA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>With respect to any recommendation made under subsection (a)(2)(B) with which the Commandant does not concur, an explanation of the reasons why the Commandant does not concur.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H691F023A5AFB4764B75F14FD34BD478C"><enum>503.</enum><header>Requirement to maintain certain records</header>
<subsection id="H8FCDC53D25604B5B88D659328FA1A1B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/9">Chapter 9</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H62821EC71C054C479FAFE1C53F6F0AC5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H200D6495E93C47DA9446B718A7BE98F8"><enum>955.</enum><header>Requirement to maintain certain records</header> <subsection id="H92E4E8072BF340E19CC32100050F82BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall maintain all work product related to documenting a disposition decision on an investigation by the Coast Guard Investigative Service or other law enforcement entity investigating a Coast Guard member accused of an offense against <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H59F151606CEF40D1A4DFFFDA611C6342"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Record retention period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work product documents and the case action summary described in subsection (c) shall be maintained for a period of not less than 7 years from date of the disposition decision.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H42D73737209A4C1995E58ABA1062EDD6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Case action summary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a final disposition action for cases described in subsection (a), except for offenses of wrongful use or possession of a controlled substance under section 912a of title 10 (article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) where the member accused is an officer of pay grade O-4 and below or an enlisted member of pay grade E-7 and below, a convening authority shall sign a case action summary that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE01B9C618F5B45FC9D84B5CD404A424A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The disposition actions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9C27017382F422F896056BF2AF143C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The name and command of the referral authority.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8C2A1D43CEE40539D5D1856C1E3B9A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records documenting when a referral authority consulted with a staff judge advocate or special trial counsel, as applicable, before a disposition action was taken, to include the recommendation of the staff judge advocate or special trial counsel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HABCC53EDDE9B464D9713B28CB0630A64"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A reference section listing the materials reviewed in making a disposition decision.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD4D37FA55F7418FBE0C51DADF4FED57"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of investigation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3F0FE37FD104352B8D89E9421B69A7C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The completed Coast Guard Investigative Service report of adjudication included as an enclosure.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H78C64E90E2974BD08056DEB4F96B6CB5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Work product</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>work product</quote> includes—</text> <paragraph id="HF8823A48877B4DA39EFAF416CB6694D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a prosecution memorandum;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84D3616F7AD949A1AB95EB63F5B44FA8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>emails, notes, and other correspondence related to a disposition decision; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H139BC47FC8A647CF90FB66892D9D7DAD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the contents described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDC4F62B039754F309BE34486D7A0FD17"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section authorizes or requires, or shall be construed to authorize or require, the discovery, inspection, or production of reports, memoranda, or other internal documents or work product generated by counsel, an attorney for the government, or their assistants or representatives.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HF219F5B78E8A4209BAD3BD67C71A902B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/9">chapter 9</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H812FC260F99E45C9963C04DFF060CF85" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">955. Requirement to maintain certain records.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H6D856C26A325479C8AECB2B738242F0D"><enum>504.</enum><header>Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight</header>
<subsection id="H24BC332806E34869A8D19BC7A5689D8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall conduct a study on the governance of the Coast Guard Academy, including examining the roles, responsibilities, authorities, advisory functions, and membership qualifications and expertise of the Board of Visitors and Board of Trustees of such Academy.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H80DDAE8BB2324B3C8CF1FAAA66374569"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a written report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H3CBE09D155A64E0BB33AFB4998EC5BF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study required under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B4ABFFAA2174EE98CD623DCE330CBB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations to improve governance at the Coast Guard Academy.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H267099F7A5ED456FA9577EC2B3C1A53E"><enum>505.</enum><header>Providing for the transfer of a cadet who is the victim of a sexual assault or related offense</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HCB142D503A424CBFAFC4DB07AAABF0DC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HF27CC6C8D88D4CB4AA0B769A95E3D2CF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consideration of request for transfer of cadet who is the victim of sexual assault or related offense</header> <paragraph id="HB66D7B35C3A34A0D8E0EE0E68AFA2C3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall provide for timely consideration of and action on a request submitted by a cadet appointed to the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of an alleged sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920, 920c, or 930 of title 10 (article 120, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) for transfer to a Service Academy or to enroll in a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program affiliated with another institution of higher education. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H629EF0BC6AC64A1CA6425F44DB992E6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The Commandant shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection that—</text> <subparagraph id="HC292837588994F19824637D2C401F741"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that any cadet who has been appointed to the Coast Guard Academy is informed of the right to request a transfer pursuant to this subsection, and that any formal request submitted by a cadet is processed as expeditiously as practicable for review and action by the Superintendent;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAE0E77220874E22B76E7F116D9F85DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>direct the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, in coordination with the Superintendent of the Service Academy to which the cadet requests to transfer—</text> <clause id="HE110286B692E4B449AAD183F73C2F1DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to act on a request for transfer under this subsection not later than 72 hours after receiving the formal request from the cadet;</text></clause>
<clause id="H1E7322291FC64C3F880CA7948789E608"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to approve such request for transfer unless there are exceptional circumstances that require denial of the request; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD65FD82D9C2443FE932C4F8937F9FFF1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>upon approval of such request, to take all necessary and appropriate action to effectuate the transfer of the cadet to the Service Academy concerned as expeditiously as possible; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H571CC4CDAE3246E695B9C1D0A352ECE7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>direct the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, in coordination with the Secretary of the military department that sponsors the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at the institution of higher education to which the cadet requests to transfer—</text> <clause id="H7814D46D837A453C8888644D34C33E8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to act on a request for transfer under this subsection not later than 72 hours after receiving the formal request from the cadet;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC730822CEBF54210BC675952067ACFDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to the cadet’s acceptance for admission to the institution of higher education to which the cadet wishes to transfer, to approve such request for transfer unless there are exceptional circumstances that require denial of the request; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE8292C9B0B8A4ABA856CACFE84C55F68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to take all necessary and appropriate action to effectuate the cadet’s enrollment in the institution of higher education to which the cadet wishes to transfer and to process the cadet for participation in the relevant Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program as expeditiously as possible.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7409CFDE28154107B1F1B79D4CE44483"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Denial of transfer request</header><text>If the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy denies a request for transfer under this subsection, the cadet may request review of the denial by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, who shall act on such request not later than 72 hours after receipt of the formal request for review.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9090AFD1771443B9BFFDCB65F35ED9DB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Confidentiality of records</header><text>The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall ensure that all records of any request, determination, transfer, or other action under this subsection remain confidential, consistent with applicable law and regulation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA9D587F2C2E46258020404EDC5CB2B1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Appointment to Service Academy</header><text>A cadet who transfers under this subsection may retain the cadet’s appointment to the Coast Guard Academy or may be appointed to the Service Academy to which the cadet transfers without regard to the limitations and requirements described in sections 7442, 8454, and 9442 of title 10.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6F9D9C0EEA64313876582E1FAC67E05"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Appointment upon graduation</header> <subparagraph id="HFC9A0607B2B5413D9E348D5A08C616D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>A cadet who transfers under this subsection to a Service Academy, is entitled, before graduating from such Academy, to state the preference of the cadet for appointment, upon graduation, as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3CCB15A62AD04858B7EFD69106462A23"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Manner of appointment</header><text>Upon graduation, a cadet described in subparagraph (A) is entitled to be accepted for appointment as a permanent commissioned officer in the Regular Coast Guard in the same manner as graduates of the Coast Guard Academy as described in section 2101.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1509B4CC81B640B4BA3E679BEA802AC6"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Commission into Coast Guard</header><text>A cadet who transfers under this subsection to a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program affiliated with another institution of higher education is entitled upon graduation from the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training program to commission into the Coast Guard as described in section 3738a.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE382F4E01FCD444A9F8766B48D2B42CB"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Service Academy defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Service Academy</term> has the meaning given such term in section 347 of title 10. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HE245F98817A94623B70B0A36AD8A4541"><enum>506.</enum><header>Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare</header> <subsection id="H0282A34EF3FE454596BC610B8BC6C612"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/21">chapter 21</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H5734F370CA604EA5B44AE5D66CD18100"><enum>2132.</enum><header>Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare</header>
<subsection id="HB56055A1C0A24FF78B0A62978CFA9D21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Secretary designation</header><text>The Secretary may designate a limited number of officers of the Coast Guard as having particular expertise in—</text> <paragraph id="H9C9980A5F8354BD891F8FB71075D5856"><enum>(1)</enum><text>military justice; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C0828C439FF4066B0E3C5A4A9341A74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>healthcare.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCF9404AF61814F7F924D34AA73CFB7DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Promotion and grade</header><text>An individual designated under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HFAFB2C37405C4ED08C07EB8B60F0090A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be included on the active duty promotion list;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9403F78DE2024488A4E9B9B0C3A8A82F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be promoted under section 2126; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64304DE0315544C28357B12613F25187"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may not be promoted to a grade higher than captain.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H757801731FE6487F97C22685E61EDA1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/21">chapter 21</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/2131">section 2131</external-xref> the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HEFED66F82F064111A9C5EA885E07608D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H23387DC6E78E4F96B69258710123F7B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 2102(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by striking <quote>and officers of the permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy</quote> and inserting <quote>officers of the permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy, and officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 2132</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A9D4BAEE2BC41B2935F88A659FEB82D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H60DF8005BACA4D748A88A20BDA37D0C4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Secretary to prescribe numbers for certain officers</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe the number of officers authorized to be serving on active duty in each grade of—</text> <paragraph id="H99E66EBC43874664B8E82F4BDC6B207B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7B211F9B38E49A3BBEDA0DA76332AFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 2132; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H03DA84CED974442AB6825B26A91352BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the officers of the Reserve serving in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33579F65C1CB4E27A536170AF8759A30"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2126 of title 14, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting <quote>and as to officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 2132</quote> after <quote>reserve components</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8BC75312E88437FB288344988B9BF77"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3736(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4040DE972FF6487387EFE37E7B4AC3FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>promotion list and the</quote> and inserting <quote>promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 2132, and the officers on the</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H70F0D416C3DF4507BACDF960D6C286A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence by striking <quote>promotion list or the</quote> and inserting <quote>promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 2132, or the officers on the</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF4BEBBE922C64C379AC164D4CB38110A"><enum>507.</enum><header>Direct hire authority for certain personnel of Coast Guard</header>
<subsection id="HB8B2CF8240254C17BEB6CC858FB9C50F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/25">chapter 25</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H9333BAD4BC434D23BD781048931C0D8D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H342C421532274EC6B5C27E21A2A54E8D"><enum>2517.</enum><header>Direct hire authority for certain personnel of Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HB733488877F64D4AB92E9A90CBFD4F3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commandant may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 5 (other than section 3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to any non-clinical specialist intended to engage in the integrated primary prevention of harmful behaviors, including suicide, sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child abuse and qualified candidates to any criminal investigative law enforcement position of the Coast Guard Criminal Investigative Service intended to engage in the primary response to such harmful behaviors.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3A3F09EE97C248C4ACD75D1943CA631A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>Effective on September 30, 2034, the authority provided under subsection (a) shall cease.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HFB1621A0FA364B4CBD578CBA4F402924"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/25">chapter 25</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 2516 the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">2517. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of United States Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H6073BA9E24D54061B4C086E074A42C88"><enum>508.</enum><header>Safe-to-report policy for Coast Guard</header>
<subsection id="HC064C6303E5F46B0BE8B7D6425AD06C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/19">chapter 19</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HDAA1063EA748468894E3A96B269EBC28" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HB8A64968916F47D2908474A75F4610B2"><enum>1908.</enum><header>Safe-to-report policy for Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HFD7939D4B778473B94E798F63D39D8F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, issue such regulations as are necessary to establish the safe-to-report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with respect to all members of the Coast Guard (including members of the reserve and auxiliary components of the Coast Guard) and cadets at the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8835629F991F4DC2BECACD48760390F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Safe-to-report policy</header><text>The safe-to-report policy described in this subsection is a policy that prescribes the handling of minor collateral misconduct involving a member of the Coast Guard who is the alleged victim or reporting witness of a sexual assault.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H11BC6CFE9D504B1FA84F40A671080A28"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mitigating and aggravating circumstances</header><text>In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall specify mitigating circumstances that decrease the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline and aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline for purposes of the safe-to-report policy.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCBFB452B02B14B3F99A142CB055F871F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Tracking of collateral misconduct incidents</header><text>In conjunction with the issuance of regulations under subsection (a), Secretary shall develop and implement a process to anonymously track incidents of minor collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe-to-report policy established under such regulations.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1914DC8AAAE24205BAAB5FAFB9CB8D82"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Minor collateral misconduct defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>minor collateral misconduct</term> means any minor misconduct that is punishable under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 that—</text>
<paragraph id="H326B7F8A3BE343E086E9D427132E9C2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is committed close in time to or during a sexual assault and directly related to the incident that formed the basis of the sexual assault allegation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD0F17B668454E589D7942BD41ED9BA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is discovered as a direct result of the report of sexual assault or the ensuing investigation into such sexual assault; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB303A957321E4869B26890E39163D3F5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does not involve aggravating circumstances (as specified in the regulations issued under subsection (a)) that increase the gravity of the minor misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H172C2D08FDD54D6DAE88E2DFA91E31EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/19">chapter 19</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1907 (as added by this Act) the following: </text>
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<section id="H0A5710859F8349E7A2C014BC933F0FB5"><enum>509.</enum><header>Modification of delivery date of Coast Guard sexual assault report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5112(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>January 15</quote> and inserting <quote>March 1</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H828E4EE6DB8840CB86AA2E2C44822E9E"><enum>510.</enum><header>Higher-level review of board of determination decisions</header> <subsection id="H46281D8A3C6F419AAEE3B62092DDF4E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2158 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB67C61E72384340A9ADB1A87AE1B52D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HE1435EE098514E9AB30591D3FC226348" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HD1664B064085492392385CB0391F88B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9F884B7C5F9437B8BCBEA9CF217246C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HCA7CAA76CA0C41FAA89E6C7E6047E7CC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H0038847090DF4AD7B8090E9865FA6FEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Higher-level review of sexual assault cases</header> <paragraph id="HAA623264036249B4A1788B84E03C6337"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a board convened under this section determines that the officer should be retained when the officer’s record indicates that the officer has committed a sexual assault offense, the board shall forward the record of the proceedings and recommendation of the board for higher-level review, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17338D036EA945BC87E540EF652A3046"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The official exercising higher-level review shall have authority to forward the case for consideration by a Board of Inquiry in accordance with section 2159.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9163C285123A4DEE8A1B2F0BBBF26477"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sexual assault offense defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>sexual assault offense</term> means a violation of section 920 or 920b of title 10, United States Code (article 120 or 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) or attempt to commit an offense specified under section 920 or 920b as punishable under section 880 of such title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9818A5B1B3AC41D2B7A84DA871B24E34"><enum>511.</enum><header>Review of discharge or dismissal</header>
<subsection id="HB4ADEAFFD3B744ECB1940E9491E5D5BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/25">chapter 25</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HA17BE178D6B84372AC5A5D30CFCCB71A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H576EA64EDBDA4040B909C6CA57B59EB6"><enum>2518.</enum><header>Review of discharge or dismissal</header> <subsection id="H8EAFE3C26219490BB4628E3EEE082CB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Downgrade</header> <paragraph id="HBCE84FF3D419432E8C54BD40239368EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the requirements of section 1553 of title 10, a board of review for a former member of the Coast Guard established pursuant to such section may, upon a motion of the board and subject to review by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, downgrade an honorable discharge or dismissal to a general (under honorable conditions) discharge or dismissal upon a finding that a former member of the Coast Guard, while serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces, committed sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of section 920, 920b, or 934 of this title (article 120, 120b, or 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF3D4105EF21469FA2DDAAB44B844491"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evidence</header><text>Any downgrade under paragraph (1) shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5796B08CB8F4CFDB7C58F8E67ACAB35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The review board under paragraph (1) may not downgrade a discharge or dismissal of a former member of the Coast Guard if the same action described in paragraph (1) was considered prior to separation from active duty by an administrative board in determining the characterization of discharge as otherwise provided by law and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H64C47AB81FFB4E2A854EFB9939A57D89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedural rights</header>
<paragraph id="H6CCF761A48724EA2B9D1534A963CF018"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review by a board established under section 1553 of title 10 shall be based on the records of the armed forces concerned and such other evidence as may be presented to the board.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H08391AAD7C004299A3520A54260AA76E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evidence by witness</header><text>A witness may present evidence to the board in person or by affidavit.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBECD05F0F0284362A942869BF3AEF4E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appearance before board</header><text>A person who requests a review under this section may appear before the board in person or by counsel or an accredited representative of an organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/59">chapter 59</external-xref> of title 38.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F9B6EFC389F4CEAABD2FADC53253655"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>A former member of the Coast Guard who is subject to a downgrade in discharge characterization review under subsection (b)(3) shall be notified in writing of such proceedings, afforded the right to obtain copies of records and documents relevant to the proceedings, and the right to appear before the board in person or by counsel or an accredited representative of an organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/59">chapter 59</external-xref> of title 38.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H51B0331568F84A908F5DAFB9D8366E43" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/25">chapter 25</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2517 (as added by this Act) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HA47AFCFFBAD74C41A3425FBEEF466531" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">2518. Review of discharge or dismissal. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H230B32DD4D8942F5929B72F47BBE27D0" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>512.</enum><header>Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7511(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1A2D645FDBD481699469D46F8C3A064"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7251186F8BD49A9B0AC184354F5BE54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>State, local, or Tribal law</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal, State, local, or Tribal law</quote>; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7A7B0EFF8D24C5694D1327A80B8AD15"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E9093E70CA748F7B69098EB1C8FD3D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="H15E0E4521A3043E8A1217F2EDC0CA359"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 920 or 920b of title 10 (article 120 and 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H39B145176DA7480EA552BCACF366C2D9"><enum>513.</enum><header>Coast Guard Academy room reassignment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1902 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HFD9ACB833CB04C08AF36A22F1BCA8A69"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Room reassignment</header><text>Coast Guard Academy Cadets may request room reassignment if experiencing discomfort due to Coast Guard Academy rooming assignments.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <enum>VI</enum><header>Amendments</header> <section id="HE9ACFCF51A5B436FB0105F0ED4E4E0B4"><enum>601.</enum><header>Amendments</header> <subsection id="HDF668C253F9F468AA199534839570E38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on entry and operation</header><text>Section 70022(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Federal Register</quote> and inserting <quote>the Federal Register</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCEA9D5FB9AB14F9ABB30E4BE3D14B96E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Port, harbor, and coastal facility security</header><text>Section 70116(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0B2F2923FDC944DFBA021528894148AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>terrorism cyber</quote> and inserting <quote>terrorism, cyber</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FB2F23AEA1F49138EBD1D72FC989262"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting a comma after <quote>acts of terrorism</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCA55E9904D574FC28C3AD5C2F7FAFAB4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement by state and local officers</header><text>Section 70118(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD907BB25B1984597A332602BF44557D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/191">50 U.S.C. 191</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70051</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3276BA3918B432FAFC5ED2CF82DACD3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1226">33 U.S.C. 1226(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70116(b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2CA35B00B300458A89E92D891112BA61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chapter 701 definitions</header><text>Section 70131(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H48C4A9E18FB84396BEA2E08D2A686DD0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/191">50 U.S.C. 191</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70051</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86F7F8255E7F401C87A95C307FDB2025"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1226">33 U.S.C. 1226(b)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 70116(b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H999E2E79050E41CFB433F18B8D176F1A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Notice of arrival requirements for vessels on the outer continental shelf</header> <paragraph id="HF85D62B7BEF44116B1524E1F014960BD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preparatory conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70001 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44ACDE012B41461FB7DB5444B83E155F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of provision</header><text>Section 704 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/213">Public Law 112–213</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70001">46 U.S.C. 70001</external-xref> note) is—</text> <subparagraph id="H2CF63413C7F84D0B8B4BF5645F20C2B3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amended by striking <quote>of title 46, United States Code,</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B680AB9CDDE4D4FB56A85E0A2011B9A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transferred to appear after 70001(k) of title 46, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H065939994E5C472FBC7DE02CBB7B2BC9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>redesignated as subsection (l).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC00D8E8049A746A6B446C9443CEB9F37"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Title 46</header><text>Title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H20281A21754E42CE92305630D13C4852"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 2101(2) is amended by striking <quote>section 1</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFE24CA6378449B382079C950922BDD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 2116(b)(1)(D) is amended by striking <quote>section 93(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 504(c)</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF2EBD6688F04B72A89DB9C9B6A2D88F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the analysis for subtitle VII by striking the period after <quote>70001</quote> in the item relating to chapter 700.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB10C66F48A324455A7CED594627928A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In the analysis for chapter 700 by striking the item relating to section 70006 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HB33CBBF5F1CB41BAA16833CDDE0DDA75" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">70006. Establishment by Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating of anchorage grounds and regulations generally.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H571B4101580B47839C6CE5DED6ABBB82"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the heading for subchapter IV in the analysis for chapter 700 by inserting a comma after <quote><header-in-text level="subchapter" style="USC">Definitions</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DDB2A0945C74551BF7B1EA96B86E08A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In the heading for subchapter VI in the analysis for chapter 700 by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subchapter" style="USC">of the United</header-in-text></quote>and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subchapter" style="USC">of United</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91A4AD3FCAC84A4DB26A72F6FC003647"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 70052(e)(1) is amended by striking <quote>section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/46/91">46 U.S.C. App. 91</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 60105</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2FD55A5622DC4E97BE3181713D4387CC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Oil pollution act of 1990</header><text>The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2701">33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H461DBCD0136B4839B7E011288349B2C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1001(32)(G) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2701">33 U.S.C. 2701(32)(G)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>pipeline</quote> and all that follows through <quote>offshore facility</quote> and inserting <quote>pipeline, offshore facility</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA306242647E5435C8789DD5221E0335E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2716">33 U.S.C. 2716</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HCCD577E2369D490CB1FA6D3154130E19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB11E8116D2924DC6B27D9C76B06A120C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1)(B), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subsection (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70835FFAC96048E2830BA7166D61E468"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 1012(b)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2712">33 U.S.C. 2712(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 1016(f)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1016(e)(1)</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73D599C82BAA46589DA6CD43AEBA8B3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1005(b)(5)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2705">33 U.S.C. 2705(b)(5)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 1016(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1016(f)</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D4C8940EFCC40D7BE707088164F96FB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 1018(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2718">33 U.S.C. 2718(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the Act of March 3, 1851 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/183">46 U.S.C. 183 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DEF1000D19B43FD88569015590DEE51"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 7001(h)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">33 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (c)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (e)(4)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2024.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.