119 HR 4275 IH: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-07-02
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
. (b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Commandant defined.
Title I—Coast Guard
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Subtitle B—Accountability
Sec. 111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects.
Sec. 112. Major acquisitions.
Sec. 113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements.
Sec. 114. Overdue reports.
Sec. 115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of alternatives for aircraft.
Sec. 116. Oversight of funds provided pursuant to fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation legislation.
Sec. 117. Regular polar security cutter updates.
Title II—Organization, Authorities, Acquisition, and Personnel of the Coast Guard
Subtitle A—Organization
Sec. 201. Secretary of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 202. Reappointment of Commandant.
Sec. 203. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs.
Sec. 204. Reinstatement of training course on workings of Congress.
Sec. 205. Services and use of funds for, and leasing of, the National Coast Guard Museum.
Subtitle B—Authorities
Sec. 211. Enhanced use property pilot program.
Sec. 212. Public availability of information.
Sec. 213. Timely reimbursement of damage claims for Coast Guard property.
Sec. 214. Uniform funding and management system for morale, well-being, and recreation programs and Coast Guard Exchange.
Sec. 215. Coast Guard property.
Sec. 216. Cyber coordination and support in foreign territories.
Sec. 217. Modification of treatment of minor construction and improvement project management.
Sec. 218. Modification of authority for special purpose facilities.
Sec. 219. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in tsunami inundation zones.
Sec. 220. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions.
Sec. 221. Scientific mission for USCGC Storis.
Sec. 222. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund.
Subtitle C—Acquisition
Sec. 231. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems integrators.
Sec. 232. Acquisition improvements.
Sec. 233. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards.
Sec. 234. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.
Sec. 235. Great Lakes icebreaking.
Subtitle D—Personnel
Sec. 241. Family leave policies for Coast Guard.
Sec. 242. Modifications to career flexibility program.
Sec. 243. Direct hire authority for certain personnel.
Sec. 244. Command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska.
Sec. 245. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers.
Sec. 246. Consolidation of authorities for college student precommissioning initiative.
Sec. 247. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve selection boards.
Sec. 248. Housing.
Sec. 249. Behavioral health.
Sec. 250. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to Alaska.
Sec. 251. Tuition Assistance and Advanced Education Assistance Pilot Program.
Sec. 252. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard in remote locations.
Sec. 253. Notification.
Subtitle E—Coast Guard Academy
Sec. 261. Modification of Board of Visitors.
Sec. 262. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight.
Sec. 263. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy cadet room security.
Sec. 264. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at Coast Guard Academy.
Sec. 265. Required posting of information.
Sec. 266. Installation of multipurpose medical privacy rooms.
Sec. 267. Coast Guard Academy room reassignment.
Sec. 268. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations.
Sec. 269. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.
Subtitle F—Reports and Policies
Sec. 271. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses.
Sec. 272. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug trafficking.
Sec. 273. Report on condition of aids to navigation.
Sec. 274. Feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and deployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific.
Sec. 275. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aviation hangar.
Sec. 276. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems.
Sec. 277. Report on Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.
Sec. 278. Report and briefings on implementing section 564 of title 14.
Sec. 279. Report on role of Coast Guard.
Sec. 280. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills.
Sec. 281. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations.
Title III—Shipping and Navigation
Subtitle A—Merchant Mariner Credentials
Sec. 301. Merchant mariner credentialing.
Sec. 302. Nonoperating individual.
Subtitle B—Vessel Safety
Sec. 311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel.
Sec. 312. Performance driven examination schedule.
Sec. 313. Fishing vessel and fisherman training safety.
Sec. 314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac.
Sec. 315. Receipts; international agreements for ice patrol services.
Sec. 316. Study of amphibious vessels.
Sec. 317. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.
Subtitle C—Ports
Sec. 321. Ports and waterways safety.
Sec. 322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at ports of the United States.
Sec. 323. Improving Vessel Traffic Service monitoring.
Sec. 324. Controlled substance onboard vessels.
Sec. 325. Cyber-incident training.
Sec. 326. Navigational protocols.
Subtitle D—Matters Involving Autonomous Systems
Sec. 331. Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems.
Sec. 332. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed maritime systems.
Sec. 333. Coast Guard training course.
Sec. 334. NOAA membership on Autonomous Vessel Policy Council.
Sec. 335. Technology pilot program.
Sec. 336. Uncrewed systems capabilities report.
Sec. 337. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study.
Sec. 338. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard acquisition and deployment of unmanned systems.
Sec. 339. National Academies of Sciences report on unmanned systems and use of data.
Sec. 340. Unmanned aircraft systems.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 341. Information on type approval certificates.
Sec. 342. Clarification of authorities.
Sec. 343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety requirements.
Sec. 344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for Puget Sound region.
Sec. 345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of marking fishing gear.
Sec. 346. Classification societies.
Sec. 347. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals.
Sec. 348. Report on certain Coast Guard requirements.
Sec. 349. Offshore operations.
Sec. 350. Administrative costs.
Subtitle F—American Offshore Workers Fairness
Sec. 361. Manning and crewing requirements for certain outer continental shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures.
Sec. 362. Outer Continental Shelf.
Sec. 363. Foreign vessel notifications.
Sec. 364. Effective date.
Sec. 365. Anchor handling activities.
Sec. 366. Near shore cable laying barges.
Title IV—Oil Pollution Response
Sec. 401. Vessel response plans.
Sec. 402. Use of marine casualty investigations.
Sec. 403. Timing of review.
Sec. 404. Online incident reporting system.
Sec. 405. Investment of Exxon Valdez oil spill court recovery in high yield investments and marine research.
Sec. 406. Additional response assets.
Sec. 407. International maritime oil spill response.
Title V—Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response
Sec. 501. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms.
Sec. 502. Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and access to evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and other misconduct.
Sec. 503. Consideration of request for transfer of a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a sexual assault or related offense.
Sec. 504. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare.
Sec. 505. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard.
Sec. 506. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct in Coast Guard.
Sec. 507. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process.
Sec. 508. Review of discharge characterization.
Sec. 509. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.
Sec. 510. Definition of covered misconduct.
Sec. 511. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct.
Sec. 512. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons.
Sec. 513. Development of policies on military protective orders.
Sec. 514. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission recommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military.
Sec. 515. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered misconduct.
Sec. 516. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to allegations of certain special victim offenses.
Sec. 517. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual assault, or traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 518. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program.
Sec. 519. Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of misconduct against senior leaders.
Sec. 520. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.
Sec. 521. Report on policy on whistleblower protections.
Sec. 522. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence.
Sec. 523. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual assault incident database.
Sec. 524. Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service.
Sec. 525. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired grade determinations.
Sec. 526. Inclusion and command review of information on covered misconduct in personnel service records.
Sec. 527. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of members who have reported sexual misconduct.
Sec. 528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic violence.
Sec. 529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged sex-related offenses.
Sec. 530. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct.
Sec. 531. Continuous vetting of security clearances.
Sec. 532. Training and education programs for covered misconduct prevention and response.
Title VI—Comptroller General Reports
Sec. 601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research, development, and innovation program.
Sec. 602. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel wellness.
Sec. 603. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs and other entities.
Sec. 604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure.
Sec. 605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 606. Comptroller General report on safety and security infrastructure at Coast Guard Academy.
Sec. 607. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of station process.
Title VII—Amendments
Sec. 701. Amendments.
2.In this Act, the term Commandant means the commandant of the Coast Guard. <enum>I</enum><header>Coast Guard</header> <subtitle id="HCF93F26E0D194A6DA88BBAE735AA8ACE"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header> <section id="H21795130FB7F487DB1F084FF2E1CF2F9"><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="H49F86ED64EF64498A77CBCF691F5731E"><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, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B8BE432D33B4CB19990F125EADFC29E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77948876D2E241FDA69BA389AC02696B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA5045C5F81434CCFB27EF43199B363AC" style="USC"> <clause id="H0B095172D5E84396AB28175B409A12B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$11,287,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; </text></clause>
<clause id="H96A30A4732734100B127BC803A1715C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$11,851,875,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></clause> <clause id="HECEFABE082414E6BA8A2F1C2DFBBCB8B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$12,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA6063E71DDBB4521B16A8268D64B5F38"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$13,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE4D00E2318214E5B83A6FBB333E31438"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$13,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9DD15EC987945F5B2CC9EE66458DA03"><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="HD5DD3CF2E7C9483C8D6420E5C3260CEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(ii), $24,353,000</quote> and inserting <quote>clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of subparagraph (A), respectively, $26,848,500</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C0E2FFEE0754200A01204EC0BE6D263"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H969221D868D940E9A78B2CF6B38DCC24" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HF95D672E6B184A719D61CFE69AFBD5DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,627,600,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></clause>
<clause id="H58938A6A89204B77BA9241E6D739460A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$3,651,480,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></clause> <clause id="H3D9F3EC67F2647ECA4E5EBE52E0DF2C4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$3,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></clause>
<clause id="H4DB8DF94E1ED4E79A3F9856DC0E43CC0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$3,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3D093B44965D4A8D8528FAE58BED28FB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$3,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEA4453821C846F294DDB377B8D7ECD2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HDBF959FAC1C84EBB942CD7B9277078B5" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H677945E660D54FF8971021A37D5B527B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,415,000 for fiscal year 2025; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9045F7D2B2D74B93A7C3766C57219BAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$16,185,750 for fiscal year 2026; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FE6674176354412AEDFA3EBB218E49D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$16,500,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1226D35035AC449FB27AEB8FE2E5CE22"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$17,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC97AE92B2AEB42AC89FE577F217F22A1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$17,500,000 for fiscal year 2029.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62AA29D88E0D4B908BD753787B19290B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H1338F879F9154525AADDFF1FD49DBAD4" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H22983FF6976B475E8634D2DBC7930842"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts determined to be necessary by the Coast Guard 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, for fiscal year 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HAE8E0C14385B43BFB61D025752810C3C"><enum>102.</enum><header>Authorized levels of military strength and training</header>
<subsection id="H29935E0E94A24753A21501F8880E7CF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6FC8C4136C29403DACA2254A412AF0F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>44,500 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>50,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, 55,000 for fiscal year 2027, and 60,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7964385984743C89443E1D67A12BED7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA7E7D46744BE42718CADA2CC86002D8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED34E361613D44C1B1639FEFA223494F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2,500 student years</quote> and inserting <quote>4,000 student years for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE662BB7180AB44A5944865DC13829AB7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>165 student years</quote> and inserting <quote>250 student years for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F21E6529C354FFA889AB3141427EEEE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>385 student years</quote> and inserting <quote>700 student years for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H242C7815CBE44A2FB94917A5D3C84D85"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>1,200 student years</quote> and inserting <quote>1,600 student years for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H39B9F102868F4D02B1D5B2D8A12781BF" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any fiscal year in which the submission required under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, does not include a proportional increase in the Operations and Support funding under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, to support the end strengths authorized under the amendments made by subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="H3C171587589044D9A0EDFEB322838B6C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the end strengths shall not exceed the levels authorized in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9D396CDAA624CA989CD22027EECB9AF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 report on the plan of the Coast Guard to achieve growth in the Coast Guard’s military strength to 60,000, which shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HFC0BCE4324AD4CF4B46EFABEAE77CECF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed missions and purposes for the growth of the Coast Guard in miliary strength;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5D29DE4FDAFE402C8B98D5FBEC64B2A3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the additional estimated cost of salaries and benefits for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H448B298606FA437E817870C5B26329A5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimated recruiting resources and costs for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H289BAE3262A1497AA7CBBC76FE65594E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimated resources and costs required to achieve sufficient training capacity for growth in enlisted and officer corps for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0B951B239790459DB5C0670314CDB7B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 517(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the Coast Guard until October 1, 2027. </text></subsection> </section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H87089FEEB4154F3F83831F10683647FE"><enum>B</enum><header>Accountability</header>
<section id="HDA2CF48192624FFC950881EAA6B9B7E7"><enum>111.</enum><header>Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects</header>
<subsection id="H6E10693E793141CBB6BD89467107B835"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 5102 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA343A86D30E049E0A13BFA57D349A1AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H170C17DA980E482C8EFF0201EF78A8D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H29B6ED16EA6E4C4DA08DEC50D3E9B53E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H4C6C4C2F9DF7472A8B5F702AE7CB142F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Briefing</header> <paragraph id="H1DF20907252F4A1F8D53931947ACC90E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Commandant fails to submit the report required under this section, the Commandant 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 steps being taken to produce the report not less than once every 30 days until the required report is produced. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA87A83BB378D49ADA219D54B6C096084"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The briefing under paragraph (1) shall be made in person and may not be delegated by the Commandant. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4D988D6915C14861A6AB05131E89D149"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="HAD293406CAF24E8FB7691AF0CD65ED50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</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 status of shore infrastructure required to homeport or station all surface and aviation assets to be delivered as part of Level 1 or Level 2 acquisitions that have entered the obtain phase as authorized under section 1132(b) of title 14, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FA07D5C99834E3CAFD69AF147DB0F6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H805D6DC60F844FAE877ABCE035104C44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the current homeports and stations to which of Coast Guard cutters and aircraft are assigned;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7998D2906CB497BB75D79466D053AD8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of cutters or aircrafts that are able to be located by the homeport or station to which they are assigned;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5A9861570F84097906A9C1FADD1BA22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the current number of aircraft and cutters planned for the program of record of the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFFC16FFD0D1D4A5F8CCD536108F49FBB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of cutter and aircraft which are scheduled to be decommissioned or put in special commission status; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA6DE7A435BFC4981A9259A19AAAD4B07"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of where new cutters and aircraft being acquired as part of the program of record of the Coast Guard will be assigned, including—</text>
<clause id="H1187E5EAED354F899550049B782535DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an assessment of the shoreside and infrastructure needs for such cutters and aircrafts; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7ED60A9FCB104BE8AFC5D06F6F9FFE50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of whether existing facilities are adequate to support such cutter and aircraft, and the costs of planning, engineering, design construction, land acquisition, and environmental remediation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H98740128117D4FB29198B3D786B1CAC6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initial report</header>
<paragraph id="HB107CB72CEB149B2A02835FA28AF6AA0"><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 issue a report detailing the progress of all approved Coast Guard cutter homeporting projects within Coast Guard District 17 with respect to each of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HA7F9BAA3B89D4766AE400D5E043444B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Fast Response Cutters.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75FA836A53BC46DB853F076E9425660E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Offshore Patrol Cutters.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB04AC97E988742DBBC85615176350CF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The USCGC STORIS procured pursuant to section 11223 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/561">14 U.S.C. 561</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D27E0C4FB034E3780350DDFEB0F3CD2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each homeporting project described in such paragraph, the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HCBA2C1D159374187A260C90ED9003687"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of—</text>
<clause id="H818AC15EDD0842AE9D54A04F118279A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of funds appropriated for the project;</text></clause> <clause id="H85658A3212CF443FB237AD1503C6DB10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>activities carried out toward completion of the project; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H19C9B7532EEC4CDFBD8578C8532B3166"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>activities anticipated to be carried out during the subsequent 1-year period to advance completion of the project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H135C381CD7C5407BA08C419658382914"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An updated timeline, including key milestones, for the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC4143886111F416894D756529D536867" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Subsequent reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than July 1 of the first calendar year after the year in which the report required under subsection (c)(1) is submitted, and each July 1 thereafter until July 2, 2031 or the date on which all projects described in subsection (c)(1) are completed, the Commandant shall issue an updated report, with respect to each Coast Guard cutter homeporting project described in subsection (b)(1) (including any such project approved on a date after the date of enactment of this Act and before the submission of the applicable report), containing each element described in subsection (b)(2).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8FAE7C308C8E4887B6D2D53B1FDC5BC0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on capacity of coast guard base ketchikan</header> <paragraph id="HB00A49C057094A85BC886A69A90609F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall complete a report detailing the cost of and time frame for expanding the industrial capacity of Coast Guard Base Ketchikan to do out of water repairs on Fast Response Cutters.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H509476E497884DDC95B00B02D12E57F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 120 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 the report required under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE860157B222D47C6B02E60A890590C84"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Commandant shall publish each report issued under this section on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H93CDC9DFE92740B9B4E3B9ACB100F3D3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Homeporting project defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>homeporting project</term>—</text> <paragraph id="H66E814A1315D4621AE3757D5DB6BBB06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>means the facility infrastructure modifications, upgrades, new construction, and real property and land acquisition associated with homeporting new or modified cutters; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DA9375EB45A44CD90EA3F0F3A5E4317"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes shoreside and waterfront facilities, cutter maintenance facilities, housing, child development facilities, and any other associated infrastructure directly required as a result of homeporting new or modified cutters.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HA6802CA331294EFA88EE82E4BB7F3DFB"><enum>112.</enum><header>Major acquisitions</header> <subsection id="H6CE0697175EC44798A2C2FF70290782E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 5103 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H054053BE06264E819EAA124DEC3A7822"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>major acquisition programs</quote> and inserting <quote>Level 1 acquisitions or Level 2 acquisitions</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H22A600BBD3A94A1E87D0BA4F7FE4DEA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>major acquisition program</quote> and inserting <quote>Level 1 acquisition or Level 2 acquisition</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADE7776A97B048C198072D178BD1D101"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H9501CA7850A34982B3410B73EEC80B57" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HCDF9D9626DC34189AC041B61663ED70A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9B02F00E228D46ADA7D9B59E044D3B5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Level 1 acquisition</header><text>The term <term>Level 1 acquisition</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1171.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF61B05073E0C46729C1C1B9615FE465B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Level 2 acquisition</header><text>The term <term>Level 2 acquisition</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1171.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA781DD9EF6F44E2E93735F50041AE6C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Major acquisition program risk assessment</header><text>Section 5107 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 5103(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1171</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1294F01433D041288FD9EB72B0A3D3EA"><enum>113.</enum><header>Quarterly acquisition brief requirements</header> <subsection id="HDF01960C7C6A49239FDF25A1B0FE22DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 5107 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB164DE07632F47CC956E4D7B117198F5" style="USC">
<section id="H8976965296324298A453E22E6016B4E3"><enum>5107.</enum><header>Quarterly acquisition reports and major acquisition program risk assessment</header>
<subsection id="HCD095B1EEE2F43B68A93F46A74B019E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, 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 all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs, as such terms are defined in section 1171.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDB7F8F90219A49DEA41CB41249A15681"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional briefing</header><text>Not later than 1 week before taking procurement actions that will significantly impact the costs or timelines of a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition program, the Commandant shall brief the committees described in subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6AD9DEA58F7B4F9D9668EBDF7FD05971"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each briefing required under subsection (a) or (b) shall include, for each program—</text> <paragraph id="H3B70FA898B1C4D82892D9A9E6062C6CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the purpose of the program, including the capabilities being acquired;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4936A793EC8749A3897ED36B1D390D0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total number of units, as appropriate, to be acquired annually until procurement is complete under the current acquisition program baseline;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B4296AC0CA645998021A2B97066A549"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Acquisition Review Board status, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7705AAA9BC3D40E5B70AF76A91E75102"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the current acquisition phase by increment, as applicable;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6564079A51874609974011F507BC5438"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date of the most recent review; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2A0EB939F83C4002BC406715FFF067CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the program has been paused or is in breach status;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F2BB20184E54763B37CDC34FE40A193"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a comparison between the initial Department-approved acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives and the current such thresholds and objectives of the program, if applicable;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4891305D9F545EE9275F86DC0601BF2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for comparison to the Future Coast Guard Program, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H482713B2F18F4202AEEAE7AD554594A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the confidence level for the estimate;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8831820E5634437EBE84B2E061256D74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the fiscal years included in the estimate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D54F8ABDD8542448A0EEB55482C453C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a breakout of the estimate for the prior five years, the current year, and the budget year;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFACC58A97F9F41619DC315551FAE56BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a breakout of the estimate by appropriation account or other funding source; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H834105439C1A49AF982C76340CF1E345"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of and rationale for any changes to the estimate as compared to the previously approved baseline, as applicable, and during the prior fiscal year;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF79A676CFE0B4CE3BC68C4E5091D6404"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a summary of the findings of any independent verification and validation of the items to be acquired or an explanation for why no such verification and validation has been performed;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4ADCC67520B454FB877472EE52458B1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a table displaying the obligation of all program funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the subsequent fiscal year;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA94C6E22720F4F3883D5DE073D373870"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a listing of prime contractors and major subcontractors; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H535E2DDC3F5F49D381804CBF83F1E401"><enum>(9)</enum><text>narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, or performance that could result in a program breach if not successfully mitigated, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H71F0EF3C8C4848518A7CD6A94FA06563"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the current risks to such program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H21F8A62D2DB34BDE9C0C05A59F1C30E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any failure of such program to demonstrate a key performance parameter or threshold during operational test and evaluation conducted during the previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD99911DCCE3480E9BA4AF8B58E3EB01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether there has been any decision in such fiscal year to order full-rate production before all key performance parameters or thresholds are met;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5960D3ADB62546D3B22D7A8CA463B4E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program cost (as such term is defined in the manual of the Coast Guard titled <quote>Major Systems Acquisition Manual</quote> (COMDTINST M5000.10C)) in such fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACA610B3635041C9A0D00EF4C48B9D52"><enum>(E)</enum><text>whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program schedule (as such term is defined in the manual of the Coast Guard titled <quote>Major Systems Acquisition Manual</quote> (COMDTINST M5000.10C)) during such fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H050D580638724247A025FBEC17E988A9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Memorandum deadline</header><text>Not later than 5 business days after the date on which the Secretary approves an Acquisition Decision Memorandum for programs described in this section, the Commandant shall submit such memorandum to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H0945ABA2BEB34D2ABBEE38B7EED01B53"><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 striking the item relating to section 5107 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H93443DC17F56401D8C653CB7E32B0F8F" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">5107. Quarterly acquisition reports and major acquisition program risk assessment.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H15528CA7E88345C8AB3B89FD00D62DB5"><enum>114.</enum><header>Overdue reports</header> <subsection id="H9354BF5BE0AA45EDAFAA04D40374EBB7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><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 id="H930C97335C8D4000BBDAADEE131CB389" style="USC">
<section id="H89E8EDF215AD41F3A7C3650D90EB969B"><enum>5116.</enum><header>Status of overdue reports</header>
<subsection id="HB9EBDB54314843D2B06DF74D26C300C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, and not later than March 1 of each year 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 reports or briefings required under this chapter that have not been delivered to Congress.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0AC8F042EFC848D0B3B58D853968F079"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under section (a) shall contain the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7BE650756D3B4EA582C3CC3576816DEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The status of each required report or briefing that has not been delivered to Congress, including the date the report or briefing is due, and if applicable, the number of days the Coast Guard has exceeded the required completion date.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F9FF0086796474AB5A4DC50BCE1EC7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A plan and timeline for the next steps to be taken to complete such outstanding reports or briefings.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDA0F6AB25ED4C19AFD1927EF01C6FEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The name of the flag officer responsible for the completion of each report or briefing.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H96601DEBB9C245969F9B34461AE11CF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Briefing</header> <paragraph id="HB071BD9ADB0A499AA7FFC53135A3773E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Commandant fails to submit the report required under this section, the Commandant 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 steps being taken to produce the report not less than once every 30 days until the required report is produced. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0CD035D578B4F54A723CF817B10849F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The briefing under paragraph (1) shall be made in person and may not be delegated by the Commandant. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HBEEC99BC9D04485D8352C8E9AB285BB7"><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 id="H50357664B21B4B0682F25B96B4DB7BCD" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">5116. Status of overdue reports.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H17FE6BF654CF45E0B786EFB85BBD3996"><enum>115.</enum><header>Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of alternatives for aircraft</header>
<subsection id="H38EDDD141C894B78B648BFB5962A38D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 6 months 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>Aircraft Fleet and Aviation Workforce Assessments Needed,</quote> and issued April 9, 2024 (GAO–24–106374).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H343AEF4DE778400883758052F1140042"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under section (a) shall contain the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H989854635761434D9FAD09A4CF816C98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of the type of helicopters the Coast Guard requires to meet the mission demands of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60383DF773DF407DAE19964790D2F0CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An analysis of alternatives including an analytical study comparing the operational effectiveness, costs, and risks to determine the best suited aircraft to meet mission needs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FB461DA7C0C46588DDEE53E527527E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A fleet mix analysis to identify the necessary number of helicopters to meet the mission needs of the Coast Guard across all districts.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H542A3F2D40E2417AA98364D49FD30FBF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation of aircraft expenses</header><text>No funds authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code, (as added by section 101(3)(A)) may be obligated or expended in fiscal years 2027 through 2029 for the procurement or modernization of helicopters until the Commandant submits the report required under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC3D9B24C1147406B94C2BE12335A5556"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Minimum rotary wing fleet</header>
<paragraph id="H05F6433AAD1B43D8B49E1A0AF11FDB9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commandant shall maintain an operational, geographically dispersed rotary wing fleet of not less than 140 aircraft for the purpose of meeting minimum operational capabilities until the Commandant submits the report required under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FB4BE29FCDC4B44AF5A5D551BA97C2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>In the event the operational rotary wing fleet of the Coast Guard falls below the requirements of this subsection, 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 notification not later than 5 business days after the inability of the Commandant to meet the requirement.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF1997569ACCB4E31B2AB4E21A47D9279" commented="no"><enum>116.</enum><header>Oversight of funds provided pursuant to fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation legislation</header>
<subsection id="H2311FAD5B3F64DD08815A1D1EC4B6880" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may not expend or obligate funds—</text> <paragraph id="HFA1A6F1354B14EA8823593B67EFE2FA7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriated pursuant to the budget reconciliation Act for fiscal year 2025 during any fiscal year in which the Commandant is not compliant with sections 5102 and 5103 (excluding 5103(e)) of title 14, United States Code; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBD73A0AFD9A4C729F5F01FC449FBE7A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are provided in the budget reconciliation Act for fiscal year 2025 until the Commandant provides the report required under section 11217 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>) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBABCEE5E12364621A6C3C0346CBADAE5" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 1 week before taking any procurement action impacting estimated costs or timelines for acquisitions or procurements appropriated pursuant to the budget reconciliation Act for fiscal year 2025, 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 of such action.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE0721EBD820D42A4A838E50E8017A963" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expenditure plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the budget reconciliation Act for fiscal year 2025, 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 detailed expenditure plan, including projected project time lines for each acquisition and procurement appropriated under such Act and a list of project locations to be funded under such Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA1F06033C21D42C09DCA9C79EFDE3753"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President authorizes an exception under section 1151(b) of title 14, United States Code, for any Coast Guard vessel, or the hull or superstructure of such vessel for which funds are appropriated under the budget reconciliation Act for fiscal year 2025, no such funds shall be obligated until the President submits 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 explanation of the circumstances requiring such an exception in the national security interest, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H9482F9DFB5704C0CB9AD299D497DA9DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a confirmation that there are insufficient qualified United States shipyards to meet the national security interest without such exception; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA5C072FEBE240A6939B53689A4BE490"><enum>(2)</enum><text>actions taken by the President to enable qualified United States shipyards to meet national security requirements prior to the issuance of such an exception.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4003C3E3B683414D9C8B34AA38F2AC9D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cutter classification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the budget reconciliation Act for fiscal year 2025, the Commandant shall ensure any cutters procured with appropriations made available by such Act meet the requirements of section 1133(c) of title 14, United States Code. </text></subsection></section> <section id="HD2253A7F046E4D01AB7440B34E916780"><enum>117.</enum><header>Regular polar security cutter updates</header> <subsection id="HF0996B217F644775AD0FD9E082630FC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H402B4F61130F4FF0B0A0888901C98E1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the status of acquisition of Polar Security Cutters.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D49241B12934A01996160287E1E6340"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HF23162FC058C41268B425D1591DD4FC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed timeline for the acquisition process of Polar Security Cutters, including expected milestones and a projected commissioning date for the first 3 Polar Security Cutters;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB83D62D00D3450582349FE41CE7B4E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an accounting of the previously appropriated funds spent to date on the Polar Security Cutter Program, updated cost projections for Polar Security Cutters, and projections for when additional funds will be required;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE412F9EA61A418BAC94CA8D60AFC8F9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential factors and risks that could further delay or imperil the completion of Polar Security Cutters; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA3D58FDFAAA4F90B82C8610F22FDC47" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of the acquisition of Polar Security Cutters to date, including factors that led to substantial cost overruns and delivery delays.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBDB9270068BB424AB71D5FD21ECB078C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Briefings</header> <paragraph id="HDEAA38833F6D417A85AD18C410963E43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), and not less frequently than every 90 days thereafter, the Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the Polar Security Cutter acquisition process until Polar Security Cutter 2 achieves full operational capability.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48DC8EEC797F49C6B7F774A69C3814E5"><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 90 days.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC77BCD5BEC49414894E623C24E884439"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7748BDA096784D22B6281BF8334BCE81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of acquisition progress since the most recent previous briefing conducted pursuant to paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3B09BB4DE2EB486BB807335FED3912D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an updated timeline and budget estimate for acquisition and building of pending Polar Security Cutters; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6386CFB1333342909A56804B3805837A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an explanation of any delays or additional costs incurred in the acquisition progress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2ABA9B3AE2724DDDADDA47B025C99C99"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notifications</header><text>In addition to the briefings required under subsection (b), the Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 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></subtitle>
<enum>II</enum><header>Organization, Authorities, Acquisition, and Personnel of the Coast Guard</header>
<subtitle id="H77B654E187044C06936FE5FB28945482"><enum>A</enum><header>Organization</header>
<section id="H68EB00C9ABDE4A7BB79ABD1EACE88A25"><enum>201.</enum><header>Secretary of the Coast Guard</header>
<subsection id="H6969B21BD6D2447EBB029EEA731B1870"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102 of title 14, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF4AC1249F46D47C7B72C0E3CB9E1F70C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>Section 888(a) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</external-xref> is transferred to appear after section 101 of title 14, United States Code, redesignated as section 102, and amended to read as follows: </text>
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<section id="HDCE10099A3B641699498643D6F576BA9" commented="no"><enum>102.</enum><header>Primary duties</header>
<subsection id="HDD3DB3669EE74AAC8CDF7E4281A17D6A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard shall administer laws, promulgate and enforce regulations, and engage in operations and activities, with due regard to the requirements of national defense, in support of the following:</text> <paragraph id="H12F925C18CE145B4AF57E1C7A9D68959" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Non-Homeland Security Missions</header> <subparagraph id="H60E93FBE2E2946D3862F12AEDB88A7E9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Marine safety</header><text>Engage in oceanographic research, ensure the safe operation of and facilitate the economical movement of goods through the Marine Transportation System, and develop, establish, maintain, and operate rescue facilities for the promotion of safety on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and protect the lives and safety of those on the sea.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2A2D4FF6BBC94F5FA7F6767B9777D6D9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Search and rescue</header><text>Respond to maritime disasters, natural or man-made, and render aid to people in distress to protect the lives and promote the safety of life and property on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, covering all matters not specifically delegated by law to some other executive department.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B90E75BEF5E4F83A62C368589651E6B" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Aids to navigation</header><text>Develop, establish, maintain and operate aids to maritime navigation to promote the safe operation of the Marine Transportation System, pursuant to subchapter III of chapter 5, on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4DEB073E3B924C889FCC7BDF278A5D29" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Living marine resources (fisheries law enforcement)</header><text>Safeguard fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangered species, from unlawful acts and environmental degradation under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E4AEC288E1F4535965C53877BC536D3" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Marine environmental protection</header><text>Safeguard United States marine resources and the ocean from unlawful acts and environmental degradation on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5DAD6D988E5044A497A600806B4118F2" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Ice operations</header><text>Develop, establish, maintain, and operate icebreaking facilities on, under, and over waters other than the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD3C9F72A2B74B988E9BD3AFB9ED1FE4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Homeland security missions</header> <subparagraph id="H7D9774E5B9A34D60B0C1C9E0615EECE4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Ports, waterways and coastal security</header><text>Conduct maritime recovery operations in the aftermath of incidents of national significance to ensure the continuity of commerce and critical port and waterway functions, protect the United States maritime domain and the Marine Transportation System, and deny the use and exploitation of the maritime domain as a means for attacks on United States territory, population, vessels, and critical infrastructure.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB585739BCA744C896B1AE7119BB4013" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Drug interdiction</header><text>Engage in maritime air surveillance or maritime interdiction to enforce or assist in the enforcement of laws of the United States regarding controlled substances on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8863A98AAE8C458DA9D76919F6B067D7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Migrant interdiction</header><text>Engage in maritime air surveillance or maritime interdiction of the maritime border and approaches to enforce or assist in the enforcement of laws of the United States, including the immigration laws of the United States on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2B4CC69F09B4D4EA91BB0145E14A35E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Defense readiness</header><text>Defend United States national interests in the maritime domain against hostile acts through military action, and maintain a state of readiness to assist in the defense of the United States, including when functioning as a specialized service in the Navy pursuant to section 103. </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BBC3201BC654882A3FC4CD83FD11A20" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Other law enforcement</header><text>Enforce or assist in the enforcement of all applicable Federal laws on, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8B28BB68E2B64351BB31493986DF5899"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers authorized in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code. </text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCC9135DD665B4E418C4F0494B59C13E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Section 888</header><text>Section 888 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</external-xref> is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H70E2A76BE5E040939C26BE387EBCF164"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA86148DE19D543A8BB450B1A5116215A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>No mission</quote> and inserting <quote>No primary duty described in section 102 of title 14, United States Code,</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC46E6AD7610E43FC9CBDE8D2133ABD15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, whether requested or tasked by the Department on behalf of another agency or requested by another agency,</quote> after <quote>Department</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0152EADB0261409392DC58797470CE46"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>missions.</quote> and inserting <quote>such duties.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H045C98415F2F41249B8FD883F68E7D04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0B07E407FBD14C39BBB31E5D8B0F9F66" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H6BABD755BC97434ABFD64D6FFCBB2BD0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as specified in subsequent Acts, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF906717664F243FEA0B8AAF867BBECC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not substantially or significantly reduce—</text> <clause id="HBFB5A907843B449C949D8171F06C9E6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the primary duties of the Coast Guard described in section 102 of title 14, United States Code; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H62146A5BA1184BD8A1078259A435F13E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the capability of the Coast Guard to perform such duties; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6BB5DF844FF945F7AB74EE46FFC44684"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall ensure the preservation and execution of such duties. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6EC7865BC35D4BECA015FAEE166B145F" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H2A197808F3F6497496D7A4B56DEC5B7D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2516 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HA05B0577C2D64E43BD3FA7B4156C016A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>described in section 102</quote> after <quote>Coast Guard operations</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0BA092B874D4700AA08C28D8313E8D8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d). </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAE0CA65D42A44E3950A729BF57362E8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clarification of eligibility of members of Coast Guard for combat-related special compensation</header><text>Section 221 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1413a">10 U.S.C. 1413a</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/468">6 U.S.C. 468(a)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 102 of title 14, United States Code</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H93EBC1694BA8480CBB280CC98DEB1AD6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H0FE0EE207D0E4485964EFEC56DB591B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the President implementing section 201 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, and appointing a Secretary of the Coast Guard, the Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H364F1251CB564530B0FAE67454B6201A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a plan on the structure, feasibility of the Secretary of the Coast Guard position and the reorganization and restructuring of the Coast Guard needed to incorporate the new position; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9C89B6100404D8D912E345827F4EA1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit such plan to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee of Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H74D0B077089F4B499825DF83CC8BFBEE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0AD64CF2D444954B42F8C87DEB9BAA0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a complete organizational chart, to include the creation of the Office of the Secretary of the Coast Guard and the directorates that report to the Commandant of the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE17FC9115EB4F6F9C1D02428FB62BE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of each new position created within the Office of the Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5205716960CC49DE95BFEE27A3C1E4E5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the offices and policies which each new position would be responsible for and how those offices would interact with the offices of the Commandant;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H566BD7281B274C29BE28C36E27F33454"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a delineation of powers reserved for the Commandant, outside of current statutory authorizations, not previously reserved or delegated;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50F7C616A5D14E489114C33D30BA19D6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a transition plan to ensure the continuity of the execution of all Coast Guard missions; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5DD62D84D85747BBA797BBA2DAD89D40"><enum>(F)</enum><text>recommendations for statutory and legislative changes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1760CEE7C48F4D4DAB28207EACDF28E9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review of plan</header>
<paragraph id="H2D20CB7FEE5040B39A1F415A6BC6A6E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall provide the plan developed in subsection (e) to the Comptroller General of the United States. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B8C80AE28B04E1A98AF244BD5D2CE10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="HC16FA1CEBDF1443BAEE197232585416F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the transmission of the plan prepared under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall review such plan and provide recommendations to the Commandant in a report.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB640F43563064E62A8341C6A82A394D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall include—</text> <clause id="HB828CE9C161349DFBA93BAAC6BC3EC99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a compilation of the responsibilities and duties assigned to the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and potential responsibilities and duties that can be moved to the Secretary of the Coast Guard;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9BBFFE60DDB040389F2362114324A558"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a detailed list of all responsibilities and duties assigned to the Commandant and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and how those duties overlap or remain distinct;</text></clause> <clause id="HF96A693EEEF1434ABF74D0C9FEC232A1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a detailed analysis of the responsibilities in clause (i) that should be reassigned or delegated to the Secretary of the Coast Guard and the Commandant of the Coast Guard;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB126C8230DFC4F11B983AED127D9373E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a detailed analysis of the proper separation and oversight of duties in the chain of command between the Secretary, the Secretary of the Coast Guard, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard;</text></clause> <clause id="HB2DE64A2D684411AB83284B20666680B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an analysis of the feasibility of the reorganization of the service in order to preserve the integrity of the military chain of command;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCF843262748B4D56AA776EC02C807F97"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a comparison to the structure and authorities of other service Secretaries, including but not limited to the Secretary of the Navy, and whether the proposed application to the Coast Guard is appropriate; and</text></clause> <clause id="H6D2CAC02DFB240869FD06682D4422C65"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other matters deemed relevant by the Comptroller General.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H671ACB2A59AA4C2DAB8CE50A0B35988D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General 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 the report developed pursuant to paragraph (2).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD07ED80C9C7F4FD094B4FE78255146EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Responses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the plan and report, the Commandant shall provide responses to the recommendations in the report under paragraph (2) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate to include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49CDE00EBF914B578464F88509120B8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the recommendations that the service intends to implement;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H90EA90B6CE084700B1CF57F4E1AB799E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a justification for each recommendation that the service does not intend to implement; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC0E3B65C556A4C1CA9900979F6175EE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an implementation strategy and timeline.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1F58254274754C68832436421DACBB60"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Secretary of the Coast Guard</header><text>Subtitle I of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9DA185B062924794AE2825B0E710761B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating section 106 as section 107; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H46923C11F4DE46F287A13F48D91C6C93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 105 the following:</text>
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<section id="H51F12830F7F44314B3CAE9355177312A"><enum>106.</enum><header>Secretary of the Coast Guard defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>Secretary of the Coast Guard</term> means the Secretary of the Coast Guard established in section 201. </text></section><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC14DDFE9FC5F42F5B9E1949926806EEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after section 107, as so redesignated, the following:</text>
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<section id="H7146FA0CC95142188A70F98F9D3E0651"><enum>201.</enum><header>Secretary of the Coast Guard</header>
<subsection id="HCC9B200392104C0A8552D07725D8E102"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Secretary of the Coast Guard</header>
<paragraph id="H876BC761ED3B41C594F8A03B249AF5E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is a Secretary of the Coast Guard, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1639E390944D4253B8C8BB21221FC3B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Not operating as a service in the Navy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to section 103(c) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</external-xref> and when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of the Coast Guard shall report directly to the Secretary without being required to report through any other official of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. The Secretary of the Coast Guard shall not be required to report to any other position in the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, military or civilian, including any other under secretaries, or assistant secretaries.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5E3BBA50C264A79A15ECA368D6BF344"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualification</header><text>The Secretary of the Coast Guard shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be appointed from among persons most highly qualified for the position by reason of background and experience, including persons with appropriate management or leadership experience.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H833EA2D5E5E74B199E2927CA3FF8451A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disqualification</header><text>A person may not be appointed as Secretary of the Coast Guard within 7 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB9D6D96B00E44C8D98C8B4F8BA737AF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Powers</header>
<paragraph id="HD119513D25F6440FB22E93A36066A888"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Coast Guard shall exercise the powers of the Secretary in this title, except as may be reserved by the Secretary and reserved for the Commandant pursuant to sections 504 and 505.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84710A5EB89D432BAB716B795E75E27B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header> <subparagraph id="HD4D799C27D504BAAAB7001D6692D0EF0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Coast Guard is responsible for and has the authority necessary to conduct all affairs of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DC1DC092BE14FBF8D8906C880C5F2F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorities and functions</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities and functions prescribed in paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 701(a) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</external-xref> as such authorities and functions pertain to the Coast Guard shall be reserved for the Secretary of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06BCE47D6D4A49B0A50584E460ED1282"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Coast Guard is also responsible to the Secretary for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA30B65FCDCF949598DD6A82AB1179E9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the functioning and efficiency of the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE02631B97A74D018C83EBF9078E63BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the formulation of policies and programs by the Coast Guard that are fully consistent with national security objectives and policies established by the President or the Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H470DC5F2C3C743F5B73ED989DC27A767"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effective and timely implementation of policy, program, and budget decisions and instructions of the President or the Secretary relating to the functions of the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC52929B332BE4777B76402838532281D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out the functions of the Coast Guard so as to fulfill the current and future operational requirements of the unified and specified combatant commands;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8860ED62760D4B35B752B52EB4784D0F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">effective cooperation and coordination between the Coast Guard and the other military departments and agencies of the Department of Defense with regards to defense readiness missions to provide for more effective, efficient, and economical administration and to eliminate duplication;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8150B2EDF6DE4611A434447D3EF956C1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the presentation and justification of the positions of the Coast Guard on the plans, programs, and policies of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DD48F4743454182B52A304F219F2A9B"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effective supervision and control of the intelligence activities of the Coast Guard; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96B758F4E88248B2A139A6CFA998EE03"><enum>(H)</enum><text>such other activities and duties as may be prescribed by law or by the President or Secretary, in directing the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7BAC34996A7473E8F7B57EA257B5417"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After first informing the Secretary, the Secretary of the Coast Guard may make such recommendations to appropriate congressional committees, as defined in section 1171, as the Secretary of the Coast Guard considers appropriate.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3484DF70A0154D37999A41343771CB8E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Assignment of functions, powers, and duties</header> <subparagraph id="H95702D444F6A406A94E19C83FB8868FF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Delegation</header> <clause id="H1E2DF98AC5B4487188BE1370ACAC5A59"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Coast Guard may assign such of the functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary of the Coast Guard considers appropriate, to the Under Secretary of the Coast Guard, and to not more than 4 Assistant Secretaries of the Coast Guard.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD776FE5A8551418783E1B468F74FF44E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Under Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5537BEFED8D944A8AFDEBA698E095143"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secretary of the Coast Guard’s staff</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Coast Guard’s staff shall be limited in the roles and responsibilities of such staff to the execution of the powers vested in the Secretary of the Coast Guard. The size of the Secretary of the Coast Guard’s staff may not exceed the size necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the office of the Secretary of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1CE68E6E4F845E682ACF8C2CC654B64"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reporting to Secretary of the Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Officers of the Coast Guard shall, as directed by the Secretary, report on any matter to the Secretary of the Coast Guard, the Under Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A55D89D2D324C578B6855F0CD11C66D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional powers</header><text>The Secretary of the Coast Guard may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B59DC2A268C4CDDBAEFEA392273D5FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assign, detail, and prescribe the duties of members of the Coast Guard and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H797D929942344CCE803ED624B7CA12AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>change the title of any officer or activity of the Coast Guard not prescribed by law; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H326F888F230B4A6CACCCDFDFE9A09D02"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prescribe regulations to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Coast Guard under this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0978B64035D40739384C8B90465E77E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header> <subparagraph id="H1F29B9D846C947C1B38FA836F12B6DC4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Coast Guard may not eliminate, materially alter the scope of, or privatize any of the primary duties described in section 102.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36F84D63E7AA4FACA345F653F0684CD8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Coast Guard 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 an annual report demonstrating compliance with subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H63AE36AC88EA491FAE50822F233D41E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>No officer serving in an appointment described in subsections (a) through (e) of section 103 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</external-xref> may perform the duties of the Secretary of the Coast Guard. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H59F67F19400F41B8A70896CE4D0BAF04"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commandant reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall report directly to the Secretary of the Coast Guard. The Commandant shall not be required to report to any other position in the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, military or civilian, including under secretaries, or assistant secretaries. </text></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF3BB38A4E1674FC2ABA4025777AB2BF0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 106 and inserting the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section">106. Secretary of the Coast Guard defined. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">107. Commandant defined.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HBC99AFF5D13A49E39A60FCDB7EDDA0A2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Clarifying amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 505 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of the Coast Guard</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H518BAF77F15D4D2E9A7D69B2098FED3F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Public Law 107–296</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public Law 107–296 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2D42C3EF2F034BBC9F647D12557B1E02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 103—</text> <subparagraph id="HCBEF7B1EAE22422AAEFF364467280A80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: </text>
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<subsection id="H44CDEE4C9DE844248E7C9627D0D97496"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secretary of the Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the Coast Guard is operating as a service within the Department of Homeland Security, to assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary's functions, there is a Secretary of the Coast Guard who shall be appointed as provided in section 201 of title 14, United States Code, and who shall report directly to the Secretary. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92FC268C5CA14F9E95B683C519C3A2DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1)—</text>
<clause id="H013BC0B7950742E8B9D7289CE393C5CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB986F275C13E46EB84A998E35450C9A9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HCE5344E110C54E96B517388011CA636B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H42D488FA64B44BCD9DE72EDDAD13A92E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Under Secretary for Management</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary of the Coast Guard</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H726075C1C9B24803B0A0C1B7D972B909"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<subparagraph id="H4AFA133746DD47BFB1AFA2D24DFB2ED0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Under Secretary of Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary of Management shall serve in this capacity in the event that the Secretary of the Coast Guard has transferred to the Department of the Navy. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D50AA8161F24F27A7CE06FBD4F60902"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 888—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7E612CFB1164982919BED1CF604D614"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) through (g) as subsections (a) through (f), respectively; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H287266F6E7D54FF79C470C05AA4B32E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>Commandant</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary of the Coast Guard</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6F2058F2853449F88033E74975574547"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Chief prosecutor of the Coast Guard; Inspector General of the Coast Guard</header>
<paragraph id="HE7420F268743423F95D739057D4EC690"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H85EC2FB7033C4CBC840D44BCCF5B2168" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HCA2D38D0DF84421CAC2223AFA82034A4"><enum>324.</enum><header>Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="H0ACB44BF37A04D53A495D1E515EF5DA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Coast Guard a Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard selected by the Commandant under policies established by the Secretary and who meets the qualifications set forth in subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA9DB9692CBE74A8191E287D1F6979CD8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard shall be a commissioned officer of the Coast Guard who—</text> <paragraph id="H770F6C7150D94C3A9551FA81056F437C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a member in good standing of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a State; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H861410B61B9349189BF35BF25FCE0856"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a judge advocate in the grade not lower than O–7; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FFC15939A294BC09312E56730404477"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is certified to be qualified, by reason of education, training, experience, and temperament, for duty as Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard by the Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3B9A4C659F244DB0825EAAC78BDFB51C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties and authorities</header>
<paragraph id="H45216A6E74774DAF871B6E01BCA165B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard shall carry out the duties under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) and shall perform the duties assigned as determined by the Secretary and consistent with the policy, regulations, or other guidance promulgated under section 824a of title 10 (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94F5D7EF1CC140318E3169F397483798"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of covered offense; related charges</header> <subparagraph id="H9BA2D0D1D1DE4288B705842D3A8E032B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard shall have exclusive authority to determine whether a reported offense is a covered offense and shall exercise authority over any such offense in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). Any determination to prefer or refer charges shall not act to disqualify the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard as an accuser.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10976078CC5E4EF6A49AF8C519232C9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Known and related offenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard determines that a reported offense is a covered offense, the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard may also exercise authority over any offense that the special trial counsel determines to be related to the covered offense and any other offense alleged to have been committed by a person alleged to have committed the covered offense.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2629AFD1DAD4144B92F194DBB76FBBB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dismissal; referral; plea bargains</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (5), with respect to charges and specifications alleging any offense over which the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard exercises authority, the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard shall have exclusive authority to, in accordance with this chapter and with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDE2BD09A03BA452293C3D541BD4B6620"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on behalf of the Government, withdraw or dismiss the charges and specifications or make a motion to withdraw or dismiss the charges and specifications;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3E8C850CD7A240889ACBD28DEAC05946"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refer the charges and specifications for trial by a special or general court-martial;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE4A09CA44AC4FA2B06731FF411A3678"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enter into a plea agreement; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HECC5ED575536457A9F4196998E32DAD4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>determine if an authorized rehearing is impracticable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F4C96A6556646C8892D2778CB10C77E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Binding determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination of the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard to refer charges and specifications to a court-martial for trial shall be binding on any applicable convening authority for the referral of such charges and specifications.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5A8CD321B8D4785892A9FFFEDA5CDCF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Deferral to Commander or convening authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard exercises authority over an offense and elects not to prefer charges and specifications for such offense or, with respect to charges and specifications for such offense preferred by a person other than the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard, elects not to refer such charges and specifications, a commander or convening authority may exercise any of the authorities of such commander or convening authority under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), with respect to such offense, except that such commander or convening authority may not refer charges and specifications for a covered offense for trial by special or general court-martial.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0DEC93A5005D4D328EECFF7DAFB86B0B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Covered offense defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered offense</term> has the meaning given such term in section 801 of title 10.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HFCE7E17BE1EA4EE0B0CB07F4CF402698"><enum>325.</enum><header>Office of the Inspector General of the Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="H22D58DD150F744ED8727712D2710ED10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Coast Guard an Inspector General of the Coast Guard, who shall be detailed to such position by the Secretary. The Inspector General of the Coast Guard shall be detailed from officers on the active-duty list in the line of the Coast Guard serving in grades above captain. An officer may not be detailed to such position for a tour of duty of more than 4 years, except that the Secretary of the Coast Guard may extend such a tour of duty if the Secretary of the Coast Guard makes a special finding that the extension is necessary and in the public interest.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7302E4C868EE46D1A3F95DB4413BF8DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When directed by the Secretary of the Coast Guard or the Commandant, the Inspector General shall inquire into and report upon any matter that affects the discipline, military efficiency, or economy of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H84C0F42F0DD64BC2A63C179034C10D48" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the Coast Guard and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEA5BAA62C4A6477DBE14B9ACDF62A3A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General shall cooperate fully with the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security in connection with the performance of any duty or function by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security under section 103 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</external-xref> regarding the Coast Guard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H99AB51ED59E24452998DD99961B7B48A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the responsibilities described in paragraph (2), the Inspector General shall periodically propose programs of inspections to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Secretary of the Coast Guard, and the appropriate committees of Congress and shall recommend additional inspections and investigations as may appear appropriate. </text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEE57DF903C74024A903A469F1CD3749"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H8F65A0BACFC042FE9851594A8C010BCA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">324. Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">325. Office of the Inspector General of the Coast Guard. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> </section> <section id="HC4C0BFB572014137BAFB7885D4876B56"><enum>202.</enum><header>Reappointment of Commandant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 of title 14, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>further periods of four years</quote> and inserting <quote>one further period of four years</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H280D110952844829B90C83783E7132D0"><enum>203.</enum><header>Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs</header>
<subsection id="H47392AF5AA0B4D4F890AE243C1E532B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reorganization</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by redesignating sections 312 through 324 as sections 313 through 325, respectively.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3A5061C47D3F478F9D97A5BDC2DF32DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by redesignating the items relating to sections 312 through 324 as relating to sections 313 through 325, respectively.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFF06C02691584D1F8A031F6F3AD1F8EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 311 the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H33DCEFCB772D4CA7B88885F0D22781AE" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HF8949F5A6232473CB571833594BAAD7C"><enum>312.</enum><header>Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs</header> <subsection id="H117D00DD35EC497C9D7A0281B23336DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with Federal trust responsibilities and treaty obligations, laws, and policies relevant to Indian Tribes and in support of the principles of self-determination, self-governance, and co-management with respect to Indian Tribes, and to support engagement with Native Hawaiians, there shall be in the Coast Guard a Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs (in this section referred to as the ‘Special Advisor’), who shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3A32E009DF8548E8AA0C349CD3D466E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be selected by the Secretary and the Commandant through a competitive search process;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5D4505EE9384BC2B4EA8740C5F85750"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have expertise in Federal Indian law and policy, including government-to-government consultation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2486445CCCF34C338EC09B2DD56B2DA8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, have expertise in legal and policy issues affecting Native Hawaiians; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF6F5FB9BC5D04002841AD527BD44344F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have an established record of distinguished service and achievement working with Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFDD0C13C075E47FD8A4FF29B67C46E70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Career reserved position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The position of Special Advisor shall be a career reserved position at the GS–15 level or greater.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HABD387083FA64A26ABDAB2DD5190F6F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Special Advisor shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B7C042D9DBA4AAFB4D097179C0DA517"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the Federal government upholds the Federal trust responsibility and conducts consistent, meaningful, and timely government-to-government consultation and engagement with Indian Tribes, which shall meet or exceed the standards of the Federal Government and the Coast Guard;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H236348B8DD1F4F468924330EAB15A39C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure meaningful and timely engagement with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73B588588758465EB1BE76977D39E48F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Native Hawaiian organizations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFEEB79B4435F49C1B13C6F2EAF3778D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Tribal organizations;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FFC80DD2699439BBE21304FECAD2A8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise the Commandant on all policies of the Coast Guard that have Tribal implications in accordance with applicable law and policy, including Executive Orders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0C5F7CB712547D5A23D0F4200F9D5D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work to ensure that the policies of the Federal Government regarding consultation and engagement with Indian Tribes and engagement with Native Hawaiian organizations and Tribal organizations are implemented in a meaningful manner, working through Coast Guard leadership and across the Coast Guard, together with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD375336DF211480689BD81DF0EB3367B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">liaisons located within Coast Guard districts;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE40F696D2011467BBC7DB0D985DE94DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of Coast Guard Governmental and Public Affairs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H986B3D99B8FC44B29CC28543817307A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Coast Guard leadership and programs and other Federal partners; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B94500592B843BB847AB5CA96E4500E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations in all matters under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD6050B31578A4AADA8CC01272912D648"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Direct access to Secretary and Commandant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No officer or employee of the Coast Guard or the Department of Homeland Security may interfere with the ability of the Special Advisor to give direct and independent advice to the Secretary and the Commandant on matters related to this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9671334CDEF740429DA813DC3712D455"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HA602C77FD8B9433FA0FDC20BD9DB0F29"><enum>(1)</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> <paragraph id="H3AF5561253394C8D85F55AB25B75530C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Native hawaiian organization</header><text>The term <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H907B80E6E71D4DF2956C0072C343AD20"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the 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></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HA2605C366D0249D68395461EBFAC7DA9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">chapter 3</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/14/311">section 311</external-xref> the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section">312. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HE3BB11F47BC34415ACDD5C6EBDC2DFE1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Briefings</header>
<paragraph id="H6C48CD2F2CCD4DE2B49FA07566A19346"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the manner in which the Special Advisor for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs will be incorporated into the governance structure of the Coast Guard, including a timeline for the incorporation that is completed not later than 1 year after date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8572104FC56E434EB72A41735635A2B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual briefings on Special Advisor to the Commandant to Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the establishment of the position of the Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs under section 313 of title 14, United States Code, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the duties, responsibilities, and actions of the Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs, including management of best practices.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAA7BCA9958A4CF19ECDAB11D82775C4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Briefing on collaboration with Tribes on research consistent with Coast Guard mission requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H7749197F4B9D46989E8532F1352FE998"><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 provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on potential collaborations on and research and use of indigenous place-based knowledge and research.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C5A783732F9427B93A86DB46F502EE4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Element</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing the briefing under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall identify current and potential future opportunities to improve coordination with Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations to support—</text>
<clause id="HB1C08BA56DD44047AB94F287B66A98C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard mission needs, such as the potential for research or knowledge to enhance maritime domain awareness, including opportunities through the ADAC–ARCTIC Center of Excellence of the Department of Homeland Security; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8CCAD1232B774EF3838FDB550E25166C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard efforts to protect indigenous place-based knowledge and research.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E2115268D33432E942B06858C5578E4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H556E97DB1CEF45628F5D025047C32CB3"><enum>(A)</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></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88ED3961940243CDADC83A69C9890091"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Native hawaiian organization</header><text>The term <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE87F6E1016BA4143BF3B60347835536F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the such 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></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H87E3B1831AD64892A114E81C760F72C7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section, or an amendment made by this section, shall be construed to impact—</text> <paragraph id="H6B196A22C485425DB2BD069E59F90AA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the right of any Indian Tribe (as defined 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>); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC78D50845024A80B3020C53DC7169AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any government-to-government consultation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6DA5C94F12C44BE98E01EE8308A900DC" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="HC46A6FA4313E43DD8699118417F5FB0A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 11237 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC786283D37F4997B60EDAAE57702003" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>section 312 of title 14</quote> and inserting <quote>section 313 of title 14</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A7CCF9AB57646B3BA57C15FA238BFF7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking <quote>section 312 of title 14</quote> and inserting <quote>section 313 of title 14</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H332BE0A46E8245E084BD2D3E3AF01063" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 807(a) 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 striking <quote>section 313 of title 14</quote> and inserting <quote>section 314 of title 14</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AA4BEFF223A46039B3FB80D2854E53A" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 3533(a) 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 amended by striking <quote>section 315 of title 14</quote> and inserting <quote>section 316 of title 14</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B31DAA1D6CE47378D5C4CEED7947296" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 311(j)(9)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(9)(D)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 323 of title 14</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section 324 of title 14</quote> each such place.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5E772DEA70884E458F58CA86A27C7BF4"><enum>204.</enum><header>Reinstatement of training course on workings of Congress</header> <subsection id="H2B7C3D0830E24ACCB694E87084F0E8D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 316 of title 14, United States Code, as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows: </text>
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<section id="H1A1D505230DA4AE98B704180D83A450D"><enum>316.</enum><header>Training courses on workings of Congress</header>
<subsection id="H110362DDD5B245FBB76795FA9C9AE918"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="H0CAB2950985C4E67A667B82381964E62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Training course</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant, and such other individuals and organizations as the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop a training course on the workings of Congress and offer such training course at least once each year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H950123B6433240A8BACEBEB8F11992E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Course subject matter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training course required by this section shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7893ACB0679342D1B0247631A71BE19E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the history and structure of Congress and the committee systems of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including the functions and responsibilities of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A8BA36A77CB400E8B4D61B990EA6517"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the documents produced by Congress, including bills, resolutions, committee reports, and conference reports, and the purposes and functions of such documents;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3179C5C730164F0085671C4C3A4FDD98"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the legislative processes and rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including similarities and differences between the 2 processes and 2 sets of rules, including—</text> <clause id="HB470C3A448CD4EDF86B44AF2E341B926"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the congressional budget process;</text></clause>
<clause id="H554DBA7B80454412A9CD5C0CC41337EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the congressional authorization and appropriation processes;</text></clause> <clause id="HA957B817DFAE424389217F6E4F7FB1E2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Senate advice and consent process for Presidential nominees; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7B14A4EEA97946CCB6AB15B75F1D81D7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Senate advice and consent process for treaty ratification;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBD427FC6AD3D4E27B14C618EAC6D997C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff in the legislative process; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42A7BF6D183945338A97E6DBE498F708"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the concept and underlying purposes of congressional oversight within the governance framework of separation of powers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF53AF0FF75C6496F8232633A85CA774E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lecturers and panelists</header> <subparagraph id="H9D360772E7BA42C8BD36C036187F0A82"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Outside experts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall ensure that not less than 60 percent of the lecturers, panelists, and other individuals providing education and instruction as part of the training course required under this section are experts on Congress and the Federal legislative process who are not employed by the executive branch of the Federal Government.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6027A8BDD27145BA804695ED8D2C6A81"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority to accept pro bono services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In satisfying the requirement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall seek, and may accept, educational and instructional services of lecturers, panelists, and other individuals and organizations provided to the Coast Guard on a pro bono basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE741497723434FEC8127E913BA9B9497"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of law</header> <subparagraph id="H7F6381AAEA7544FAA1F67C4B0B2F0D32"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training required by this section shall replace the substantially similar training that was required by the Commandant on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE2C6934001546A8AB29D6F7EDEA6A3D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Previous training recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Coast Guard flag officer or a Coast Guard Senior Executive Service employee who, not more than 3 years before the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, completed the training that was required by the Commandant on the day before such date of enactment, shall not be required to complete the training required by this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5A6C55DF9EBE468E9B9F7463C4089308"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training for congressional affairs personnel</header> <paragraph id="H740B0BD7801B42A6AA830B3E53B45F01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall develop a training course, which shall be administered in person, on the workings of Congress for any member of the Coast Guard selected for a position as a fellow, liaison, counsel, or administrative staff for the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs or as any Coast Guard district or area governmental affairs officer.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H803A13DE65FF46B9B556FD20AB1776B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Course subject matter</header>
<subparagraph id="HD66C2D1674CB471AA6F1EBC59BFA2569"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training course required under this section shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including—</text> <clause id="HF95080CE8D2C4055A76E8BF2439F7D8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the congressional budget process;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7E469C91289A457692177B46433479B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the congressional appropriations process;</text></clause> <clause id="H79DAF48E361D4720B9F450A9B64EA55C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the congressional authorization process;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAAAE8CE000BE4C86BAC0FAF175DADD84"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Senate advice and consent process for Presidential nominees;</text></clause> <clause id="H69D5F58F27DC4077B70AFE95BEDF777B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Senate advice and consent process for treaty ratification;</text></clause>
<clause id="H805A01C343C0448AA20DB488EA03E61A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff in the legislative process;</text></clause> <clause id="HA65B150935B04D77B1EE2D089B6AD870"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the concept and underlying purposes of congressional oversight within the governance framework of separation of powers;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA51188568E1A40EA8E6CEEC0ED45194E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the roles of Coast Guard fellows, liaisons, counsels, governmental affairs officers, the Coast Guard Office of Program Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters program offices, and any other entity the Commandant considers relevant; and</text></clause> <clause id="H371545A91EEE4AC6B1A2D9D81505F8F2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the roles and responsibilities of Coast Guard public affairs and external communications personnel with respect to Members of Congress and the staff of such Members necessary to enhance communication between Coast Guard units, sectors, and districts and Member offices and committees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visibility of Coast Guard activities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9934110C2C734FA2BFB646522BC2974D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detail within Coast Guard office of budget and programs</header>
<subparagraph id="HC1BE2990ED53420C8A790DD2B4437FD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the written request of a receiving congressional office, the training course required under this section shall include a multi-day detail within the Coast Guard Office of Budget and Programs to ensure adequate exposure to Coast Guard policy, oversight, and requests from Congress.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0A9A906B7B94F728DEDFF3A19AEF1B8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nonconsecutive detail permitted</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detail under this paragraph is not required to be consecutive with the balance of the training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF627D17F39004E379B54996F6F224027"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Completion of required training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Coast Guard selected for a position described in subsection (a) shall complete the training required by this section before the date on which such member reports for duty for such position.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5C5551306595436188E296925000D9E0" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 316 and inserting the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section">316. Training courses on workings of Congress.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H6EF819C10A72483692ED539758970604"><enum>205.</enum><header>Services and use of funds for, and leasing of, the National Coast Guard Museum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 317 of title 14, United States Code, as so redesignated, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H28B98218F3EF454C876F2C049629974D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8C8420B62444ED29369AB84F7352069"><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="H2C230524E37649828CF11D23BA71D3DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>on the engineering and design of a Museum.</quote> and inserting <quote>on—</quote></text>
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<subparagraph id="HFE9ADD63D892489CA61240389FBB7D30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the design of the Museum; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47CC0AE6F99348DAB3EC9529A0664F2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engineering, construction administration, and quality assurance services for the Museum.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56DB5553648F43CAB112E1FF71913E1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H338DDB44BCB8478FB320E02093ECF328" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4ABE9D5BF319492582BB4F57F107539A"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph id="HFB18AC8BD60D430EAAA497E44A535A1A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the purpose of conducting Coast Guard operations, lease from the Association—</text>
<clause id="HD7373B498AD14AAAB625F9E3AF3722B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Museum; and</text></clause> <clause id="H72DFF293E97F419A901A15A555A418A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any property owned by the Association that is adjacent to the railroad tracks that are adjacent to the property on which the Museum is located; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A17312FA89B41DEB45C91FDD506D2A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HCD31C3EF47F44170AFF159ADB81E6C21" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H0D29B9F16ACB40B5813CD1AF64E87717"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Services</header><text>With respect to the services related to the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Museum, the Commandant may, from nonprofits entities including the Association,—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA749194230D40D9BC6BD47B8B9876BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit and accept services; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBDB3D1BA182A4CAE8429A6AB09720A6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement to acquire such services.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H167362DF8A2D449780591FCC6DF29D2B"><enum>B</enum><header>Authorities</header>
<section id="H6C53CE89819D4DA5B63186BE47979967" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced use property pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7325E3061C7D4C45BD89B583560E5E8F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(13) by striking <quote>five years</quote> and inserting <quote>30 years</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE39C249D4B7457682AA1526CB6FA1AF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H57987A88544A477BB6450FD2F180DAA6" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H92DC5C9706A04A9B90F2C66339DC016C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional provisions</header> <paragraph id="H9C402879E6014E55B7458DC7CA65F817" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts received under subsection (a)(13) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H095387BB3BBC4358B6C3A1C8A7A76268" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in addition to amounts otherwise available for the activities described in subsection (a)(13) for any fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA117E8E0438C4D448DE99F9CC0E56E6A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">available, without further appropriation, until expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0517BEF47D364CF08F5D56190F89EB8C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header>
<subparagraph id="H811428043C4146F18E9D0C9B8F44124B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person or entity entering into a contractual agreement under this section shall provide consideration for the contractual agreement at fair market value, as determined by the Commandant.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD2B68055B7EC44838F86EB3E2CD55173" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a contractual agreement under this section between the Coast Guard and any other Federal department or agency, the Federal department or agency concerned shall provide consideration for the contractual agreement that is equal to the full cost borne by the Coast Guard in connection with completing such contractual agreement.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BDDF631EE154976BE2B05BD1B69C113" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration under this subsection may take any of the following forms:</text> <clause id="H06DC0678E9BC47609131B0E92BD60AE1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The payment of cash.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2E4F818950DA49F9AAA4D46C307F2BE8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maintenance, construction, modification, or improvement of existing or new facilities on real property under the jurisdiction of the Commandant.</text></clause> <clause id="H79D397E953A2428B83600DED8F4739CA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use by the Coast Guard of facilities on the property concerned.</text></clause>
<clause id="HEE0B83FD60674E22AA10A2AF78A9A32F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provision of services, including parking, telecommunications, and environmental remediation and restoration of real property under the jurisdiction of the Commandant.</text></clause> <clause id="H42B8125E39B34C1F8455E02BB45A01D7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other consideration the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></clause>
<clause id="H297F827384164456A89D0BF868D95601" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A combination of any forms described in this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FC20E2A7D544F6D876F560551518EDA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority under paragraph (13) of subsection (a) shall expire on December 31, 2029. The expiration under this paragraph of authority under paragraph (13) of subsection (a) shall not affect the validity or term of contractual agreements under such paragraph or the retention by the Commandant of proceeds from such agreements entered into under such subsection before the expiration of the authority.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HAFF98F022EEE4B42A4EB2B13F61C2610" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability of information</header>
<subsection id="HD0ECDFB168834B05A2B3733388E54750" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H9F1F8A2B57F64156B894581C372DDFD8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H4FAA689F0C0140A8B38E084AB94B7359" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">redesignated as section 529; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B4E262AE6E74BA6AE35120750B39902" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C95A21B27304959B0297C0FAF5732EE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section enumerator and heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H190FBC212F6045809419CA21901DF8B8" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HCCCDD59C85724CD4BB892035E10D61CC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>529.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability of information</header></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFBB35F454DCA4D43865C5D392C8326B7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H18CCE2139D594ECA8C64A7A28651D70C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H35752FB559C84C1CBD5A9C357469F919" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the number of migrant</quote> and inserting <quote>the number of drug and person</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D2EB992BD9149F29EB114642FCC590F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3CE46A263B634B79AA14A0D759430DE6" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HBBBADE3B58FE4BA089C57A2EA41CBF10" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making information about interdictions publicly available under subsection (a), the Commandant shall include a description of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H83470668A02D45DEAD5D53AE111E42A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HA7F3D0DCFA3140A3A9A0971534A02B95" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of incidents in which persons were interdicted, the number of persons interdicted, the number of those persons who were unaccompanied minors, and the Coast Guard sectors and geographic areas of responsibility in which such incidents occurred.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4587C43AF0B143F5BC67AE881702DDC7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this provision shall be construed to require the Coast Guard to collect the information described in subsection (b), and nothing in this provision shall be construed to require the Commandant to publicly release confidential, classified, law enforcement sensitive, or otherwise protected information.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD21440D598C94C6AA90C1156CCFD63FD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendments</header> <paragraph id="H1A11CB920F0B43558A528FB9DC405A8B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 14</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">529. Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant interdictions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86E340D407D64D818A841398773E7C53" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for 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="H2C8E6FDCDB374BA38C838A54C8407C5C"><enum>213.</enum><header>Timely reimbursement of damage claims for Coast Guard property</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 546 of title 14, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting <quote>and the amounts collected shall be available until expended</quote> after <quote>special deposit account</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H79B26129D64B414788F0CF86A6358403" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform funding and management system for morale, well-being, and recreation programs and Coast Guard Exchange</header>
<subsection id="H346AEE43D2764FAC89BFEB5816CF65B3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter IV of <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 adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2A7CA9D0D8A7425E900DD29C54E45785" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H47BCEFE0760841EA9F43D9C109B6ACFD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>565.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform funding and management of morale, well-being, and recreation programs and Coast Guard Exchange</header> <subsection id="HD44AF87363094732B2E1B6521BB0BF13" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority for uniform funding and management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under policies issued by the Commandant, funds appropriated to the Coast Guard and available for morale, well-being, and recreation programs and the Coast Guard Exchange may be treated as nonappropriated funds and expended in accordance with laws applicable to the expenditure of nonappropriated funds. When made available for morale, well-being, and recreation programs and the Coast Guard Exchange under such policies, appropriated funds shall be considered to be nonappropriated funds for all purposes and shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA2F1B59C682416FA1FA57450AB40958" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions on availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds appropriated to the Coast Guard and subject to a policy described in subsection (a) shall only be available in amounts that are determined by the Commandant to be consistent with—</text> <paragraph id="H57D66F8BC2004016AEDBF88B61B6F930" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard policy; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4672B1F9EEBA484BA49312D36149DACB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard readiness and resources.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7BF30CAEC0E84D00A4936E5F155B03E0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updated policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Commandant shall update the policies described in subsection (a) consistent with this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA4529388ABBC420492AA2A396D3BCBE4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Commandant issues the updated policies required under subsection (c), the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on such policies.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HA318A34C33F84AB4A000EBB094453130" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">565. Uniform funding and management of morale, well-being, and recreation programs and Coast Guard Exchange.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HE6CE8EA1C7BB4906B9C39BC2845061BC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard property</header>
<subsection id="H4D2C7DCC20CF40CD9C9E7685722969C1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">Chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HBA64F9D1C20C47B4B06A6FFDAEA96F62" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HA1ADD714B0A64E589263DA6F463D9FA6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>722.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation with eligible entities</header> <subsection id="HDC47E34FF3774D33A03F65F36193929E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H8574FF24B4B7455DBE65D25F21782E78" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard installation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Coast Guard installation</term> means a base, unit, station, yard, other property under the jurisdiction of the Commandant or, in the case of property in a foreign country, under the operational control of the Coast Guard, without regard to the duration of operational control.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93D48CF09C5B46DAB7748EB27E44AE08" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cultural resource</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cultural resource</term> means any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H43C040587F794E25B8647302C2FDA508" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A building, structure, site, district, or object eligible for or included in the National Register of Historic Places maintained under section 302101 of title 54.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H14570A7099234E99BB6ED02A333CA03E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cultural items, as that term is defined in section 2(3) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3001">25 U.S.C. 3001(3)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7A98109D2444BF8AE1B25E511653B88" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An archaeological resource, as that term is defined in section 3(1) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/470bb">16 U.S.C. 470bb(1)</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H887AED51F9F44A60AA184230B5001515" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An archaeological artifact collection and associated records covered by part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9B806D64DC34A95A64E371C1B670691" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sacred site, as that term is defined in section 1(b) of Executive Order No. 13007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1996">42 U.S.C. 1996</external-xref> note; relating to Indian sacred sites).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4751B388EF8B46A38A3DE75DBD76A575" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treaty or trust resources of an Indian Tribe, including the habitat associated with such resources.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BD06B9DB9BC47E897E87A41EFE339A6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsistence resources of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization including the habitat associated with such resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86FE949CB31A4BEE8123C7402F6F831D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means any the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3538F400AE954308ADEFF38C9A8B025D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, or a political subdivision of a State.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3EC9B495E8E844AD93253C45499514A1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local government.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H742827F470BD4FAB8ACAB544D311124D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian Tribe.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF1BBFDB8C2A04E268379489714B07A5F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Native Hawaiian organization.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D4171481BE3492D9AD6C14ED7D235FA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Tribal organization.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H26182631E3F047CC94D40738302FAB7D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federal department or agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A2F40CF297E4569BDBA2A10516C3EAB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given that 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> <paragraph id="H53AA06195E214BCCA63FB4FEC515CCAA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Native Hawaiian organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AB82150D986453E98A8E5AD09601906" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Natural resource</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>natural resource</term> means land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies, and other such resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the United States (including the resources of the waters of the United States), any State or local government, any Indian Tribe, any Native Hawaiian organization, or any member of an Indian Tribe, if such resources are subject to a trust restriction on alienation and have been categorized into one of the following groups:</text> <subparagraph id="HD7554B1428A84B9A8F3CC7CBF950D96E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surface water resources.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H165CB1E477B7499A8596FFFC0D78CA2D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ground water resources.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEFF9CCE7537848F28D1A3D48DFD80E50" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Air resources. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4DD2777D68764862B2F99D6721C21140" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geologic resources.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H601BE7DA3C7D4C1DB45B2F995715A206" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biological resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA84D2F1FCC1A44A1A0C4060DB63C2FA3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75FBDB61CB7B40FDB685F9EC708F9F8F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the 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></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D52EA12E81D4E6A8882C3FC95F98AED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative agreements for management of cultural resources</header>
<paragraph id="HAAFB0BFF55F749E4961787C99AB613E9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may enter into a cooperative agreement with an eligible entity (or in the case that the eligible entity is a Federal department or agency, an interagency agreement)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7B9EF6E2249C47C794532509DBAEDAC3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide for the preservation, management, maintenance, and improvement of natural resources and cultural resources located on a site described under paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B040F063E6A432FA3C31FEA861DDA52" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purpose of conducting research regarding the natural resources and cultural resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB6FB7D7509B4E4E85469F0048D9F4A5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized natural and cultural resources sites</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be covered by a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), the relevant natural resources or cultural resources shall be located—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1295C6BFA9464DF7864E83D4F640E57A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on a Coast Guard installation; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6CEC717C0A2446698567557EA7C8EC72" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on a site outside of a Coast Guard installation, but only if the cooperative agreement will directly relieve or eliminate current or anticipated restrictions that would or might restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere, either directly or indirectly, with current or anticipated Coast Guard training, testing, maintenance, or operations on a Coast Guard installation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56B713B4D0034D2BA08B3090342EECA8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1535 and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 31 shall not apply to an agreement entered into under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBD1A8406A45243C28C1DE75B7D4D717D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements and considerations</header> <paragraph id="HD183898362724E72BB8C435897922891" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may enter into an agreement with an eligible entity, and may enter into an interagency agreement with the head of another Federal department or agency, to address the use or development of property in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, a Coast Guard installation for purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H301ECED9C1824FC6A81B4EB3F274B98F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limiting any development or use of such property that would be incompatible with the mission of the Coast Guard installation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5CFB33CEBA247378AD4BB28EE0CE3C2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preserving habitat on such property in a manner that—</text>
<clause id="HFD5E2E3804CA45E9A62103F6FB2C15DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is compatible with environmental requirements; and</text></clause> <clause id="H57B3736372684A44BB5B6E395829B966" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may eliminate or relieve current or anticipated environmental restrictions that would or might otherwise restrict, impede, or interfere, either directly or indirectly, with current or anticipated Coast Guard training or operations on the Coast Guard installation;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AB01D1B71E24297A3EABC7DF7B809A9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining or improving Coast Guard installation resilience;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81D63267AEC149C6B7A4B1010910C827" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining and improving natural resources, or benefitting natural and historic research, on the Coast Guard installation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H180591A035494BE5A356249952B0464D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining access to cultural resources and natural resources, including—</text> <clause id="H9C87C5FA7B6E41289E835B94361D75DF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal treaty fisheries and shellfish harvest, and usual and accustomed fishing areas; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA17B7309FCF44CCF83AD2AFF1D8A0E71" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsistence fisheries, or any other fishery or shellfish harvest, of an Indian Tribe;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H891D9CC7FEBA433D9EF26815ACA8F57B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing a means to replace or repair property or cultural resources of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization if such property is damaged by Coast Guard personnel or operations, in consultation with the affected Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC273D65FF468403AAC92A3313D8C04FF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining and improving natural resources located outside a Coast Guard installation, including property of an eligible entity, if the purpose of the agreement is to relieve or eliminate current or anticipated challenges that could restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere with, either directly or indirectly, current or anticipated Coast Guard activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDE11EA5EE264F4AA98FBAB35779AF58" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inapplicability of certain contract requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 31, an agreement under subsection (b)(1) that is a cooperative agreement and concerns a cultural resource or a natural resource may be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Federal Government. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2B7696FCEBB45F29A0D80BD9237345B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB97D45612CB74EFA85812103661E8D5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agreement under subparagraph (b)(1) shall provide for—</text> <subparagraph id="H8049AC9A2F0F4D20BF3B6B12A1385E98" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acquisition by an eligible entity or entities of all right, title, and interest in and to any real property, or any lesser interest in the property, as may be appropriate for purposes of this subsection; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23113A9EEDAD4A71A4FE0E49B68A41BF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sharing by the United States and an eligible entity or entities of the acquisition costs in accordance with paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5DE58DA9625489B8D2C384489C48682" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Property or interests may not be acquired pursuant to an agreement under subsection (b)(1) unless the owner of the property or interests consents to the acquisition.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF349F3AB5D784DC48765B9E632EE6585" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCA609100A9B74C7ABD5F44FA7A583B8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agreement with an eligible entity under subsection (b)(1) may provide for—</text> <clause id="H6E9F2A5C96E7460CB7971AF5B25BE24F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the management of natural resources on, and the monitoring and enforcement of any right, title, or interest in real property in which the Commandant acquires any right, title, or interest in accordance with this subsection; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8B97620C3ED840F8949E1777B0471BF2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the payment by the United States of all or a portion of the costs of such management, monitoring, or enforcement if the Commandant determines that there is a demonstrated need to preserve or restore habitat for the purposes of subsection (b) or (c).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE22AB4E1AEE474D9BE079C32B1FDFE8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any payment provided for under subparagraph (A) may—</text>
<clause id="H587582452A1F4456A9506FB9D04D41BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be paid in a lump sum;</text></clause> <clause id="H1CF8F6F08E1B4AFBA97F20D9787A1051" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include an amount intended to cover the future costs of natural resource management and monitoring and enforcement; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H531FB6DF76334FA6997FE462E8DA5552" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be placed by the eligible entity in an interest-bearing account, so long as any interest is to be applied for the same purposes as the principal.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H556518601EA144C9AA8505B5CD196193" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any payments made under this paragraph shall be subject to periodic auditing by the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCAD465AB1F144648E60E94DC54E14E1" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H72E35F904F5145EBAB475B864D434AC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In entering into an agreement under subsection (b)(1), the Commandant shall determine the appropriate portion of the acquisition costs to be borne by the United States in the sharing of acquisition costs of real property, or an interest in real property, as required under paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0DDBBFEA71D940959FAAFBC6A6BE19D9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In lieu of, or in addition to, making a monetary contribution toward the cost of acquiring a parcel of real property, or an interest therein, pursuant to an agreement under subsection (b)(1), the Commandant may convey real property in accordance with applicable law.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F501FB7F5634A7C8B14DE874FA6F12C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion of acquisition costs borne by the United States pursuant to subparagraph (A), either through the contribution of funds, excess real property, or both, may not exceed an amount equal to—</text> <clause id="H6959887A349141768B3A8916F59DC6D4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fair market value of any property, or interest in property, to be transferred to the United States upon the request of the Commandant under paragraph (5); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H689F6E76431F4E6A8D0B969168368FD4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cumulative fair market value of all properties, or all interests in properties, to be transferred to the United States under paragraph (5) pursuant to an agreement under subsection (b)(1). </text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF6EFE8688C7942BC97209019B89F7A13" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The contribution of an eligible entity to the acquisition costs of real property, or an interest in real property, under paragraph (1)(B) may include, with the approval of the Commandant, the following:</text>
<clause id="HA4A4E3D856F944C79E7E5CD790A95964" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provision of funds, including funds received by the eligible entity from—</text> <subclause id="HCACDA63DB48441CA9D95E322AE4E49A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Federal agency outside the department in which the Coast Guard is operating; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H541D98A60F1842BCB68549B954318D53" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State or local government in connection with a Federal, State, or local program.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H3F94137AC02A491C8FA1FC309CF2594C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provision of in-kind services, including services related to the acquisition or maintenance of such real property or interest in real property.</text></clause>
<clause id="H77A240F1D2BF4055A3521446AECECA3E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exchange or donation of real property or any interest in real property.</text></clause> <clause id="H64AA87AC1D1C48949F25208A77F221B0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any combination of clauses (i) through (iii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H301EDE2C86AF4A61BA1764DAC5914C86" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2A636C317758463B8369B1A97CC22629"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In entering into an agreement under subsection (b)(1), each eligible entity that is a party to the agreement shall agree, as a term of the agreement, to transfer to the United States, upon request of the Commandant, all or a portion of the property or interest acquired under the agreement or a lesser interest therein, except no such requirement need be included in the agreement if—</text> <clause id="H01497C895DB34D91A408E6DB0F19C6B7" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the property or interest is being transferred to a State or another Federal agency, or the agreement requires the property or interest to be subsequently transferred to a State or another Federal agency; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H75EE3A3889144F8E912D9C3E0A4C957F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commandant determines that the laws and regulations applicable to the future use of such property or interest provide adequate assurance that the property concerned will be developed and used in a manner appropriate for purposes of this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H520A7D6DE57E4932ADAE26FFFC405E51" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall limit a transfer request pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the minimum property or interests necessary to ensure that the property or interest concerned is developed and used in a manner appropriate for purposes of this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC23736F1D05C47F0B14172F853AA981E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4C174CB2C905452CB996D4685EE06AC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (A), If all or a portion of a property or interest acquired under an agreement under subsection (b)(1) is initially or subsequently transferred to a State or another Federal agency, before that State or other Federal agency may declare the property or interest in excess to its needs or propose to exchange the property or interest, the State or other Federal agency shall give the Commandant reasonable advance notice of its intent to so declare.</text></clause> <clause id="H65B7375E6FD94CD9A71939EEC060BDCC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving such reasonable advance notice under clause (i), the Commandant may request, within a reasonable time period, that administrative jurisdiction over the property or interest be transferred to the Commandant, if the Commandant determines such transfer necessary for the preservation of the purposes of this subsection.</text></clause>
<clause id="H855491F5309544279D7A24CE78A34DA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a request from the Commandant under clause (ii), the administrative jurisdiction over the property or interest be transferred to the Commandant at no cost.</text></clause> <clause id="H205DCE5FD005418482F52E54DCE6C019" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Commandant does not make a request under clause (ii) within a reasonable time period, all such rights of the Commandant to request transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the property or interest shall remain available to the Commandant with respect to future transfers or exchanges of the property or interest and shall bind all subsequent transferees.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB68B96835AE64C09BEA64462E4B9514A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may accept, on behalf of the United States, any property or interest to be transferred to the United States under an agreement under subsection (b)(1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4ED5CA2A54544FF4A8E7E7246812DC6E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the acceptance of property or interests under an agreement under subsection (b)(1), the Commandant may accept an appraisal or title documents prepared or adopted by a non-Federal entity as satisfying the applicable requirements of section 301 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4651">42 U.S.C. 4651</external-xref>) or section 3111 of title 40 if the Commandant finds that the appraisal or title documents substantially comply with the requirements of such sections and is reasonably accurate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFDB1571B5EB04468B2C4975E41C05F89" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimal criteria for approval of agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may approve a cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(1) if the Commandant determines that—</text> <paragraph id="H3C4E6ADB39934596850E12CD14905441" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible entity has authority to carry out the project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D1AF8628F3E4FB8AE38A57104776109" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project would be completed without unreasonable delay as determined by the Commandant; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C33795C14764E22A41E98480FA109AD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project cannot be effectively completed without the cooperative agreement authority under subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC7F5949EAD984682B35592B9A54437E2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional terms and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may require such additional terms and conditions in an agreement under subsection (b)(1) as the Commandant considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, in accordance with applicable Federal law.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4DB2E3830FAD4C98B51C219957DF24C4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification; availability of agreements to Congress</header> <paragraph id="H74542C90C1F0406F8315BAC18CB0B7A6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate when the eligible entity is a Tribe, Tribal Organization or Native Hawaiian organization, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives in writing not later than the date that is 3 full business days prior to any day on which the Commandant intends to enter into an agreement under subsection (b)(1), and include in such notification the anticipated costs of carrying out the agreement, to the extent practicable.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8F39078CAE647BDA5E0D9D99A2F6780" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A copy of an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1) shall be provided to any member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate or the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after the date on which such request is submitted to the Commandant.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6B66C075FC574BD68DA38996D942C424" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Commandant shall consult with Indian Tribes to improve opportunities for Indian Tribe participation in the development and execution of Coast Guard oil spill response and prevention activities. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCF423F8FDFFE43DAB3A7EBC3DEA64E68" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to undermine the rights of any Indian Tribe to seek full and meaningful government-to-government consultation under this section or under any other law.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HAE2A28AF2F5B452FB3C79F9B17FB8DB4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">chapter 7</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/14/721">section 721</external-xref> the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">722. Cooperation with eligible entities.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HC6B5A590A24B4197936ADA3BAC773B41" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header>Cyber coordination and support in foreign territories</header>
<subsection id="H1BB51493B2BE4F66A87731C54EED2EF5" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/7">Chapter 7</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 722 (as added by this Act) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD8BE32EC85BD484CA6366E169EA14AB6" style="USC"> <section id="HE3BC7B6489954AAD9E4F9BDA2F9AEEDB" commented="no"><enum>723.</enum><header>Cyber coordination in foreign territories</header> <subsection id="H7A85047918634275AAC6A96AC050CEC8" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commandant, may coordinate with a foreign entity to provide cyber prevention and response assistance related to the marine transportation systems and assets located outside the United States that have a nexus to the United States Marine Transportation System or illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5E5B21FB844144EDB4B419FE95539184" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Types of support</header><text>The Commandant may conduct cyber assessments, audits, inspections, operations, or other activities as provided under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEA63B40BF72946639EC38203754C0B5A" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary may provide support under subsections (a) and (b) after coordination with the Secretary of State.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA6C849B3C27A4DE58C3E8324258B5830" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursement authority</header><text>The Secretary may require reimbursement from a foreign entity for costs incurred by the Coast Guard for assistance provided under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4B7C94EF95474E5EAA45612F91B55ECA" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>foreign entity</term> includes foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HCAFBC2EA9328455EB0E5212A775D15F7" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 7 of such title is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 722 (as added by this Act) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H1FC3CCDD947D4DD0BD7521480DC6AAF1" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">723. Cyber coordination in foreign territories.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H236DCC9749384FD7BA7E92BDEB252E8F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of treatment of minor construction and improvement project management</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="HADB9C46093E941BEB0459B3753C5B28C" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>218.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of authority for special purpose facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 907 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H00118ECDF813448E92C40CE373F7F198" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the first sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9A653F498914EF9BB99CFD01CAA1710" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>20 years</quote> and inserting <quote>30 years</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C99C9789BCB4F489D1B745F111CA85B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or National</quote> and inserting <quote>National</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FC439493D464017B89D076C5E4A43A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before the period <quote>, medical facilities, Coast Guard child development centers (as such term is defined in section 2921), and training facilities, including small arms firing ranges</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17CAB674D10A437BA2D93E318E2A6A07" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB4699948C9D44B2BAA7AE3766648351" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H42EC2E9D11E447E69D7C1F0A37A9B6BB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>means any facilities</quote> and inserting </text>
<quoted-block id="H6374C006874945B596C756CB07E1990A" style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>means—</text> <paragraph id="HE2AA774859164FAE84AF3597843BDA48" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any facilities</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE149E0F05D04B2A816D35A6BA25A299" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H34B43DEC656C42AA9890B59AB36040A2" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4011EB2969EC4AA48050546A7E046264" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">medical facilities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDC9A2F0741D4E15A201B508C236F123" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard child development centers (as such term is defined in section 2921); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H230D2BE590EC401BB9CC2489A6EDB8F4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training facilities, including small arms firing ranges.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H05390C96ABDF48CE88ABBE9A519FFB9D" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>219.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in tsunami inundation zones</header>
<subsection id="H30753A7320C0498CAA5158193CEB1EBF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a location-specific tsunami preparedness plan for each property concerned.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2C354387B5DA4A248B3C36C6BFA665BB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing each preparedness plan under subsection (a), the Commandant shall ensure that the plan—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D17F213DF3E402885E23A11A37D771F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimizes the loss of human life;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB84A46B419264378A5C2D6B862622BC5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximizes the ability of the Coast Guard to meet the mission of the Coast Guard;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H340FD59769BB437C99A88928DCA52046" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is included in the emergency action plan for each Coast Guard unit or sector located within the applicable tsunami inundation zone;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H15A05E6ED2A9406E9A3554F9BF04D2E7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designates an evacuation route to an assembly area located outside the tsunami inundation zone;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54441467F24A44798986CF5E4913CD1A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">takes into consideration near-shore and distant tsunami inundation of the property concerned;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H126873B8F9004B428B8BBBD34C2BA108" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC215DF11AC7C41F69B2FA2BD3A148194" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maps of all applicable tsunami inundation zones;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE402537F15B4C3C9D717324BBADF5EA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evacuation routes and instructions for all individuals located on the property concerned;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H937062412F43490BA9C194CA655E9267" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures to begin evacuations as expeditiously as possible upon detection of a seismic or other tsunamigenic event;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBEFFF00AE3024E3B9C9068099790AF19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evacuation plans for Coast Guard aviation and afloat assets; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2874427CDF84E949EA97E894FD7A724" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E953E04B17B4472B3359C8F4CF5090B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">routes for evacuation on foot from any location within the property concerned; or</text></clause> <clause id="H114B3FD1292B4289804125521B1BE970" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if an on-foot evacuation is not possible, an assessment of whether there is a need for vertical evacuation refuges that would allow evacuation on foot;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H361E67B9FEB94C5D885FA23E1B3751C9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a property concerned that is at risk for a near-shore tsunami, is able to be completely executed within 15 minutes of detection of a seismic event, or if complete execution is not possible within 15 minutes, within a timeframe the Commandant considers reasonable to minimize the loss of life; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB85437C8C174A039394DDAA39E57061" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less frequently than annually, is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9DBFD3D4E0134F36AA315C5DE54E8B36" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exercised by each Coast Guard unit and sector located in the applicable tsunami inundation zone; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H83FBE48566B2454196110F6673A1650A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communicated through an annual in-person training to Coast Guard personnel and dependents located or living on the property concerned; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H493D44F98C3D41D9943792C9BA56B824" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluated by the relevant District Commander for each Coast Guard unit and sector located within the applicable tsunami inundation zone.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA3E37BBAF58D4DEB95FE5AC6B30A3FC5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing each preparedness plan under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult relevant State, Tribal, and local government entities, including emergency management officials.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1A58622B16F743678AB8650392F5E9AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on each plan developed under subsection (a), including the status of implementation and feasibility of each such plan.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC44597E5D943421FA125ACBA7D89BE0B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HF999FA2BC2DE43D1868B10A9E3E7E880" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Property concerned</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>property concerned</term> means any real property owned, operated, or leased by the Coast Guard within a tsunami inundation zone.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE9C9A4DF7574691952A866334D14A32" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tsunamigenic event</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>tsunamigenic event</term> means any event, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine landslide, coastal rockfall, or other event, with the magnitude to cause a tsunami.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7005C12EE3E8456FBFA503299B67C629" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vertical evacuation refuge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vertical evacuation refuge</term> means a structure or earthen mound designated as a place of refuge in the event of a tsunami, with sufficient height to elevate evacuees above the tsunami inundation depth, designed and constructed to resist tsunami load effects.</text></paragraph></subsection> </section> <section id="H3223A33B43664923BC58A70754318FC5" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>220.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<subsection id="H1BB182C5064D4F248C6D0D5C2C66C402" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Secretary shall include in each such report—</text> <paragraph id="H2504D4375DDA4287B5E91BDA91405599" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HFA60DE3AD9424E02BFBB1BDDFF09907C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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 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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H609C475C83A74AEF9FA7C6DC29F1A49A"><enum>221.</enum><header>Scientific mission for USCGC Storis</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11223 of Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/561">14 U.S.C. 561</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6A5472F9DE74FF284701378E813CF2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFF13D64356ED40B4B290EB1779D236C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>retrofitting</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5238557B3B7A4665B14DD6B0E2F488FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="HFC60242993DA42F1AFBED0E56BC94B80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>retrofitting,</quote> before <quote>maintenance</quote>; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H20FA90BAD6964836B13A16F888FDB013"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the science party</quote> and inserting <quote>costs described in paragraph (3)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F37334501624B3380C39665B80FAF40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE9098873D3814678A5B33B4D7CCC5908"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Memoranda of agreement</header>
<subparagraph id="HD8197AECB4E747CDAD18D9825A88BF08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant—</text> <clause id="HC12D1EA4A8A74D1CBC74A145755B0460"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Under Secretary to allow the Under Secretary to use any vessel acquired under this section to conduct research, and facilitate science activities, data collection, and other procedures necessary to carry out the purposes described in subsection (c); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7E8E55F9CE67400EAB7DF8D57B2556AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may enter into a memorandum of agreement with any other Federal, State, local government entity, institution of higher education, or research institution to use any vessel acquired under this section to conduct research to facilitate science activities, data collection, and other procedures necessary to allow such an entity or institution to carry out the purposes described in subsection (c).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1CCACB584F640E093617672CE59A85A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may not charge the Under Secretary or any other entity with whom the Commandant enters into a memorandum of agreement under subparagraph (A) any fee related to use or operation of any vessel acquired under this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEEE39A05738428EB34CB8847ED0DF38"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may only allow the use of any vessel acquired under this section under any memorandum of agreement entered into under this paragraph if such use is not inconsistent with the missions of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61729FACC38744C4AD55116DEBDC8179"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (j) by striking <quote>through (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>and (b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H1EC9D603A4BA4FAAA3408B976455AB0F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>222.</enum><header>Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund</header>
<subsection id="H5412005BBCFB4BD99370DCC30C06E9D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of Coast Guard as Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization</header><text>Section 9705 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5831821BC0A7413F9C18E6A25F792F55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>the Department of the Treasury or the United States Coast Guard</quote> and inserting <quote>a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A230E99D6604DE581601FBB66D73DD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(B)—</text> <subparagraph id="H9D8555E84613494EA59EDE799D65E92D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF594936BD3DC4F22BC5BF81C3F4BBC1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (v) by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4BB2945BDCF34A4088DA0F96AE616E67"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<clause id="H2371EF7517F34377A2F1ACB56793A713"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the United States Coast Guard with respect to any law of the United States which the Coast Guard is authorized to enforce, assist in the enforcement of, or administer pursuant to section 102, 522, or 525 of title 14;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC86FB56A695402092ACBCD9AB06A8A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(H) by striking <quote>the Department of the Treasury</quote> and inserting <quote>a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0655A5776D9140B0AB8BB1D198042C94"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2) by striking <quote>or the United States Coast Guard</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52DD1756392348388D45DE422A406B02"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) by striking <quote>or the United States Coast Guard</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BC5E441958C4C21A13AD0AA5BE8A685"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1) by striking <quote>the Department of the Treasury</quote> and inserting <quote>a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE64A00C102FD4FEDB724F86D3F0A8BF6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(1) by striking <quote>the Department of the Treasury or the United States Coast Guard</quote> and inserting <quote>a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2E518B9EB60436FA3D24312FF53442B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (l) by striking <quote>the Department of the Treasury</quote> and inserting <quote>a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45BA85C6564E4A3D9B353452B441298E"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (o)(1) by inserting <quote>the United States Coast Guard,</quote> before <quote>the United States Customs Service,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0A68B9791A2F45179B2BE2B1ED733BA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elimination of separate funds for the coast guard</header><text>Section 9705 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H49376D0D3CD3436B80A505D96EAB2298"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DF96ECCEE7044C294CB0C8821F4C9DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2) by striking <quote>and (c)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA3DAF04BCF84713AE4FCAFBA632C0EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) through (o) as subsections (c) through (n), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFC3C139232B4043A3B30B62124290AF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE2F5D83D3DF4B7791E29334BCBEC80F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (e)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0732CCEB69A473E95F4EF38D6B9312C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (h)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCE75E66747BB4777A50778AC39C08B42"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text>Section 9705 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC234E1ADC5FA40EC9527B31E3AD750D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(3)(C), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>section 4(B) of 9703(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (4)(B)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79FD7198AB6F4248B7D00A48D6D3B80D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(4)(B), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>for transfers pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) and</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE1CC9CCE0FA48D08B6268BE79886C3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>seizure of forfeiture</quote> and inserting <quote>seizure or forfeiture</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H845108B109614B4382F6EBD71143C277"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>524(c)(11)</quote> and inserting <quote>524(c)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H96EB09206A00455B997A087079E06F5D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Updates to cross-references</header>
<paragraph id="H15558A4BB8E5415FBE44A6D68DF903A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 28</header><text>Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HF64614DD3DD04FC19DA1ABB840BA47BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(C) by striking <quote>9705(g)(4)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>9705(f)(4)(A)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE52822A92B0B4615B7C1534C659B75B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (10) by striking <quote>9705(o)</quote> and inserting <quote>9705(n)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H516C36A1558E413E8722E8940E3C4C7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Title 31</header><text>Section 5340(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>9705(o)</quote> and inserting <quote>9705(n)</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20A28789349B43C28019B9DF06F7F609"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Title 39</header><text>Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>9705(o)</quote> and inserting <quote>9705(n)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HDDEED628DC304EECAE11B18905450623"><enum>C</enum><header>Acquisition</header> <section id="HB4ECD3B868FF4CA6BF720ABF5AEEC48A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>231.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of 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="H73AD18389BAB4AB8952C38C475B5D1F3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead systems integrator defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H2AEBAEA88FD34F8C90D0150A871A3ADE"><enum>232.</enum><header>Acquisition improvements</header> <subsection id="H4EF4CF2951E648FBAD34B3FD0BC98113"><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 amended by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<section id="H01687D37A5134C37BEA9F18E28B43A51"><enum>1138.</enum><header>Service life extension programs</header>
<subsection id="H7F5A84832C85413F8393B9FB8F75C134"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H3487B3C1656347BABA5EDF2DFBE99F85"><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>
<section id="HF3E0B7465118427E8C86D2184DE095CD"><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, 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> <section id="H6F1E08D338514D088C89650A12400253"><enum>1140.</enum><header>Contracts that provide best value for taxpayer</header> <subsection id="H593828D02F6043299883E25A38659AB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program under this subchapter, the Commandant shall publicly announce all construction, design, and engineering requirements and negotiate contracts for construction, design, and engineering services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of professional services required and at fair and reasonable prices.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H994B55D6CCFD4804954DE83417672764"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Selection procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following procedures shall apply to the procurement of Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program under this subchapter:</text> <paragraph id="H800817BF54FE466A82F7FE7BC1B4B961"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statements of qualification and performance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall require prospective contractors to submit a statement of qualifications and performance data.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCEB2046F8594077AC9FAEC44D7326C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each proposed project, the Commandant shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H1F57DA40A93244BCBCC02A657F1EFA38"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate statements of qualifications and performance submitted by firms regarding the proposed project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H12F45AB8A83A4B4189625276CFBCBDDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct discussions with at least 3 firms to consider anticipated concepts and compare alternative methods for furnishing services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DDBB0DFF21748FCA0FA527CEE0E2E8E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the firms with which discussions have been conducted under paragraph (2)(B), the Commandant shall select, in order of preference, at least 3 firms that the Commandant considers most highly qualified to provide the services required, based on criteria established and published by the Commandant.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBEBD68358EC0486F9C43F660FE2EE29A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Negotiation of contract</header>
<paragraph id="H8C640297ADAB4588B1DC656DCFE7B7F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall negotiate a contract for construction, design, and engineering services under this section at compensation which the Commandant determines is fair and reasonable to the Federal Government.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB356DDF6CE9448F38FC02F818581B700"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fair and reasonable compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining fair and reasonable compensation, the Commandant shall consider the scope, complexity, professional nature, and estimated value of the services to be rendered.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68324A3799C8408F942961470E148F2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Negotiation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall attempt to negotiate a contract with the most highly qualified firm selected under subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DB724B5EBD949018A7CAF2831161685"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Further negotiation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Commandant is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm under paragraph (3), the Commandant shall formally terminate negotiations with such firm and undertake negotiations with the next most qualified of the selected firms, continuing the process until an agreement is reached.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H295A589F83174D67940FA7C371B1212A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional firms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Commandant is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the selected firms, the Commandant shall select additional firms in order of competence and qualification and continue negotiations in accordance with this section until an agreement is reached. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCBD7F76C06C44798A8EEC2E83F3D194C"><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/14/1137">section 1137</external-xref> the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">1138. Service life extension programs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">1140. Contracts that provide best value for taxpayer. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H117B9418A3FF40A3B62B2AD8E70DCBDF" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>233.</enum><header>Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards</header>
<subsection id="H8E2661FC4FDD4CED9C23879FD8A115DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1151 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HA18ED1DE53B8477C8B480C0680201617" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HA1E69511C691465FBCC7A88991F127BE"><enum>1151.</enum><header>Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards</header> <subsection id="H2D5819E4373240E081D0B93DE9234792"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commandant may not lease, charter, or otherwise procure a vessel which contains a major component of the hull or superstructure constructed in a foreign shipyard.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9376B6CC34A9441A8634C609B722562F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="HDCFB6A25390642278212A87B72737661"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may authorize exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines that it is in the national security interest of the United States to address an immediate adverse effect on Coast Guard missions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57DF6A5DB71442BCA75B79C8F6BAE46A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An exception made by the President under paragraph (1) shall not take effect until the President submits 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 explanation of the circumstances requiring such an exception in the national security interest, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFB27744F31E4004A4FD668AC1E16C43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a confirmation that there are insufficient qualified shipyards to meet the national security interest without such an exception; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H074138BB39214B86B83A20D77589C194"><enum>(B)</enum><text>actions taken by the President to enable qualified United States shipyards to meet national security requirements prior to the issuance of such an exception</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H82296D11C9C345E4910BB0198BAA0DBF"><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 striking the item relating to section 1151 and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HEE7186645727487C8800A6622BFE5783" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HAE74B8859EA142619210D633C06F8C98" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>234.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard</header> <subsection id="H4074C21B6F2B47A8B26021F9D468BF6E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III 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="HACCBC92A59164AD8AE2CCC5CD720185E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1159.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard</header>
<subsection id="HA9E2B87A2EF4439387FDE59F7A87468A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commandant may not acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard Yard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF2A4E69EBB7143B091B6156BF382B24A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permissible acquisition, procurement, or construction methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section 1105(a), the Commandant may—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7192941FEC946F8AC5C8D9AFE71D872" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to contract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a floating drydock by contract, lease, purchase, or other agreement;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFC53C72092B44238912F49FC056DEB1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EFF1270714546FC9AF8DFB166A462F2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquire or procure a commercially available floating drydock.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H06BB5DB6215A44CC9799F96EFE520FDE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemptions from requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 1131, 1132, 1133, and 1171 shall not apply to an acquisition or procurement under subsection (b). </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD099898804304A1689B34DCDD795730A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design standards and construction practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, a floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under this section shall reflect commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDF532C60DF9A4F49A993D015EB848121" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Berthing requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under subsection (b) shall be berthed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining vessels.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H39A7DAA2F0904BC39879329A2612F5BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Floating dry dock defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>floating dry dock</term> means equipment that is—</text> <paragraph id="HE4BE6D80778147068FB101458EB44582" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">constructed in the United States; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE0A05753FD142C18FEA46D9A1A41EB2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security Cutter.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H37A7A5D876234562AFDCF1142B0790AB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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/14/1158">section 1158</external-xref> the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H6D1C17B6B67847A8902566A515073D3B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>235.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes icebreaking</header>
<subsection id="HC6006E67C3C246848D8FC5D46AA1749F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes icebreaker and icebreaking tugs</header>
<paragraph id="HF04087F711B24610B3D86AA540D12A86" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a strategy detailing how the Coast Guard will complete design and construction of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable as the Coast Guard cutter <italic>Mackinaw</italic> (WLBB–30) as expeditiously as possible after funding is provided for such icebreaker, including providing a cost estimate and an estimated delivery timeline that would facilitate the expedited delivery detailed in the strategy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59838274B4044AE8877F6291E1CBD7AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on bay class icebreaking tug fleet replacement</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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5300CBFA74E4497690E7D05AADB89C77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report that describes the strategy of the Coast Guard with respect to the replacement of the Bay class icebreaking tug fleet;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A50B5CD693B465AB1AEA7A7F83C8CD8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of such a strategy that results in the replacement of the last Bay class icebreaking tug on a date that is more than 15 years after such date of enactment, a plan to maintain the operational capabilities of the Bay class icebreaking tug fleet until the date on which such fleet is projected to be replaced; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5ECA6BEC20BC4BF9858FE299F6FC2D97"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of such a plan that does not include the replacement of the main propulsion engines and marine gear components of the Bay class icebreaking tug fleet, an assessment of the manner in which not replacing such engines and gear components will effect the future operational availability of such fleet.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE4A46AF1E2134DD6B0216D0C4C55C989" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes icebreaker pilot program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11212(a) 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>
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<paragraph id="H8220DBDB584945168B454A6112FBDB9B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pilot program</header>
<subparagraph id="HAB54C5BD4ABB4CD580490FD261DCBC58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 5 ice seasons beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a pilot program to determine the extent to which the Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking cutter fleet is capable of maintaining tier one and tier two waterways open 95 percent of the time during an ice season.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC94EE49DD56149969EB442F7C9452FD7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the end of each of the 5 ice seasons beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that details—</text>
<clause id="H023CB343EA164D58843B5964EC107D52"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the pilot program required under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause> <clause id="HFE55A4AE0AB14FBC9BE08534CF1EA7B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any relevant new performance measures implemented by the Coast Guard, including the measures described in pages 5 through 7 of the report of the Coast Guard titled <quote>Domestic Icebreaking Operations</quote> and submitted to Congress on July 26, 2024, as required by section 11212(a)(3) 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>), and the results of the implementation of such measures.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="HF41D6107AD204F638B9D80D13B694FF1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification to reporting requirement relating to icebreaking operations in Great Lakes</header>
<paragraph id="H3082350E5C0A49E7A1847E0F39497D9C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11213(f) 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 to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H0EDF0ABA130E4C55BD0EEB252CF32BAF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HEA93433918F8466CBA4CCCCA368FB27F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than July 1 after the first winter in which the Commandant has submitted the report required by paragraph (3) of section 11212(a), the Commandant shall publish on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard a report on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the proposed standards described in paragraph (2) of such section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC53160016D0E436A8780D36D33D4C39D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11272(c) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H597AA8900294428692C1FD6AC072A565" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H52AB4610E79D40DFA045C22C42EFA40C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public report</header> <subparagraph id="HF86089B94FB34CF3A563F7C0962FDF01" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House or Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of section 564 of title 14, United States Code, in fiscal year 2024.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3995BD2FDEDB4FAA88EADC5F3CDD213D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secondary briefings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than November 1, 2025 and November, 1, 2026, the Commandant shall brief the committees described in subparagraph (A) on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of section 564 of title 14, United States Code, in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HB6F84AD8976C4A74835483A6345E7348"><enum>D</enum><header>Personnel</header> <section id="H2BB786A78FA54A35B3E0B77576E34721" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>241.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family leave policies for Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HDDD3D96F5E7B44C2B1B13A2C9D4BF277" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2512 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB2F162DA79BA4152A8C799F04985AA2C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Leave</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Family leave</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57C9C7E708E64EBDA7195BBD75F0B754" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BC9C95713AD42589B1FE3D44A0AA3ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, United States Code,</quote> and inserting <quote>or, with respect to the reserve component of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense promulgates a new regulation for members of the reserve component of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 711 of title 10,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C84B36A87A64C72A8066281A71A1EC5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or adoption of a child</quote> and inserting <quote>or placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long term foster care</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE05DE3C97A2C40658B88A65DD33ADE7A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and enlisted members</quote> and inserting <quote>, enlisted members, and members of the reserve component</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1866FFA455544FF786C1835D1E9DF064" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or, with respect to members of the reserve component of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense</quote> after <quote>provided by the Secretary of the Navy</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H204E06D528544A8983D3B75A2270C50D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7C8D4360681C4C6EBB74A017CE77BBF9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">adoption of child</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">placement of minor child with member for adoption or long term foster care</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50B36BCCCF684B2B8B7E5D20C3A503A9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and 704</quote> and inserting <quote>, 704, and 711</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H97B0839DCB4C445DBF160DFEE2DCCDCA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and enlisted members</quote> and inserting <quote>, enlisted members, and members of the reserve component</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE55183538C3648F7A86C8CA5E3FF227E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the birth or adoption</quote> inserting <quote>the birth, adoption, or long term foster care</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H393E636E97704226A39B00EB6C6269B0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>immediately</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC4C59D74F42456D831A1522AF1E7446" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such birth or adoption</quote> and inserting <quote>such birth, placement of a minor child with the member for long-term foster care, or adoption,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9CC4A8E909784C49A36335B245B2BBFD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>enlisted member</quote> and inserting <quote>, enlisted member, or member of the reserve component</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADB0A910C9904854BCE92545FC052D37" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HD56797142A2D461597874737D07709F0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H7DF429E35C704EA1833059305AEA0AA4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of leave</header> <paragraph id="H263F783717B841E1A6D7928EE9A323BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may authorize leave described under subparagraph (b) to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (b) in the case of a member described in subsection (b) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused family leave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) as a result of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H986EBA2A313342CAB7A6601480A82823" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operational requirements; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8B2B5BFB89E44869222D79C87C5862B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">professional military education obligations; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0767F6B72EC846ACBA83C6BCE482B10B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD0CC8E8B4864DCD90848A20DFE8F968" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extended deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulation, rule, policy, or memorandum prescribed under paragraph (a) shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (c)(1)(A) shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9421EAFF9ACC4FD3A91739A00D18A72F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Member of the reserve component of the Coast Guard defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>member of the reserve component of the Coast Guard</term> means a member of the Coast Guard who is a member of—</text> <paragraph id="H6194E6D2E1844D108576D413F7FD82B4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCC2390547BF4E4FBFF9DA022601B04A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0E19B7F07E1144B286329F5A60DE10D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 striking the item relating to section 2512 and inserting the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2512. Family leave policies for the Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HC6215D522EF84FD2A433D5C6F913F35F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 206(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end <quote>or family leave under section 2512 of title 14</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDF73A69202F34C6296D9FB4AD18E9BF7" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>242.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to career flexibility program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2514 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H31085A091D934A9988F5BDA17258F1FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(3) by striking <quote>2 months</quote> and inserting <quote>30 days</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C55FE0877DF4D3C9C869A3F1239389A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF091AE400D7543EFBB4535820A2A47C5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6BE4B5CEDC24089A0E8664E09A5D406" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE911C46726BA4992A226354AF8FAF0FE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE39CB2DD6BBA4382B1FFADC06C60BE3E" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4C72DC74C2D44733AAA6E4B6CCAFD7DF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entitlement of the member and of the survivors of the member to all death benefits under subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/75">chapter 75</external-xref> of title 10;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H935D539549B34D99AD4D678959C9C2E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of all travel and transportation allowances to family members of a deceased member to attend the repatriation, burial, or memorial ceremony of a deceased member as provided in section 453(f) of title 37; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70CC9559231347F1AFAADD268B614090" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligibility of the member for general benefits as provided in part II of title 38; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA88EBDA612C4D53A40BE9D36AF7EC70" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a victim of an alleged sex-related offense (as such term is defined in section 1044e(h) of title 10) to the maximum extent practicable, maintaining access to—</text> <subparagraph id="HB991CF50235B44E5826A98A275B008A5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard behavioral health resources;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DE5A51B46254D599A96FFE84EE81376" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sexual assault prevention and response resources and programs of the Coast Guard; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEBFEB534645B4263B62CEB86DC1DB87B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard legal resources, including, to the extent practicable, special victims’ counsel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HBA09211FD21C492F8A02EFF9929D08AE" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>243.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct hire authority for certain personnel</header>
<subsection id="H213B3793547342C78277BB28BAA8AC6C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 id="H120C7E193A05453BB093428445FF1896" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H7107CC05041E44F1A510B47610A487ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2517.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct hire authority for certain personnel</header> <subsection id="HB2A22627AD4E43079419FAAA9C00620B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter) of title 5, qualified candidates to any of the following positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5) in the Coast Guard:</text>
<paragraph id="HEF28889A649C4550ACD9D2C733D2C7A4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any category of medical or health professional positions within the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC010B26A61F4546BFC3DEF081AACEE4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any childcare services position.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD129B6F69EC49019E233B457FB4EA64" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any position in the Coast Guard housing office of a Coast Guard installation, the primary function of which is supervision of Coast Guard housing covered by subchapter III of chapter 29 of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD81577C4290844959237FDF0249FA466" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any nonclinical specialist position the purpose of which is the integrated primary prevention of harmful behavior, including suicide, sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child abuse.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H464386190E84414D9814B7E268B80864" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any special agent position of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBCCBE908F2A45B2B75C24B7E5208E57" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following positions at the Coast Guard Academy:</text>
<subparagraph id="H93C9A62566C34F9C8F0CE76E50426E39" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any civilian faculty member appointed under section 1941.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF87638F18BB745CF9FE4111247348B46" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A position involving the improvement of cadet health or well-being.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H85C7D1C2EB7D403990E74EFB74891040"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Noncompetitive appointment</header><text>The Secretary may, without regard to the appointment requirements of title 5, noncompetitively appoint a highly qualified candidate to a faculty position in the excepted service. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H77A1B74D266845E99A29D214013D3081" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall only appoint qualified candidates under the authority provided by subsections (a) and (b) if the Commandant determines that there is a shortage of qualified candidates for the positions described in such subsection or a critical hiring need for such positions.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4B5C8F7EB790412BAA8ABE86D19E747C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written briefing which describes the use of the authority provided under this section on an annual basis, including the following:</text> <paragraph id="H69BD8CC8CF7E40FE8914DA988EA9766F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of employees hired under the authority provided under this section within the year for which the briefing is provided. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H831D0F9648F8447EA8D346EF5DB88207" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The positions and grades for which employees were hired.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H56AEB059863F4976B261F373F7B73242" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A justification for the Commandant’s determination that such positions involved a shortage of qualified candidates or a critical hiring need.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FC5A57C3D354C87A1A55712C4EA136D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of employees who were hired under the authority provided under this section who have separated from the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02EE6CC9A575455EB86B5BCC3B0754B7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Steps the Coast Guard has taken to engage with the Office of Personnel Management under subpart B of part 337 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, for positions for which the Commandant determines a direct hire authority remains necessary. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4400BCCD96C041A3ADA41ACCFE91B058" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2030.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HEF5B37A857B64CA0AA283B91E60F368C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 relating to 2516 the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2517. Direct hire authority for certain personnel.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HB6D1F1CBB530455C87DE8FB8CA97CBF9"><enum>244.</enum><header>Command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska</header>
<subsection id="H4DC9D30A50E5430EA79EA656663E420E" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><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 section 2517 (as added by this Act) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HCB9513FFFDD740248469EEE848D2D520" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H320CFF68C21E438DB24F67DCFB8FD23B" commented="no"><enum>2518.</enum><header>Command sponsorship</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On request by a member of the Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska, the Commandant shall grant command sponsorship to the dependents of such member. </text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H049098ADB04C4E62B466F9B4EDC9930E"><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 the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H6BBB1D54323B4023B6617A867283EBE1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">2518. Command sponsorship.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H00C2276120334BAE9D34A89E8581FAAA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>245.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<subsection id="H2E4EC85669084418A107CE1DB214BA22" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard may provide a cash allowance, in such amount as the Secretary shall determine by policy, 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 by the Coast Guard.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HD5AC83E37A2F492EBDA4759EE516BC02" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>246.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidation of authorities for college student precommissioning initiative</header> <subsection id="HD1C64BD71BC44D249A7ECA7EEAD55D56" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3710 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H44295B6012FD40B68D13803C8B2A095D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3710.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">College student precommissioning initiative</header>
<subsection id="HC6AF14A202DE427EBE44CA90F066B791" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized within the Coast Guard a college student precommissioning initiative program (in this section referred to as the <quote>Program</quote>) for eligible undergraduate students to enlist in the Coast Guard Reserve and receive a commission as a Reserve officer.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA04CE0AA1F834E4999CDE65ADB49AC99" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria for selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for the Program an applicant shall meet the following requirements upon submitting an application:</text>
<paragraph id="HFD77C54672494E90A6951DFC984EA31C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Age</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall be not less than 19 years old and not more than 31 years old as of September 30 of the fiscal year in which the Program selection panel selecting such applicant convenes, or an age otherwise determined by the Commandant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA4688D0A5104073AB72C94A99647022" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Character</header> <subparagraph id="HA53730C14E09448DBDBF07A5B05D5742" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall be of outstanding moral character and meet any other character requirement set forth by the Commandant.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H778338BE6C154B0E8AD625F7D42A734F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard applicants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any applicant serving in the Coast Guard may not be commissioned if in the 36 months prior to the first Officer Candidate School class convening date in the selection cycle, such applicant was convicted by a court-martial or assigned nonjudicial punishment, or did not meet performance or character requirements set forth by the Commandant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H711896D3F5A9452F81BEEB3936AF34AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Citizenship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall be a United States citizen.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF125037DBB6E4EA1B1213C020C76BF3F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clearance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall be eligible for a secret clearance.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7ADA8B2D0E0483F9EF3AC9A80CD9E30" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall be enrolled in a college degree program at—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCC6B1B4C60640989B737EF0A5DABE4F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8629182F57694EC1A573CDECF3028C38" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) that, at the time of the application has had for 3 consecutive years an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students (as defined in section 312(e) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058(e)</external-xref>)) that is a total of at least 50 percent Black American, Hispanic American, Asian American (as defined in section 371(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)</external-xref>)), Native American Pacific Islander (as defined in such section), or Native American (as defined in such section), among other criteria, as determined by the Commandant; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H913FF2839D6B4B6CB460CAAE56A8EFFC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution that meets the eligibility requirements for funding as a rural-serving institution of higher education under section 861 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161q">20 U.S.C. 1161q</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC361B019DB4D46078CE0F3AE0EC16F7D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Location</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution at which the applicant is an undergraduate shall be within 100 miles of a Coast Guard unit or Coast Guard Recruiting Office unless otherwise approved by the Commandant.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC2E60C9C72A41F5BAF9B6A7F72B651D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall meet credit and grade point average requirements set forth by the Commandant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HADACF0A95AAB462DA9F0A04D236D5E24" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical and administrative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall meet other medical and administrative requirements as set forth by the Commandant.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFDE8442E5573484F908BFC7A9273AD70" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HC99271FDA6894530AB60DDA6A3556B4A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may provide financial assistance to enlisted members of the Coast Guard Reserve on active duty participating in the Program, for expenses of the enlisted member while the enlisted member is enrolled, on a full-time basis, in a college degree program approved by the Commandant at a college, university, or institution of higher education described in subsection (b)(5) that leads to—</text> <subparagraph id="H49E73D8F2B3C4CAEAC9BB832DCB8BEB3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a baccalaureate degree in not more than 5 academic years; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H063300C8E1F44543A5721EB90D425427" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a post-baccalaureate degree.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86DA84802DAF48C8B85BF7A8A9FB0612" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for financial assistance under this section, an enlisted member of the Coast Guard Reserve shall enter into a written agreement with the Coast Guard that notifies the Reserve enlisted member of the obligations of that member under this section, and in which the member agrees to the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD310DCD17F264AA98A0AA2345EC31CAD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The member shall complete an approved college degree program at a college, university, or institution of higher education described in subsection (b)(5).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0B59CA21DA1C43059F6157AEF17E5EE9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The member shall satisfactorily complete all required Coast Guard training and participate in monthly military activities of the Program as required by the Commandant.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E847EAC39C14D3399497F16BBC74082" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon graduation from the college, university, or institution of higher education described in subsection (b)(5), the member shall—</text> <clause id="H5CFD50556AAE4382B1C60048631F467E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accept an appointment, if tendered, as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard Reserve; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4B937549A30F461EBEA2127D91D1270F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve a period of obligated active duty for a minimum of 3 years immediately after such appointment as follows:</text> <subclause id="HF82EF81CA845445C920A19231409CC74" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members participating in the Program shall be obligated to serve on active duty 3 months for each month of instruction for which they receive financial assistance pursuant to this section for the first 12 months and 1 month for each month thereafter, or 3 years, whichever is greater.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7BD1FCAD5322458EA6F2F71709E8EA43" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The period of obligated active duty service incurred while participating in the Program shall be in addition to any other obligated service a member may incur due to receiving other bonuses or other benefits as part of any other Coast Guard program.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2F01876F27784705BA79F11ED2B163F2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an appointment described in clause (i) is not tendered, the member will remain in the Reserve component until completion of the member’s enlisted service obligation.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD95DE69F4A7A44EE802DE9DEBFA14CFB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The member shall agree to perform such duties or complete such terms under the conditions of service specified by the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H15166EFCE2E243DAAAA2B100EFD66FB0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenses for which financial assistance may be provided under this section are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C0BF82E727E4B10AC76FB0754AF1D17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tuition and fees charged by the college, university, or institution of higher education at which a member is enrolled on a full-time basis.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA351191A4DAB42F4BF564E6F7B0067BB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The cost of books.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HABDD7B8883E849D884EC77A7BDA31836" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a program of education leading to a baccalaureate degree, laboratory expenses.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3909F060FE40444DBD02FB039BB9A00E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other expenses as the Commandant considers appropriate, which may not exceed $25,000 for any academic year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4C9F70D750F412DA4C12191203793F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Time limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial assistance may be provided to a member under this section for up to 5 consecutive academic years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1041ECF81B54430A9D0886928D667F21" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Breach of agreement</header> <subparagraph id="H12FFE661D2544C63AF481E25E6B878E0" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may retain in the Coast Guard Reserve, and may order to active duty for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes (but not to exceed 4 years), a member who breaches an agreement under paragraph (2). The period of time for which a member is ordered to active duty under this paragraph may be determined without regard to section 651(a) of title 10.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H105901E89E6C414EAAA65BBE8534B1D7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate enlisted grade or rating</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member who is retained in the Coast Guard Reserve under subparagraph (A) shall be retained in an appropriate enlisted grade or rating, as determined by the Commandant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D8ED2D79F604454975C1856711263A3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member who does not fulfill the terms of the obligation to serve as specified under paragraph (2), or the alternative obligation imposed under paragraph (5), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H113C80506D614EA4AF568AFE30548D04" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header>
<paragraph id="HC48A17922A924234A4407E770829E221" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than August 15 of each year following the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the Program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5A11CD172D642C484FA12550D75F2EE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The briefing required under paragraph (1) shall describe—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA898A0AA7824136A24C1CC95F27D4E6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outreach and recruitment efforts over the previous year; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4ECF8CB0DA5742C28B61A846FE3C80E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demographic information of enrollees, including—</text>
<clause id="HC78EF60DC8EE45658BB6566BB5C80BED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">race;</text></clause> <clause id="HE9F26AF2BEBA4D5BAB1FB95EB0008F0B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ethnicity;</text></clause>
<clause id="H830D4ED684B94C62B1AE3AB4B079B5AB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gender;</text></clause> <clause id="H4FE566B0C92445DC8411D9A7C4079052" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geographic origin; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE21708820F884FD8B9A2FB8221A3A125" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educational institution.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HC0B433AE030A407A9B4855B329D1D663" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2131 of title 14, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE35C0C634FC43B9ABBA4B6178F47244" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HBA1E3941C49A4CDA8B793B375CAA7B54" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><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 striking the item relating to section 2131.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70B051C1826A451BBD91EA1978B64D17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/37">chapter 37</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3710 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">3710. College student precommissioning initiative.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H45530C045186487F8A7F04A5EB41FD9C" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>247.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H899A8C9478D84BE3A07311ABC3ECD1CA" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>248.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing</header> <subsection id="H44A4FAE42D944CFBBDD501FD7598189D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III 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>
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<section id="H13E2F1CDEC3744C6B85245444A62AC59" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2948.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization for acquisition of existing family housing in lieu of construction</header>
<subsection id="H4C750C4E95F14B0BA80DAD5C544C85D3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In lieu of constructing any family housing units authorized by law to be constructed and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commandant may acquire sole interest in existing family housing units that are privately owned or that are held by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, except that in foreign countries the Commandant may acquire less than sole interest in existing family housing units.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC268B1D87AA442218A519B5FA81FFB10" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition of interests in land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When authority provided by law to construct Coast Guard family housing units is used to acquire existing family housing units under subsection (a), the authority includes authority to acquire interests in land.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCEC6FAA83B2D4682B64C7D4B5100EDAE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on net floor area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The net floor area of a family housing unit acquired under the authority of this section may not exceed the applicable limitation specified in section 2826 of title 10. The Commandant may waive the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence for family housing units acquired under this section during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H7EB93CFC1B65423D8E8A61BBDB1E2BAB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2949.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions</header> <subsection id="H8015B1662D3945C5A1E163C8876F9F2B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to accept</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In connection with a real property transaction referred to in subsection (b) with a non-Federal person or entity, the Commandant may accept amounts provided by the person or entity to cover administrative expenses incurred by the Commandant in entering into the transaction.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB42CD589AE304494A2E3A4328A8846BD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered transactions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) applies to the following transactions involving real property under the control of the Commandant:</text> <paragraph id="HEF3732646FAA4307817F23D727A52184" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exchange of real property.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BBFF156031E4CE78C3BF3724244A244" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grant of an easement over, in, or upon real property of the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CDD830B5CF84A50A2C5EFC28D05D738" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lease or license of real property of the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C452106A9D7426EA157FAAC4D1169E4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The disposal of real property of the United States for which the Commandant will be the disposal agent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0C7EAC82CAD4CBAA19E701D53A0FD66" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conveyance of real property under section 2945.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H990E80CEB2244844B49A7F377600AA91" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC60B8854F23A4384866286C2C1A1D404" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2948. Authorization for acquisition of existing family housing in lieu of construction.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2949. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H16DD19FF2CBB4C1680E63DFE4BBBA932" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on GAO recommendations on housing program</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 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></subsection></section>
<section id="H08CF4FF183564EA48D9711135D61ADD6" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>249.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Behavioral health</header>
<subsection id="HDCC921DDC9964C398631E47F3285B675"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coast Guard embedded behavioral health technician program</header>
<paragraph id="HC9FD804D3DA848A085D8659EF5DF644F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="H93DB3FA499E2472C92BB6B2307307043" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and Work Life, shall establish and conduct a pilot program, to be known as the <quote>Coast Guard Embedded Behavioral Health Technician Program</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Pilot Program</quote>), to integrate behavioral health technicians serving at Coast Guard units for the purposes of—</text> <clause id="HD7DC4F8585D846A097E64FBB1F018CA5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitating, at the clinic level, the provision of integrated behavioral health care for members of the Coast Guard;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD1454FCF251040249AAB5774F1B572F4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing, as a force extender under the supervision of a licensed behavioral health care provider, at the clinic level—</text> <subclause id="HBFACE4C355CC40458F0E5EA858BD1251" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">psychological assessment and diagnostic services, as appropriate;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF024639D93DD4DC7A14EA139519B11C2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">behavioral health services, as appropriate;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H66846D63755E460BBF44945013ACF745" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">education and training related to promoting positive behavioral health and well-being; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H21D35483CC2D490186F3678495262EA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information and resources, including expedited referrals, to assist members of the Coast Guard in dealing with behavioral health concerns;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H881512A224A84EA985D894458DB92AD3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving resilience and mental health care among members of the Coast Guard who respond to extraordinary calls of duty, with the ultimate goals of preventing crises and addressing mental health concerns before such concerns evolve into more complex issues that require care at a military treatment facility;</text></clause>
<clause id="H979DBE8EE45344B382F24AEE465FF576" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing—</text> <subclause id="H9C59928BF06A4BC7A6575102931AC166" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of such members served by behavioral health technicians; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H189A5531AFFA4965B83A77DA181E4217" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proportion of such members returning to duty after seeking behavioral health care; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H11B7CA4EEA3246C09AEB0E3A7DB83E28" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">positively impacting the Coast Guard in a cost-effective manner by extending behavioral health services to the workforce and improving access to care.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C176304EE494884B9FA2002021ED921" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing regarding a plan to establish and conduct the Pilot Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D48EAD5A3E74331996DDB34C02281D3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of Coast Guard clinics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall select, for participation in the Pilot Program, 3 or more Coast Guard clinics that support units that have significantly high operational tempos or other force resiliency risks, as determined by the Commandant.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA582C6107E1E47B68F905E641400ACDD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Placement of staff at Coast Guard clinics</header>
<subparagraph id="H7EE2A9C892FA4D359E47106E36FCC73E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the Pilot Program, a Coast Guard health services technician with a grade of E–5 or higher, or an assigned civilian behavioral health specialist, shall be—</text> <clause id="HB1670581088B4038A64E3F49FAA6F1B2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assigned to each selected Coast Guard clinic; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8E0409F5E499475E971C1221343EA655" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located at a unit with high operational tempo.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFA03DA6AF4B5429BB5958D09C33DF9F2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header> <clause id="HCB02A8DFB4894B37AD63590DA21148AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health services technicians</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before commencing an assignment at a Coast Guard clinic under subparagraph (A), a Coast Guard health services technician shall complete behavioral health technician training and independent duty health services training.</text></clause>
<clause id="HF6D12DE00E2C4DD482635F99A99704A6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civilian behavioral health specialists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To qualify for an assignment at a Coast Guard clinic under subparagraph (A), a civilian behavioral health specialist shall have at least the equivalent behavioral health training as the training required for a Coast Guard behavioral health technician under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4EF5390785FA43278CD4A92B14FEA796" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant, in coordination with the Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and Work Life, shall administer the Pilot Program through the Health, Safety, and Work-Life Service Center.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAE9BA7F719640E59C258810A012BD80" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data collection</header>
<subparagraph id="HF7583BE2CBCC4DBDB6A265E1B7FA529D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall collect and analyze data concerning the Pilot Program for purposes of—</text> <clause id="H4DB6EA90B0DB4481A7E48A1A84D33C04" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and sharing best practices for improving access to behavioral health care; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H02D375C3253A4AC58BCE1F02F1F9951A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing information to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives regarding the implementation of the Pilot Program and related policy issues.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72A207E2927C4EADA78348182471C7A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan for carrying out subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0BDC7300F05E40E9A9C1DA548A0CA7E8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 1 of each year until the date on which the Pilot Program terminates under paragraph (7), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the Pilot Program that includes the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H5EAB5D69AD974C14B10852E46744FB4D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An overview of the implementation of the Pilot Program at each applicable Coast Guard clinic, including—</text>
<clause id="H043245E15DB7404B9338175F62D015BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of members of the Coast Guard who received services on site by a behavioral health technician assigned to such clinic;</text></clause> <clause id="H63A54EA2D1BD44279F340B867F6C5D6E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">feedback from all members of the Coast Guard empaneled for their medical care under the Pilot Program;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBF7A37D055F844D78FF12E7699AD9B9D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the deployability and overall readiness of members of the applicable operational unit; and</text></clause> <clause id="HBB4544887FCD4761A1E5379CC96A6C7C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of potential costs and impacts on other Coast Guard health care services of supporting the Pilot Program at such units and clinics.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H12D1E2095C61471BB85BE1FAF7139521" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The data and analysis required under paragraph (5)(A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB447DE23350C48198D890FDBC4B7918D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list and detailed description of lessons learned from the Pilot Program as of the date of on which the report is submitted.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19B53F3798604AFC96E375129FDE5019" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The feasibility, estimated cost, and impacts on other Coast Guard health care services of expanding the Pilot Program to all Coast Guard clinics, and a description of the personnel, fiscal, and administrative resources that would be needed for such an expansion.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D53EA2FD7F24B34B5DB42F7E2416824" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Pilot Program shall terminate on September 30, 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE0D8E693D33A4AAAB00569AAD10C313F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Behavioral health specialist</header>
<paragraph id="H0624371ED09D4F07AB605675D840136C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 5 additional behavioral health specialists, in addition to the personnel required under section 11412(a) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/504">14 U.S.C. 504</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF99DAE48971843719F690411FE9667D7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall ensure that not fewer than 35 percent of behavioral health specialists required to be deployed under paragraph (1) have experience in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H538611B6D21B4C468D24322446FE8B38" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">behavioral health care related to military sexual trauma; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C715049DE1A46FEB53E6D013F05F911" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">behavioral health care for the purpose of supporting members of the Coast Guard with needs for mental health care and counseling services for post-traumatic stress disorder and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A4A0D1627C549759E3F57727B09E52E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accessibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The support provided by the behavioral health specialists hired pursuant to paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2D14FF3E11514BFEAD0E121FCF4C38E3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include care delivered via telemedicine; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFE108B4713B4AEEB8416A357799CAD0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made widely available to members of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5299C983F5FB417A88A8B87336E1D593" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header> <subparagraph id="HCA535FDA985E4D92AD4F0BBEF6858A4E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives if the Coast Guard has not completed hiring, training, and deploying—</text>
<clause id="H05977B9432A644929DAFB92986B9FE84" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the personnel referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2); and</text></clause> <clause id="HC7F59AF8EFFD488CB8EF80D8CF8C82F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the personnel required under section 11412(a) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/504">14 U.S.C. 504</external-xref> note).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7DEA4F7C19245C5B118879B37464691" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The notification required under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text> <clause id="H3A2EB8AE20874BDF88E0A6CA37AD3AFE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date of publication of the hiring opportunity for all such personnel;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB91906CC183D4933B30A8938183697AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the General Schedule grade level advertised in the publication of the hiring opportunity for all such personnel;</text></clause> <clause id="HA701FF9B330842B186A819E49FAAFB9B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of personnel to whom the Coast Guard extended an offer of employment in accordance with the requirements of this section and section 11412(a) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/504">14 U.S.C. 504</external-xref> note), and the number of such personnel who accepted or declined such offer of employment;</text></clause>
<clause id="H76D91396855248EDA8E4C8F6E2D41694" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the efforts by the Coast Guard to publicize, advertise, or otherwise recruit qualified candidates in accordance with the requirements of this section and section 11412(a) of such Act; and</text></clause> <clause id="H90300407C3954CA3AC2FAB74B6F10BC6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations and a detailed plan to ensure full compliance with the requirements of this section and section 11412(a) of such Act, which may include special payments discussed in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled <quote>Federal Pay: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Strategic Use of Special Payments</quote>, published on December 7, 2017 (GAO–18–91), which may be made available to help ensure full compliance with all such requirements in a timely manner.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H346034115661474CB9C78728553B6DDC" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>250.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to Alaska</header>
<subsection id="H9D4E10A638F54AFD9CBA7D6A2B68DE56" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall implement a policy that provides for reimbursement to eligible members of the Coast Guard for the cost of airfare for such members to travel to a place within the United States or the territories of the United States at the request of such member during the period specified in subsection (e).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H69152D9733B54A05B81AAF96C890842C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Coast Guard is eligible for a reimbursement under subsection (a) if—</text>
<paragraph id="HCEAC6335A4824A7396F20A74A4F665EC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the member is assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2871CBDE21CF4887A4C3FE8D9113898D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an officer in a grade above O–5 in the chain of command of the member authorizes the travel of the member.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB63B5A28A4B24FD89210C83F6E978C15" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of time as leave</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The time during which an eligible member is absent from duty for travel reimbursable under subsection (a) shall be treated as leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H896B9ED8BD9F47CE81DA97DC913A9F03"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The Commandant shall not deny reimbursement for travel authorized under subsection (b)(2) to the respective member.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0B776DABF2FC4D2D8F6AE02DC42F4B5C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Justification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a member requests to travel to a place that is not the home of record, or state of legal residence, of such member, the approving official under subsection (b)(2) may require a justification of the request by such member and shall not unreasonably deny such request. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H9CC6ECB88E7A40DD85153E4B8CE3555F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than February 1, 2027, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on—</text>
<paragraph id="H3743C6A53C5D4E7287DD1471A1EC31CB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use and effectiveness of reimbursements under subsection (a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DFD525F2B0141ABA5F91595AD62A674" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the calculation and use of the cost of living allowance for a member assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5319ED0527E0438E96112667C785575E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of special pays and other allowances as incentives for cold weather proficiency or duty locations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCF7A8BE126F146828081478C9865DA35" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period specified</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The period specified in this subsection is the period—</text>
<paragraph id="H2090C3515A15403187F9BA83E353FC28" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8A1C928B55042D48F81D2C317F05E54" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ending on the later of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H02EF7A806E604466A43CB12465924167" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">December 31, 2029; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H909AF7D1921A4277942EE2189BD27347" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the authority under section 352 of title 37, United States Code, to grant assignment or special duty pay to members of the uniform services terminates under subsection (g) of such section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9E43B89CF8304CFBAD0F7FB9C853B8F3" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>251.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tuition Assistance and Advanced Education Assistance Pilot Program</header>
<subsection id="HF05808A409474156BD9800571E5AC20D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, shall establish a tuition assistance pilot program for active-duty members of the Coast Guard, to be known as the <quote>Tuition Assistance and Advanced Education Assistance Pilot Program for Sea Duty</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>pilot program</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H55BB424B38A3477DA02FA1329A65FA5E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formal agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Coast Guard participating in the pilot program shall enter into a formal agreement with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating that provides that, upon the successful completion of a sea duty tour by such member, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall, for a period equal to the length of the sea duty tour, beginning on the date on which the sea duty tour concludes—</text>
<paragraph id="HA1228999BC9D4B73BB78CEBF68A4D429" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce by 1 year the service obligation incurred by such member as a result of participation in the advanced education assistance program under section 2005 of title 10, United States Code, or the tuition assistance program under section 2007 of such title; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H23FAF42DFACC42708D28C2AA706DE491" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase the tuition assistance cost cap for such member to not more than double the amount of the standard tuition assistance cost cap set by the Commandant for the applicable fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCBB6AFEE07BD4C36990D63C164BD1DEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the pilot program is established, and annually thereafter through the date on which the pilot program is terminated under subsection (d), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HB060D32C274B4825909E8B4E603F2934" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluates and compares—</text>
<subparagraph id="H34970F56503D4F8E94025A5F1EF8C3CA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Coast Guard’s retention, recruitment, and filling of sea duty billets for all members of the Coast Guard; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A75BA49A8C04598AA5D4592D7027E05" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Coast Guard’s retention, recruitment, and filling of sea duty billets for all members of the Coast Guard participating in the pilot program;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68054A3823984C17ABD7157FEC05A576" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes the number of participants in the pilot program as of the date of the report, disaggregated by officer and enlisted billet type; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EF89EB7D8494F47BEB8A72848C34A18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the progress made by such participants in their respective voluntary education programs, in accordance with their degree plans, during the period described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8DB587275B9A4E31B4EC9942FCEFFCEC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pilot program shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after the date on which the pilot program is established.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H89A92AAE5C9C4A1B9A1FB1C3AA0CEA20" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>252.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard in remote locations</header> <subsection id="H68E4696C39BF49D0BF85E8842FFA3E45" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of remote locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall identify locations to be considered remote locations for purposes of this section, which shall include, at a minimum, each Coast Guard fire station located in an area in which members of the Coast Guard and the dependents of such members are eligible for the TRICARE Prime Remote program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3C855ED06B624D0FA149F5D160D8AE44" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incentive program</header>
<paragraph id="H0D55582E5F2A4B6995B59DD5B85E521B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure uninterrupted operations by civilian firefighters employed by the Coast Guard in remote locations, the Commandant shall establish an incentive program for such firefighters consisting of—</text> <subparagraph id="H31540EBCB2CD40168C7EA007E799B516" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recruitment and relocation bonuses consistent with section 5753 of title 5, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H576A08986B0249F6AF5CBF0E25F0742F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retention bonuses consistent with section 5754 of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FDBD3C062A9479D9A26A99B6FE4F9B0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel and Management, shall establish eligibility criteria for the incentive program established under paragraph (1), which shall include a requirement that a firefighter described in paragraph (1) may only be eligible for the incentive program under this section if, with respect to the applicable remote location, the Commandant has made a determination that incentives are appropriate to address an identified recruitment, retention, or relocation need.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4654596544C9490ABC7976CA025477FF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than annually for the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that—</text> <paragraph id="H6CD5015D2F384A35A7D766A620D0B25E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">details the use and effectiveness of the incentive program established under this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1FD9A0AB67B4645BCE19CDA31F892B1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes—</text> <subparagraph id="HD2A13E4A49F34EE8B90AB863843C3A19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of participants in the incentive program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39E9E29836514850BDDD703C161A397E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the distribution of incentives under such program; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DE86BAACECA4069B1960C0B1BF7F852" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the impact of such program on civilian firefighter recruitment and retention by the Coast Guard in remote locations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H1B2BFB3159334542A3AB0BFB83CF16B2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>253.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header>
<subsection id="HFE78001FFF9B443395DDB4397ED895E2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress notification as described in subsection (b)—</text> <paragraph id="HF14D0A21E30F44D894DAC9DF1612D27A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than the date that is 10 days before the final day of each fiscal year; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6779E1C395EC4449961562F8CD42C81B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a continuing resolution that, for a period of more than 10 days, provides appropriated funds in lieu of an appropriations Act, not later than the date that is 10 days before the final day of the period that such continuing resolution covers.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD5BDF0A9969E4DACA3125120F2A24BBC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3E4576480034F3EB5145C1648C01755" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of funding for the Coast Guard during the subsequent fiscal year or at the end of the continuing resolution if other appropriations measures are not enacted, as applicable;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBC0F07BD79F4663B5657E7B15C13065" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the Coast Guard as a component of the Armed Forces;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C27E27F8ECE434E9C5E5FDD387C5FBB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of members currently serving overseas and otherwise supporting missions related to title 10, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD0A9D027C15F4261BA77A9EB37754DDF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fact that members of the Armed Forces have service requirements unlike those of other Federal employees, which require them to continue to serve even if unpaid;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64C45438501C44FEB5E1C4D94F634B4E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts of historical shutdowns of the Federal Government on members of the Coast Guard; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC45DFA97E10A41A78AFB296DDF2F924B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other relevant matters, as determined by the Commandant.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2402C13B094045C5BCDDD4A9FF5E2A9F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of Congress defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="H70C79F86A60F482998AF301DB092A884" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C402465EB744735B26730A48895AED1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE51091BA9E5A46F585929DA44369EA09" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1219B261D4C049A2AB110C6DD321A114" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. </text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HEC0B9493C0604AA2B3E2AB80C67CA11C"><enum>E</enum><header>Coast Guard Academy</header> <section id="H778B125370034ACCB4F03138B0A05089" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>261.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of Board of Visitors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1903 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text>
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<section id="H5E2738A1C8AF443AA030E6CB120DF2CB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1903.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Board of Visitors</header>
<subsection id="H743177F7FDBE4796AB4FE87304CBDBAF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall establish a Board of Visitors to the Coast Guard Academy to review and make recommendations on the operation of the Academy.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H331A42E13E7848BB8C6D7CC9CE7D1EB6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header> <paragraph id="H4899D81A407F4A56996A46B93F147707" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The membership of the Board shall consist of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9F0DA2FAF2747E1AEC7FCD951048673" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chairperson of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, or a member of such Committee designated by such chairperson.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDAB3949AD54B45C4BF70160919043B69" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, or a member of such Committee designated by such chairperson.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6626255E182245D386F022B0739347FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">3 Senators appointed by the Vice President.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9E26EA48CAF04BE895751FC003FCBF81" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4FB5A160BF7646A888875372FBE58811" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 Senators appointed by the Vice President, each of whom shall be selected from among members of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3339C54E37F54E47AD7BA83584C8D866" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each of whom shall be selected from among members of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H20911EE65BAC4DC083D9A5C27C3CAE78" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">6 individuals designated by the President.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H021634FDFB494BC5A4E9A3AC46F64359" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing of appointments of members</header> <subparagraph id="H3D195E2B813946B3931F4B55F5E399DC" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any member of the Board described in paragraph (1)(C) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days after the date on which the first session of each Congress convenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate with jurisdiction over the authorization of appropriations of the Coast Guard shall be members of the Board until the date on which the second session of such Congress adjourns sine die.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC37D3795DFA242598B01C037CDE71179" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any member of the Board described in paragraph (1)(D) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days after the date on which the first session of each Congress convenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over the authorization of appropriations for the Coast Guard shall be members of the Board until the date on which the second session of such Congress adjourns sine die.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C7B157A47B24781B24E982C91437DE6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any member of the Board described in paragraph (1)(E) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days after the date on which the first session of each Congress convenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate with jurisdiction over appropriations for the Coast Guard shall be members of the Board until the date on which the second session of such Congress adjourns sine die.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3711055D91714999A60AF7A5AD0E9B1F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any member of the Board described in paragraph (1)(F) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days after the date on which the first session of each Congress convenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over appropriations for the Coast Guard shall be members of the Board until the date on which the second session of such Congress adjourns sine die.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBAF1715D5EE4203872D292755CF798D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header> <subparagraph id="H8573611E4B8B441B9268E6D0B8916F18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On a biennial basis and subject to paragraph (4), the Board shall select from among the members of the Board a Member of Congress to serve as the Chair of the Board.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69CB2EF765E847CCA3B51361D460CE15" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rotation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Member of the House of Representatives and a Member of the Senate shall alternately be selected as the Chair of the Board.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H60E7C33EB9844AD69434AC519DC3F7A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual may not serve as Chairperson of the Board for consecutive terms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F7C51FB05BE42458BA3D670C27E1FA7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Length of service</header>
<subparagraph id="HB8BBA9582B8A4B529323DE9318E4B08F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Member of Congress designated as a member of the Board under paragraph (1) shall be designated as a member in the first session of the applicable Congress and shall serve for the duration of such Congress.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2224F3B4B145497FB12EBBA99E3AB705" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals designated by the president</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each individual designated by the President under paragraph (1)(G) shall serve as a member of the Board for 3 years, except that any such member whose term of office has expired shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed by the President.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB739910E09384142A86B116B059CE4A7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Death or resignation of a member</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a member of the Board dies or resigns, a successor shall be designated for any unexpired portion of the term of the member by the official who designated the member.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEA07584663864F1ABF796F5879F84744" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header> <paragraph id="H5304BC2A5F694D5ABBEA9330C075416F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Academy visits</header> <subparagraph id="H89B4AB522D694C45955FD4127659E998" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual visit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall invite each member of the Board, and any designee of a member of the Board, to visit the Coast Guard Academy at least once annually to review the operation of the Academy.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA643C29B600948E79FF55977BCA46195" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional visits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With the approval of the Secretary, the Board or any members of the Board in connection with the duties of the Board may—</text> <clause id="H8B40AC9EB78A4B57B327213EA0DEE45E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make visits to the Academy in addition to the visits described in subparagraph (A); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HBBB6C0E5DF6C4E82AD27502890683743" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with—</text> <subclause id="H84C8984546224209BEEDB9DF03FAA4E3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Superintendent of the Academy; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCE623A7CF5304F0199EB6BCB0A81DF8D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the faculty, staff, or cadets of the Academy.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF82FC90A202E4EDEA6C2EDD12059E725" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall ensure that the Board or any members of the Board who visits the Academy under this paragraph is provided reasonable access to the grounds, facilities, cadets, faculty, staff, and other personnel of the Academy for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84A47A2EDF934C08AE11A778D19060B1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oversight review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting oversight of the Academy under this section, the Board shall review, with respect to the Academy—</text> <subparagraph id="H6319C4938FD5451C93F6F7798556157E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the state of morale and discipline, including with respect to prevention of, response to, and recovery from sexual assault and sexual harassment;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81C6D1A2D0FA43D7A348894D6D673977" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recruitment and retention, including diversity, inclusion, and issues regarding women specifically;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC0DBDFFFA3CA44FDA1961FA0E42A50CF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the curriculum;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF147EF6E710B418CA1AD7C4212FE937E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">instruction;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAAD44073172B45CB9FDBF886BBAC34A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">physical equipment, including infrastructure, living quarters, and deferred maintenance;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE76245CBDBE743F2AF7AEF47B52A3DB4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fiscal affairs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0556E1A5A9DE442AB35A24319C697907" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matter relating to the Academy the Board considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0293D34F13264FF6AA851984E3C87AB0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative matters</header>
<paragraph id="HF67C4FEA2FB74AACBA27B0729F79CAAC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header>
<subparagraph id="HADFB658BB0CB4C1F84B18027F1F89145" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than annually, the Board shall meet at a location chosen by the Commandant, in consultation with the Board, to conduct the review required by subsection (c)(2).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H90C1A587844640E78D3E5DF5F4455F45" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson and charter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal officer designated under subsection (f)(1)(B) shall organize a meeting of the Board for the purposes of—</text>
<clause id="HAE7045138BCB465489D22B978726CB92" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">selecting a Chairperson of the Board under subsection (b)(3);</text></clause> <clause id="HB1800209A3CB48AA9BC6BD2CF9A31A7E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopting an official charter for the Board, which shall establish the schedule of meetings of the Board; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H93B4E595B90D4C4AB506A054A8AB2018" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matter such designated Federal officer or the Board considers appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC9D24E5243894420B3D188A68ED4AAF1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scheduling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In scheduling a meeting of the Board, such designated Federal officer shall coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, with the members of the Board to determine the date and time of the meeting.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC220EB293C8423B906AE673F209C471" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 30 days before each scheduled meeting of the Board, such designated Federal officer shall notify each member of the Board of the time, date, and location of the meeting.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5DD5E48031848E5A26FCA64D569EEEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff</header> <subparagraph id="H9593F33DC2B94BA481FE804A71F231F3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chairperson and the ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the chairperson and the ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives may each designate 1 staff member of each such Committees.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0410E0D0BAC4376ADE3D29EE0240F30" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Role</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff designated under subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="HA7B427F0FDFE4ACD9A9FF184A6F23028" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may attend and participate in visits and carry out consultations described under subsection (c)(1) and attend and participate in meetings described under paragraph (1); and </text></clause>
<clause id="H1D7252320E9D4AF3B9D6BC557A40FA15" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not otherwise carry out duties or take actions reserved to members of the Board under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FE0E233D54E436AA855F67535F3872B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If approved by the Secretary, the Board may consult with advisors in carrying out the duties of the Board under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CC6685937C3401D8A7AEC5BE71A609F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H30D7DF51939F47F2B16816AF07A7F1DA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board conducts a meeting of the Board under paragraph (1), the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, in consultation with the Board, shall submit a report on the actions of the Board during the meeting and the recommendations of the Board pertaining to the Academy to—</text> <clause id="H3B4D779C6EF24E539EF350C430829764" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary;</text></clause>
<clause id="HFE7864E053634D83824860F47F77AA6D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1F0DC2C75A4C429F9B5DFDA99739FF95" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H074427E11BC54C78B1E28191FB5A62DA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under this paragraph shall be published on a publicly accessible website of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6FC8E9ACCB3B47A7A3CB59B8D03AEA17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant and the Superintendent of the Academy shall ensure candid and complete disclosure to the Board, consistent with applicable laws relating to disclosure of information, with respect to—</text>
<paragraph id="HF9AD9E5227C2466B855229C3EF7B2D47" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each issue described in subsection (c)(2); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2120BCC08244A2B892A533629C09ED0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other issue the Board or the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFC1AE8FAEE724F09930ABC168986A99F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard support</header>
<paragraph id="H88155E148FBD421585C0AA26847B2CAF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HD85E28CD90AB4491BA759A8BA325724C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide support to the Board, as Board considers necessary for the performance of the duties of the Board;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H691D6BE3B8E948818C4C4E204D994D31" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate a Federal officer to support the performance of the duties of the Board; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H32CCE224D98847FB9985AD5525F30F96" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cooperation with the Superintendent of the Academy, advise the Board of any institutional issues, consistent with applicable laws concerning the disclosure of information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8CD98F9EF4440A6BED51D617F8F4E31" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the Board and each advisor consulted by the Board under subsection (d)(3) shall be reimbursed, to the extent permitted by law, by the Coast Guard for actual expenses incurred while engaged in duties as a member or advisor.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H26EC02F4B22445B08C7E70A3A9A1B08B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the first session of each Congress convenes, the Commandant shall provide to the chairperson and ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the chairperson and ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the President notification of the requirements of this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H172577F97EAF446DB0444F6538F33FF9"><enum>262.</enum><header>Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight</header>
<subsection id="H35030413CDF44A5C90D350B6A7DC13B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Annual Board of Visitors established under section 1903 of title 14, United States Code, and Board of Trustees established under the United States Coast Guard Academy Board of Trustees Charter.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5100F8868C6B43B8845B3C052F8D097F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Commandant shall examine—</text>
<paragraph id="H1014611362A14D7184ADFBA28D0E082A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authorities regarding Coast Guard and department in which the Coast Guard is operating oversight of the Coast Guard Academy, including considerations of how the Coast Guard and department may impact accreditation review at the Academy;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC798892FA9341B8A9DAAF3FAC121FC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors of such Academy;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AE1BF7FF343475FB2C64EADCF1DBF39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Coast Guard roles and responsibilities with respect to management and facilitation of the Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors of such Academy;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0FD80EE6308642AF8FE5791148A8A1DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the advisory functions of the Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors of such Academy; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H876350A62F3A42C782D3833996E7CAF4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the membership of the Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors for the 10-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, to include expertise, objectiveness, and effectiveness in conducting oversight of such Academy. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6E5FBCE6B51F4837B8B563C1FB645464"><enum>(c)</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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A4AE26E20094A04B20F403BCE3E7AF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study required under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H471DBD3BB4EE4926AF88B796BEB51133"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations to improve governance at the Coast Guard Academy. </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H89B16A393A014664BB6D6B7EDAEC4506" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>263.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy cadet room security</header>
<subsection id="H7E0007346A3E49C0902BB33D27D02F0F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Superintendent</quote>), shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD5C1F29E6B234820881848A38FF37ABD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">install an electronic locking mechanism for each room at the Coast Guard Academy within which 1 or more Coast Guard Academy cadets reside overnight; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB22A18F6C10E44ABBED7EE4864C72ECA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">test each such mechanism not less than once every 6 months for proper function and maintained in proper working order; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H16FD09F0109140C896E04ADFA7E3FE7C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use a system that electronically records the date, time, and identity of each individual who accesses a cadet room using an electronic access token, code, card, or other electronic means, which shall be maintained in accordance with the general schedule for records retention, or a period of five years, whichever is later.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H025EA52D90A7423797E4FB1B162ABF70" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic locking mechanisms</header>
<paragraph id="H734AF0ECA3334076A6755E854D585706" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each electronic locking mechanism described in subsection (a) shall be coded in a manner that provides access to a room described in such subsection only to—</text> <subparagraph id="HCB4E27A5702748D8B35F10E6F2642F39" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 1 or more cadets assigned to the room; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDDFD70E816E4C3DBA13982EE8128735" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such Coast Guard Academy officers, administrators, staff, or security personnel, including personnel of the Coast Guard Investigative Service, as are necessary to access the room in the event of an emergency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AFBFAF7C5214222B5767E826399EDF6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Existing mechanisms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall ensure that electronic locking mechanisms installed in academic buildings of the Coast Guard Academy, Chase Hall common spaces, and in any other location at the Coast Guard Academy are maintained in proper working order.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H05554DAF8E4C447995660B8908EC8656" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access policy instruction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall promulgate a policy regarding cadet room security policies and procedures, which shall include, at a minimum—</text> <paragraph id="H49484B7F0F3648ECB659DEF01A211B79" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a prohibition on sharing with any other cadet, employee, or other individual electronic access tokens, codes, cards, or other electronic means of accessing a cadet room;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E7DC0C4855B412D9F7B8ECBCE5F092E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures for resetting electronic locking mechanisms in the event of a lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised electronic access token, code, card, or other electronic means of accessing a cadet room;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91AB5308451141A189CBED3849262736" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures to maintain the identity of each individual who accesses a cadet room using an electronic access token, code, card, or other electronic means, while ensuring the security of personally identifiable information and protecting the privacy of any such individual, as appropriate;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FBFF55E7BAA4CA1A4912D1A3083C27A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures by which cadets may report to the chain of command the malfunction of an electronic locking mechanism; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9EC3FA4171ED4FE4BA5F4F13D377AE3D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a schedule of testing to ensure the proper functioning of electronic locking mechanisms.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEEA43C6BF1FF418198CFA3F8FAFB3024" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum training requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Superintendent shall ensure that each Coast Guard Academy cadet receives, not later than 1 day after the date of the initial arrival of the cadet at the Coast Guard Academy, an initial training session, and any other training the Superintendent considers necessary, on—</text> <paragraph id="H23648912652C45F3A2F0F06E6055EF40" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of electronic locking mechanisms installed under this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H281F57C1040F4BB7937665B804F2AA2A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the policy promulgated under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H961DDAC5CFFF459489864A66EF46C346" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>264.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at Coast Guard Academy</header> <subsection id="HF6EB10F96B104AAAAD99A339C92AFE49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at the Coast Guard Academy in which Coast Guard Academy cadets and officer candidates, respectively, may receive timely and independent behavioral health and wellness support services, including via telemedicine.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H09B9D10BE478413F9F7106FE77EB7C82" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H0094A0E80BE94D8C9DC8907564CEF9B7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of each building at the Coast Guard Academy that contains a dormitory or other overnight accommodations for cadets or officer candidates; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86E139B57273482F9B90A0E41EC97BC1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBED14EA383C3473E91DFEDC433F52E16"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of additional behavioral health or wellness support services that would be beneficial to cadets and officer candidates, such as additional facilities with secure access to telemedicine;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDFC275C2D0224028B7CDD535ABD08F1F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the benefits that such services would provide to cadets and officer candidates, particularly to cadets and officer candidates who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FB9532D1521418BAC473D5E9F81BF2C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the resources necessary to provide such services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H7299F11512B8443CA43F6B0736ECC7BB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>265.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required posting of information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commandant shall ensure that, in each building at the Coast Guard Academy that contains a dormitory or other overnight accommodations for cadets or officer candidates, written information is posted in a visible location with respect to—</text>
<paragraph id="H76DBEE1C01F14BE89126FC777D2BE595" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods and means by which a cadet or officer candidate may report a crime, including harassment, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and any other offense;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BDE6E32A4A9446F98CE3A2FF5AE116F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contact information for the Coast Guard Investigative Service;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20005D4842704FFF92CD69DB349FE27B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">external resources for—</text> <subparagraph id="H4FA642AA2405429FA43D0D76A23C0E56" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wellness support;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B3A0AA6F1214FF9BFB07A8DA074532E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work-life;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDE1DA47D54CD4852B129EB4D53652D80" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">medical services; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE26B06549D64BF6B38C57D3E3C48C91" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support relating to behavioral health, civil rights, sexual assault, and sexual harassment; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H11CAE295CB77453AB48BB0AA0B695CE7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cadet and officer candidate rights with respect to reporting incidents to the Coast Guard Investigative Service, civilian authorities, the Office of the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and any other applicable entity.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H93755616F5E64B7FBB7584502ED22757"><enum>266.</enum><header>Installation of multipurpose medical privacy rooms</header>
<subsection id="HCCCD4A7565514B68A8FC8A7EFD9A1088"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall install or construct at the Coast Guard Academy not fewer than 2 rooms to be used for the purpose of providing privacy to cadets and officer candidates seeking medical or other health-related services.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H086ABAB75A274554AEA0B905D09C44EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards of rooms</header><text>Each room installed or constructed under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DF7F3B8BBA34E79A9F4FA4456310CFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be equipped—</text> <subparagraph id="HE296D8455FBC4A348033064F5EF64D8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a manner that ensures the protection of the privacy of cadets and officer candidates, consistent with law and policy;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE18B8EC328F64D47AE4EA4B1309AED5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with a telephone and computer to allow for the provision of telehealth appointments or other services both virtual and in person; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H986D8DB94C184FC2BCC48EC2F12A7B56"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with an accessible and private wireless internet connection for the use of personal communications devices at the discretion of the cadet or officer candidate concerned; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DC7E15EB2CC444C8A06E60D1B5CAA05"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable and consistent with good order and discipline, be accessible to cadets and officer candidates at all times; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H90EFA73F3C3B4D03A64B50B2AB9F2621"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contain the written information described in section 265, which shall be posted in a visible location. </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H010AADFEA64045DFB064CDA2E62EB1D9" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>267.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard Academy room reassignment</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="H0CD532CE3630413FA1EEE2E06C075D36" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H1ACCCEB3CE1B43E4B37123C6E7886BB1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Room reassignment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard Academy cadets may request room reassignment if experiencing discomfort due to Coast Guard Academy rooming assignments, consistent with policy.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HEB4EEE1793E34366B9F732E90B04C891" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>268.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations</header>
<subsection id="H4F8426562CD240CE993D800EBFD54DE9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H046D67533A82482CA028D6CEE8A8D8E8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H5E94B71F6B7F4D30ABA73A881738B0E6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1908.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations</header> <subsection id="H46D65AEEEC5B477095D38F304D4B5A81" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, may authorize a covered foundation to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis as determined by the Secretary, facilities or equipment of the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7F56F8F37B9548F8A71FA64B47B09790" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not authorize any use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) if such use may jeopardize the health, safety, or well-being of any member of the Coast Guard or cadet of the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC5021165548A476293DF347CCCDAF8C2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may only authorize the use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) if such use—</text>
<paragraph id="HC35B1EE2230E4C6E85D00995DDE0FCA6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B5E4D942AA44874BE51BE58F9B69A0D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9DD9689D9A541C98C1CC2C784F1EB10" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E255204CD644D1EA792670A9F196B7C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved in any such program; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H009296C73FBD42DDB82C454B9DAE8F6F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the participation of any cadet of the Coast Guard Academy at an event of the covered foundation, other than participation of such a cadet in an honor guard;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FF19DAE86004564B422DF5BAE10BC74" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complies with any applicable ethics regulation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E0F4A1CBBC84078A8062F1F1E21E40D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB78F2A35BEC7476F858EBDA87F26F580" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of policies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue Coast Guard policies to carry out this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB0D4A3993E0B4E019C524DF0C5A06841" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any fiscal year in which the Secretary exercises the authority under subsection (a), not later than the last day of such fiscal year, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the number of events or activities of a covered foundation supported by such exercise of authority during the fiscal year.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA378D44E16724F5A92716381B5E89F8E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered foundation defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered foundation</term> means an organization that—</text>
<paragraph id="H048BD5139C5644D594E33F7BE6951F02" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is 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; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF8A3A6FF7824ECB9794A5E20B416E86" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines operates exclusively to support—</text>
<subparagraph id="H615DA127FCE64749A3D3BC61A11EEE3E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recruiting activities with respect to the Coast Guard Academy; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE9EF84AFF5A74A9C8BC11DDAEBA2E437" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">parent or alumni development in support of the Coast Guard Academy; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF1930DF9FBF4220BA69E3E8DDBCC5F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">academic, leadership, or character development of Coast Guard Academy cadets; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3317EA9828946369B832DA6FCB59CF3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutional development of the Coast Guard Academy; or </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7EAFE7D71BD247679E5675612B744265" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">athletics in support of the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HEE48575BEFB94502A67BCDC1085BA745" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 item 1907 the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">1908. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HBE497B1030B74CE489AF314AF65D3A27" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>269.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may establish concurrent jurisdiction between the Federal Government and the State of Connecticut over the lands constituting the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, as necessary to facilitate the ability of the State of Connecticut and City of New London to investigate and prosecute any crimes cognizable under Connecticut law that are committed on such Coast Guard Academy property.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H6D86DC705859420996A9395E06DCF23F"><enum>F</enum><header>Reports and Policies</header> <section id="H9E077D89015945D7908F10F64C988315" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>271.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses</header> <subsection id="HFF6DC7D2C79E41BA80F5D1503F40BAA8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdoses, including the use of naloxone or other similar medication to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H53BA214F837B47FD8D92612BDE5B8C7E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The updated policy required under subsection (a) shall require naloxone or other similar medication be available for members of the Coast Guard—</text> <paragraph id="HB03E9A3C36214CAE98F3739E013D33B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on all Coast Guard installations; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H074B32DEB063429996451FE52DE5CB20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in each operational environment. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2D3C8F6854A447B282265146A35B7A11" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participation in tracking system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which the tracking system established under section 706 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1090">10 U.S.C. 1090</external-xref> note) is established, the Commandant shall ensure the participation of the Coast Guard in the such tracking system.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE6FB923B27C240869A0AC6B201FBE462" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memorandum of understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which the tracking system established under section 706 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1090">10 U.S.C. 1090</external-xref> note) is established, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy and the Secretary of Defense shall finalize a memorandum of understanding to facilitate Coast Guard access such tracking system.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H30F988AA0FDD43888C3D3672F2738FFD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header> <paragraph id="H790391D5CFA1497EB23E317899919ECC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the use, by members and personnel of the Coast Guard at Coast Guard facilities, onboard Coast Guard assets, and during Coast Guard operations, of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE56E4938BEEA4567AC31A97DCDD4C630" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">naloxone or other similar medication to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA9D53E8F250F46FA8B33452B2798CD81" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opioids, including fentanyl.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5802F5EADD1B42F496EDF6A3361ECDAA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HC71B4735E2EF47B6B4DF857E4C8156E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of—</text>
<clause id="HDD9628E9C210457880EBB7811E80ADA7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress made in the implementation of the updated policy required under subsection (a);</text></clause> <clause id="H16074EB2197A4CBABEA49B0A8A2E6E45" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prevalence and incidence of the illegal use of fentanyl and other controlled substances in the Coast Guard during the 5-year period preceding the briefing;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCB8022BFBD004691925BDD8056CCA29D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processes of the Coast Guard to mitigate substance abuse in the Coast Guard, particularly with respect to fentanyl; and</text></clause> <clause id="H45E25E460DC94A55BEE759A3961B6D1A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the memorandum of understanding required under subsection (d).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3956FA603FD543079F4A18A1B30CE128" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 5-year period preceding the briefing, a review of instances in which naloxone or other similar medication was used to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses at a Coast Guard facility, onboard a Coast Guard asset, or during a Coast Guard operation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H71BD38F587CD494095BABA153A170A75" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the requirements of this section, the Commandant shall ensure compliance with all applicable privacy law, including section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Privacy Act</quote>), and the privacy regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320d-2">42 U.S.C. 1320d–2</external-xref> note).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H222BE722736F44CEBA7755F98ECB773E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the availability requirement under subsection (b), with respect to a Coast Guard installation comprised of multiple Coast Guard facilities or units, naloxone or other similar medication available at a single Coast Guard facility within the installation shall be considered to be available to all Coast Guard facilities or units on the installation if appropriate arrangements are in place to ensure access, at all times during operations, to the naloxone or other similar medication contained within such single Coast Guard facility.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE905E9DD7FA544A7903BC39421D65587" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>272.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug trafficking</header> <subsection id="H31F4B420DC8F4E639B02BF2FB5DAA422" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a policy, consistent with the Constitution of the United States, as well as domestic and international law, to address, disincentivize, and interdict illicit trafficking by sea of controlled substances (and precursors of controlled substances) being transported to produce illicit synthetic drugs.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA54DA909CF114370B70BE639CFF90C2B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policy required under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="HCCDBE77F2B684EA99AFB94BAD6717B95" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a requirement that, to the maximum extent practicable, a vessel unlawfully transporting a controlled substance or precursors of a controlled substance being transported to produce illicit synthetic drugs, be seized or appropriately disposed of consistent with domestic and international law, as well as any international agreements to which the United States is a party; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57C03239DA3140C19A060CE6BA8A7EEC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aim to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug trafficking on a global scale, including in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Indo-Pacific region, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBB6DF323274145848C6DF85830B2CD1E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives on—</text>
<paragraph id="H56CCFF14808A4C48A32C8D834CD7F969" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the policy developed pursuant to subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAB034CED7DC428DA3020F1D2BCFE61E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3271C5BA16DC428BA460776E6AEE14F9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional methods for reducing illicit drug trafficking; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0FE3D0665CD44D0FAB19FF862DE9AADC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional resources necessary to implement the policy required under subsection (a) and methods recommended under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H3D60EB6849E84A3AA39F7E50DB02FE09" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>273.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on condition of aids to navigation</header>
<subsection id="H79A4B02A631B46C59393B148C7D47764" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 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, the First Coast Guard District, and the Thirteenth Coast Guard District. </text></subsection> <subsection id="HE0CBC9E6EC8B4B89AE4CE4818113F455" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HF0353A81891E47EA96CC55B6DD093921" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the most recent date on which each dayboard and buoy was serviced by the Coast Guard; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H800970275FA947D7A0D3864D4D9DF2DD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to systematically service each dayboard and buoy on the Missouri River;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCE9A9C93D5D473EAAE8F1BD348135AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to systematically service each buoy located in the First Coast Guard District;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H63BF4AEF2A5A41C88B3597BEA81B2BC6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to systematically service each buoy located in the Thirteenth Coast Guard District; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2864F064E16246E681FD590C572108BD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assigned points of contact.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1B102B88122249C9947061736A133FDB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant may not remove the aids to navigation covered in subsection (a), unless there is an imminent threat to life or safety, until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Commandant submits the report required under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB67565F5DD2745DE92C7D12DF002D681" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>274.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and deployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific</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 when not operating as a service in the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall—</text> <paragraph id="H9978593673D54FBEBABCE008D3DD0BE9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete a study on the feasibility and advisability of supporting additional Coast Guard port visits and deployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor operation oriented toward Oceania;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H615CC95FB8B04A11AF21594DEBE43360"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include, as part of the study under paragraph (1), an analysis of where any Coast Guard assets used for port visits and deployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor operation oriented toward Oceania, will be transferred from and any associated gaps in Coast Guard coverage any such transfer will create; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA16E54FC428F4B149C774509067ED480" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of such study.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB2F8375A81E749C483352B377C2F7B90" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>275.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aviation hangar</header>
<subsection id="HB3E7A462E36B4D039B2565ADEB8DD764" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall commence a study and gap analysis with respect to the aviation hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi and the capacity of such hangar to accommodate the aircraft currently assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi and any aircraft anticipated to be so assigned in the future.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8E1BC066977F43A484D41C1E231D3967" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study and gap analysis required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0A0FB887EDE3407BA245100409BFD05B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification of hangar infrastructure requirements needed—</text> <subparagraph id="H230231E2999B42ACB7CACB6258B38598" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to meet mission requirements for all aircraft currently assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF6936FBF6564339925E8F5396703E80" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accommodate the assignment of an additional HC–144 Ocean Sentry aircraft to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H22B409CBE57645F1960761D6AF7131B9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment as to whether the aviation hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is sufficient to accommodate all rotary-wing assets assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HACF54DE56CCD48479671894C1AE126B9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an assessment that such hangar is insufficient to accommodate all such rotary-wing assets, a description of the facility modifications that would be required to do so.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFEF2FA05FA440EABDDB1C4B2B459F0F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the facility modifications of such hangar that would be required to accommodate all aircraft assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi upon completion of the transition from the MH–65 rotary-wing aircraft to the MH–60T rotary-wing aircraft.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD7BCCD25D864345AF28049FCE5A533E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation with respect to which fixed-wing assets assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi should be enclosed in such hangar so as to most effectively mitigate the effects of corrosion while meeting mission requirements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H361FACC910B3405BBB6009D172652761" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation as to whether, and to what extent, the storage of fixed-wing assets outside such hangar would compromise the material condition and safety of such assets.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CF7B156B1054DA39AC4848F230CBDEF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the extent to which any material condition and safety issue identified under paragraph (6) may be mitigated through the use of gust locks, chocks, tie-downs, or related equipment.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0502AA256432435CAE981F0C232EFAF3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the commencement of the study and gap analysis required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study and gap analysis.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H914458903F104BDF8A8D633588190D99" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>276.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems</header>
<subsection id="HD9C92D1110C54B59B97D58B207813BD6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the impacts of the Joint Travel Regulations on members of the Coast Guard who are commuting, on permanent change of station travel, or on other official travel to or from locations served by ferry systems.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H081E7FDED5624047A70F60CD8CAEE64F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the impacts on such members of the Coast Guard of the following policies under the Joint Travel Regulations:</text>
<paragraph id="H3295E78132A74411A361EF48147D5D31" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The one-vehicle shipping policy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D73831A36C742ED9002382B2DBD4C0E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unavailability of reimbursement of costs incurred by such members due to ferry schedule unavailability, sailing cancellations, and other sailing delays during commuting, permanent change of station travel, or other official travel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BE8F801CF0C4A60896E71BCE01B3228" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unavailability of local infrastructure to support vehicles or goods shipped to duty stations in locations outside the contiguous United States that are not connected by the road system, including locations served by the Alaska Marine Highway System.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H05FA9415AD63440899A2B76D484B3A6D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7940293734F94726BDBB004E4A6929E8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H7D0FD687D0D04FCF8DCA63939B9B812F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3EDA0ACC5E14BA5BBF8EBD0D351AA37" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE622F814EBC4408974947A3C1401957" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint travel regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Joint Travel Regulations</term>, with respect to official travel, means the terms, rates, conditions, and regulations maintained under section 464 of title 37, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H01508CF64179462493B2AE599F3055DA" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>277.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program</header>
<subsection id="HC30AD9DED16646B6963040C6C03B5859" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB85B66C4C7834BAEBD5A41C59870412B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA6CDC5390A804B1A8F0B5DB4FFBF07D3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the standards and criteria prescribed by the Coast Guard for educational institution participation in the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC59C656C1E404ED9917F5AB9EAF8263F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to each educational institution offering a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F6FCE42B0EC453EB83F5336BCCEE26F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of—</text> <clause id="H6208F7AABF9F492DBFCCF5D397B5D527" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the training and course of military instruction provided to students;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9F893100BD0E4EA0837DDFA409BB8B6C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the facilities and drill areas used for the program;</text></clause> <clause id="H485AC168C93B490F8E1DA21212AB0DA7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the type and amount of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program resources provided by the Coast Guard;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2D49BFCAD7B64E0397AC2C09602CE968" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the type and amount of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program resources provided by the educational institution; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5BA00E7159AD455A9DBA01E84A3E853F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matter relating to program requirements the Commandant considers appropriate;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30481912D3634C1CA634B645D3A41F7E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment as to whether the educational institution is located in an educationally and economically deprived area (as described in section 2031 of title 10, United States Code);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H781C710D2C6B4D498687626F5E0E1299" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning with the year in which the program was established at the educational institution, the number of students who have participated in the program, disaggregated by gender, race, and grade of student participants; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H417BE0738AFF438EAABECA3BF608379F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the participants in the program, including—</text> <clause id="HFAEBF7A762F74919898CEBB3027E323C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the performance of the participants in the program;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA1E4C70C19474AAC8A7970CC9B795E63" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of participants in the program who express an intent to pursue a commission or enlistment in the Coast Guard; and</text></clause> <clause id="H23F72DC06E4E489DB7372F3C5BDDC821" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any other factor or matter considered by the Commandant to be important in assessing the success of program participants at the educational institution.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C9BA992F3C9484C8C0D5B381C23F525" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any unit of the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps suspended or placed on probation pursuant to section 2031(h) of title 10, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="HBEACBA9CBB574B0C95AC740CEDB20AA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the unit;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1E885F942B44151A4CE114E58DDCA65" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reason for such suspension or placement on probation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H863AC449C961494F82583C35D84C27FD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the year the unit was so suspended or placed on probation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D79AEA5D2E1402799BF5F13958C96A4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to any unit that was reinstated after previously being suspended or placed on probation, a justification for the reinstatement of such unit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H908BD72641654CF1830D319B5B2D4AD1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the resources and personnel required to maintain, implement, and provide oversight for the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at each participating educational institution and within the Coast Guard, including the funding provided to each such educational institution, disaggregated by educational institution and year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF480D035CC2B4BA59AC74573A95D1BFF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recommendation with respect to—</text> <subparagraph id="HE5ACD8B781D34457A1E452EE9DBEDD73" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the number of educational institutions participating in the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program should be increased; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9ECBC42D060D4878ACC77640B39E2CBD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a recommendation that such number should be increased, additional recommendations relating to such an increase, including—</text> <clause id="HD6BA62103C7A4878A75F46B409CD23DF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of additional educational institutions that should be included in the program;</text></clause>
<clause id="H90F1C1DE044F4B4FA257BE0694089CD7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the locations of such institutions;</text></clause> <clause id="H03B745C2C8774EB8BA870CFEBCA5749E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional authorities or resources necessary for such an increase; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA18BFA95A29945AEAC1FAB190443FC4B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matter the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA5D1EE8BF2B493994595EE080DBBE54" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other matter the Commandant considers necessary in order to provide a full assessment of the effectiveness of the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.</text></paragraph></subsection> </section>
<section id="HA7C3D892884A45638CFEA38734573E71" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>278.</enum><header>Report and briefings on implementing section 564 of title 14</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11272(c) 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 by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H4A16CBE53BBC46FFB0C7CD0282C1A6CF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBC1F40596FA84CF78CC684226E9FB638"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Public report</header> <subparagraph id="H6097FC51170D4A81A2245D94612AF143"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House or Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of section 564 of title 14, United States Code, in fiscal year 2024.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD24D8B03F6F74A6F8CA6FABB4008EAAB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secondary briefings</header><text>Not later than November 1, 2025 and November, 1, 2026, the Commandant shall brief the committees described in subparagraph (A) on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of section 564 of title 14, United States Code, in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H9C8F80603E794F0DB023A61541FB8A77"><enum>279.</enum><header>Report on role of Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a Service in the Navy, shall prepare a report on the role the Coast Guard is expected to play in the 5, 10, and 20 years after the date of enactment of this Act in providing assistance to the military departments in—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A3837FA721240CF8B1BD9E4577428E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>working with the navies and domestic coast guard of nations located in the Indo-Pacific region on building capacity to protect the territorial waters of such nations from incursions by other nations; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6337CEBCE908433DA2829E13B4BECFE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing a presence in the Arctic and Antarctic to protect United States sovereign national security interests in the regions; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H903D3C8C43954C8AA1AC00BEC54528EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing law enforcement capabilities which the military departments do not possess for national security, piracy, alien and drug interdiction, and fishery law enforcement on the high seas.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H92C0251269B3401D9526B0EEE6E69AD9"><enum>280.</enum><header>Report on Coast Guard personnel skills</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 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="H0DC7B0182AB247BAB92CD63074185F02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the skills and experience of Coast Guard personnel, particularly such personnel with backgrounds in engineering, navigation, heavy equipment operation, and maintenance, that are directly transferable to the dredging industry. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE861597D70144EEB0C93080B8C8BD77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A plan for developing and implementing targeted outreach and recruitment strategies to connect separating or retiring Coast Guard personnel with employment opportunities, including registered apprentice programs, in the dredging industry.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDBD1FBDF92F4A24B84E889E46CB6D11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An evaluation of the potential for establishing programs to recognize the skills of Coast Guard personnel for the merchant mariner credentials necessary for employment in the dredging industry.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H31B529E53780441A8858560E2FC469FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of any existing or planned coordination with the Corps of Engineers, employers, relevant labor organizations, and other relevant agencies to facilitate the transition of Coast Guard personnel into the dredging industry.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H91934F3464C749FE84EE695ECC78E49D"><enum>281.</enum><header>Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations</header>
<subsection id="H56E2FF9D95054C708BA11BA157770533"><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, 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 detailing the search and rescue operations at impacted Coast Guard facilities that contains the following:</text> <paragraph id="HAEE3B7064A22457882E70D703889E771"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of impacted Coast Guard facilities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77BF184D3E8F45A99605523DB067A199"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of active Coast Guard facilities operating as scheduled mission stations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7EBB9F808520418A8883119BB874061D" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of active search and rescue personnel at each impacted Coast Guard facility.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93F7C6C6F08E48E2B8BF4D3EE444F6C4" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of search and rescue personnel at each impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H020561276DC14720BB16087E0E2FE946"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of active and past first responder cooperative agreements made between each impacted Coast Guard facility and local law enforcement or first responders for search and rescue operations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H909C4B569B244A22BD3533F04C0DC28D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The average response time for all search and rescue operations at each impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF6FD4BD210D049DFA84F5D794830307A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of lives lost during search and rescue operations at each impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC1BCA08C40A4949994235C58F70C8FC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The number of vessel safety checks administered by an impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H97BC8C9CFAA64EE4A62D7D071E7F4BA6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The number of search and rescue incidents in which a facility responded to a search and rescue incident in an area previously covered by an impacted Coast Guard facility but was unable to fulfill the mission, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE72A34D935B4F8CA0A0DA508F48B711"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the distance traveled to the destination of each incident; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C72E719239A4C559585E98AFBE2C403"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the duration time traveled to reach the destination of each incident;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B7A25563B2244EBADED0BB3D58F05CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the incident resulted in a loss of life;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8DAC0E74786A42BB884AD28BA49EB467"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether the search and rescue team was able to reach the destination of the incident to complete operations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF4A13C9A2CF4BB6A14E60DE7356423F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>whether the Coast Guard had to rely on local authorities to address the incident due to operational limitations for Coast Guard; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4DFE621E602A48C4B22440CF1FFD9226"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identifying the local authorities addressing search and rescue incidents under subparagraph (E). </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD98C82EFCE345BEB87F98ACA31BF027"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The number of ice rescue missions taken by impacted Coast Guard facilities beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B50ED0342CD49B2BAC5B503026BC19F"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The area of responsibility covered by each impacted Coast Guard facility.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A2460ACFC044A5C92CF8D120AE4561E"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Any other metrics determined to be relevant by the Commandant to convey the changes to search and rescue operations at impacted Coast Guard facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB1747A49070C49EE81A843F6E551D4A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of impacted Coast Guard facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>impacted Coast Guard facility</term> means a facility or station that was designated as a schedule mission station or closed under either the Assignment Year 2023 Force Alignment Initiative or the Assignment Year 2024 Force Alignment Initiative.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>III</enum><header>Shipping and Navigation</header>
<subtitle id="HCFAA1953800A44D99AFD4A7BB8D600D5"><enum>A</enum><header>Merchant Mariner Credentials</header>
<section id="H6202ACCB6C3545D09AAE10375102F1D2" section-type="section-one" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>301.</enum><header>Merchant mariner credentialing</header>
<subsection id="H881E7D5D50BC4F18B49917ADF641C24A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reduction of lengths of certain periods of service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3534 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 amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4432A370FF254AF09AC42331BF92EC79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (u); and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF42ADF80D558425881BBE1D7AB230083"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5298F125C5D3457EA7BA32D117D04D00" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H5FA0D9EA280441DAACFEAC57D1721047"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Revising merchant mariner deck training requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E1750BA2AFC46FDA82CCA30D823D6F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (20) through (56) as paragraphs (21), (22), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43), (44), (45), (46), (47), (48), (49), (50), (51), (52), (53), (54), (55), (56), (57), and (58), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H46087B581A94495C9910CB27805C5C31"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (19) the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H857712D6B01B4702B2476C21259AB0BE" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HF45DD60C3D5647318A407D140202DCFE"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><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>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A72E0FADFAC4135AEF2B74AD5C949FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (22), as so redesignated, the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="H7B754665B028402985E19B96CCD8F8CC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H6AED925AFC714171AA539B98B98A1793"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>nautical school program</quote> means a program that—</text> <subparagraph id="HFCEA752C4A9242E48DFA2C6CBD8897F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offers a comprehensive program of training that includes substantial sea service on nautical school vessels or merchant vessels of the United States primarily to train individuals for service in the merchant marine; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H462FE197592C4E86A7627053392BAC97"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is approved by the Secretary for purposes of section 7315, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2F404D9836F64870905C7B532D2B91F2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Noncitizenship nationality</header> <paragraph id="HB3BBA636E8B445679A266940A94F97A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Citizenship or noncitizen nationality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H417243378A8F4BE0AC364EC180981DB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H49DFB5494EBE4617979477DA9C512E7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H1D4C2894DF60405799A07EA7A2651C0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="H6DAC717C0D264E0D9208948B5CF35C65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7304 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <clause id="HE6C643D086764FCB9315A181E4C925DD"><enum>(i)</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></clause>
<clause id="HA64D865BAC8B479E929CA92B2619F20A"><enum>(ii)</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></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H39D8FF93C6A84B8C85EFA34D885BA8F3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements</header><text>Section 8103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<clause id="H52DFAFD60C9243E1A56C56308BFC13D6"><enum>(i)</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></clause> <clause id="H4F395599CF4E49608C44191E4D2197F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H4B4973736EBC4A87BE44AEF1A8184405"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subclause id="HB5639B5B8EB645C68E129ECDCB05E7A9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4B414B7AA27E47E0862E80CF005BE9A1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationality</quote> after <quote>citizenship</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H1D106773544644308420BBE38FBE4B03"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H64F9FA721F1A4DC7BB3FCD316BD1279C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H35F6A9B652F34BDF89B337D15F5975E8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subclause id="HB72C4B17BE7B44C5BB9EBEB93E950958"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen nationals</quote> after <quote>citizens</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6E0F8B85D4C14B2496D94410CD988827"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote> each place it appears;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HBD38D4C405584AD08ED6D53EAC489BA7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause> <clause id="H8A3D28B811ED408C8555D3446C6DDFEB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(A) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H896E8C8C57BA41148FCFAF37D8EA499E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text> <subclause id="H48D932740C3E4D51ACB07877C91F7920"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting <quote>or noncitizen national</quote> after <quote>citizen</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0C03C868D2B44D15AADA4609B4EE7F10"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <item id="H3B6D2ED927764F598F822620989CDC8E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not more than</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
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<subparagraph id="HEB3BC4F0BB6543569A2FF0877A80E816"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item> <item id="H10A0482D5D8F4E3D9911CF8994E342C4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<subparagraph id="HCC191E13226749ED87C9F3AC49EF8422"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for the period beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title> and ending on December 31, 2065, not more than 50 percent of the unlicensed seamen on a vessel described in paragraph (1) may be aliens referred to in subparagraph (B) or (C) of such paragraph. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item></subclause></clause> <clause id="H051166F669494A09871A418B878CB39C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<subsection id="HCBC99432F2C348CB9FEA6C05E05D6D37"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Noncitizen national defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H52CD5E78029F4D30839B98586AE8C992"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Command of documented vessels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H280C5485881D44B7B4495DE2A1B81615"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Invalidation of certificates of documentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD734AF9A21A64ECEBBB522BFFBAFCED2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header> <subparagraph id="HFE2E1FCD834D411BAB908D8652B47911"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">7102. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68D4C33B34B242C993F666DFE53A00D5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Section 7304</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 style="USC" id="HC0C703C52EC549BD8C47980F975B1A43" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <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></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD4FBD15E349A4BF284AE354EB2DDAC4B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Section 8103</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">8103. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality and Navy Reserve requirements. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA4215A93CD464750A4C76907FDA1319A"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Examinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7116 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H11E9FA6973EB4C79827A5ED237865C89"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Merchant mariners documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/73">Chapter 73</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H49FFEA3FECE94C81829DC3FBA8F3839A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 7306 to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HECA158CC96AF46159228E602E18C5CD8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H4FF0738DF6D84DB78AB44855FCFE352D"><enum>7306.</enum><header>General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments</header> <subsection id="H406445E2D4E646D9BAECBDD22712DB7D"><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="H5247A504AB154552A285E7852C04BD11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Unlimited.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2781E6F5977428D90D74A1E837F3D0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Limited.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4992A08093FD43ED8B5DC520BA7CB507"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Special.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55C477F526B845EAAA67A3450BD03968"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FB9EAC9F0F945E192AF380FD2C8C993"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Sail.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1EEA2FD68D6A4629944C1E703E12F35B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Able Seaman-Fishing Industry.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EFF657593FD4090B5C3F162EFFFC200"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Ordinary Seaman.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H66B67E10B7124EAFAFB6CDDA345310E5"><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="H66090B76FF2E48F8B15718E7CB26834B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H557C30A08816405EA125817A91E9929F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB43572D7985B4577B508411578248572"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other appropriate standards.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H38A3DB46AAF8489DB4D1B23542B86600"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>To qualify for a credential under this section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the applicant—</text>
<paragraph id="H2D4D2FB2D7454E7D9D9AD3C780342741"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is at least 18 years of age;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC18FC88110DA4A05B8884B8269F6FFAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has the service required by the applicable section of this part;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57E050D05A5D4565B1E8315DE5AB5A5B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an applicable examination or educational requirements;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45D79433E60148B1A1E0177C2B924D19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition to perform the seafarer’s duties; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB56A73FE54DA458DAF77BAE84D7C7A94"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has satisfied any additional 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="HEB569A7CF80E49D8B6F038F67AA0331B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 7307 by striking <quote>3 years</quote> and inserting <quote>18 months</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H106B1C65D00C438892314DE72C9A32A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 7308 by striking <quote>18 months</quote> and inserting <quote>12 months</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB670CD05B24448389FB9D8E52CA356B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 7309 by striking <quote>12 months</quote> and inserting <quote>6 months</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3200E7ADFAFC441B9ABEF35127D8749F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 7313—</text> <subparagraph id="HE5C1F86BA16A4DEAA41C6C3D1C2CD9B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>and coal passer</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26FF772B2CB74AC999A61A7C533ACFB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H996F2B8E8B474669A707561058DA0E01" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HBB67539201DF4734B257A38B46F26BC9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Classification of credentials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may classify the merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on—</text>
<paragraph id="H9AA5BA7D10564CC4B435AEBE23DF0076"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA23DFE373464A98BC0139364DB6176C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA07221A6D13246CD85C3096FCAC76575"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other appropriate standards.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFF382E38F6124771984E95CE83757A69"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>To qualify for a credential under this section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the applicant—</text>
<paragraph id="H2DAA8D305A5C474D8B419FBE19C2E3E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is at least 18 years of age; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED4C7C351FDF41FAAFFB8DB64EE359DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has a minimum of 6-months service in the related entry rating;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56E638E10795483096CA9760F15DE5AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an applicable examination or educational requirements; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H405552DC09DD4B599022111BE1094781"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition to perform the member’s duties.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F5C71BB2EF94A76AF57871C87A5397B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by amending section 7315 to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HBB523F239AE84E43893B6974E8F8FA34" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HBA6B741C8F514ECFAA146827B883FDE6"><enum>7315.</enum><header>Training</header> <subsection id="H9845FC8866DA42EAB23F7F481575810F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nautical school program</header><text>Graduation from a nautical school program may be substituted for the sea service requirements under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H97E81238003E4EE0B8C6B9C8B73A0241"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other approved training programs</header><text>The satisfactory completion of a training program approved by the Secretary may be substituted for not more than one-half of the sea service requirements under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1BB22029E3DC4FF39EBF63A1934A3A57"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training days</header><text>For purposes of subsection (b), training days undertaken in connection with training programs approved by the Secretary may be substituted for days of required sea service under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H901659C42461421A82109C830291736E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each shore-based training day in the form of classroom lectures may be substituted for 2 days of sea service requirements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC6965434DBA49A2AFF71136B5722996"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each training day of laboratory training, practical demonstrations, and other similar training, may be substituted for 4 days of sea service requirements.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98F9E133853C41D2AE0CAB9EBFC52299"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Each training day of full mission simulator training may be substituted for 6 days of sea service requirements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF377CB76C11446F5BD32B60B1E4E9285"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Each training day underway on a vessel while enrolled in an approved training program may be substituted for 1½ days of sea service requirements, as long as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2FA26F26A9346E798070876D1DCB595"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the structured training provided while underway on a vessel is—</text> <clause id="H1FD6C3BA0F1C4C56AFA4618A0A7EED8E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>acceptable to the Secretary as part of the approved training program; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7A9BAD4D13EC4B0B8EB96F9706B9D03C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fully completed by the individual; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8D1FDD44B364C208A7A89C3C6E0B34F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the tonnage of such vessel is appropriate to the endorsement being sought.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC73738B6A4054BBCB7C806CE4C8161AF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>training day</term> means a day that consists of not less than 7 hours of training.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H97B6A576276A4712B366B6842CF4E391"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <paragraph id="H269D70D443C84558BEFC9106A451FFF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall implement the requirements under subsection (c) of section 7306 of title 46, United States Code (as amended by 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></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D3DC74E74104B8FA465F6DB8D12CB7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 7315</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall implement the requirements of section 7315 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this subsection, 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) and 14094 (88 Fed. Reg. 21879).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2FDDC90BF5544D46875EBB57FDBA76C6"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7314 of title 46, United States Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 73 of such title, are repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCB40BE9038D5468DA28998E6343F333D"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 style="USC" id="H806310621893403A84DC17E63F73F101" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <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></subsection> <subsection id="H292F1DECB79942A7B8E8DF5453CD810E"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Amendments to chapter 75</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/75">Chapter 75</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H67590660AC0B437DBFECF303BF68ED7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 7507 by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H069424A39D1E4B43BB1BDCCB68EF8EA1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H275B947316C04B90AA985FB887A5C8A4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H133262683FFE46D6997F8F3F2558D96C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 7510(c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H4E75E0C21C16471794F2147A4E3BA0F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Exam review</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Working group</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43EC1F6042744931A2CF033272B9D546"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="HAEC9D59180964327A33CC3AD14DD5C48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>90 days</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H683B799776EF45E3BB8D6DD18EC0276C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016</quote> and insert <quote><short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title></quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="HFF960B817CCA450F93C37BA1E252B37D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>new questions for inclusion in</quote> and inserting <quote>questions, content, and relevancy of</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE81D88B09A424142A395C1795B4BC9F2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), respectively; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD8370A0DD4DA436095262591014B8028"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HFB145B3208E046AFBBAF15169B5B3964" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 2 individuals that have taken and passed the examination in the 5 years before the commissioning of the working group;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66FDFC207B4A4263BAB6790F81B24467"><enum>(F)</enum><text>at least 1 representative from the United States Merchant Marine Academy; </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF44D7B11123422A80D22DA90B68512B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="H6EB06B0F09204FC3B992E49604973661"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Baseline review</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">Review</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC3AFD66207AA41C2B018C50D6D485F9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="H9D7515FA41594B21B6451F46F96CEA8D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Within 1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 270 days</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4E92C22D2C374EE7BD38C5A03C3EB51E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title></quote>;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA95570BCAE1340B6BFE4C81069FD66D0"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Commandant</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H03CB07AEA1E64B51A5052DB12553BBC7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (vii), respectively;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFA3F8EBDAAC14823AD6821E3A4F4A2AA"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HFAD189E175954B24A2DDE65D1870FEF0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>by inserting before clause (ii) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H3A7737CEEF67413C8B657A4321F6A38B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H0ADA3930D5514DF48AC22F273666CC16"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industry standards, practices, and technology to be considered in the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination; </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause>
<subclause id="H7FD0599992B9477A82D5D93A6A6A9298"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iv) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H426EDBDA2EA74F37A478ADF93284BC04" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HAB8429F9CE84489286EFC3078B8BBDB1"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relevancy of examination topics and contents;</text></clause>
<clause id="H1596050AD6F64ECCAED4DF791201A54E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any redundancy of core competencies between the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination and Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchingkeeping competencies; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause> <clause id="H798E09718A1F4A45BC4679FE2662CF2D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HF46DDB759AFF4063B149212BD26AB381"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report to Commandant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the review under this paragraph, a report shall be provided to the Commandant which shall include findings of the review with recommendations for updates to the Merchant Marine Credentialling Examination. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC9547476E4D4C01AB0EC08E878D4AC9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (3), (5), and (8);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AD3075D09C942E28BE2F47F70C0D11B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (9) as paragraphs (5) and (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7518FD5F4CB246808B8437E1A40AB649"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H1AC7ED73755445ADA6955B8841B0B526"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meeting of working group</header>
<subparagraph id="H33E1D8793D0148E9B5DA970738CFB74C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall convene the working group annually or at the creation of new examination questions, whichever occurs sooner. </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB86654C4FE694603ABDA8DB393A8EDF0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remote participation</header><text>The Commandant shall allow any member of the working group to participate remotely if the member of the working group does not have the means to participate in person.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE7D102AC5DA4E2389CD793821B37C74"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of questions</header><text>The Commandant may not use questions developed for use in the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination until such questions are reviewed and approved by the working group.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA436B5223E41452991FDFB1763699BE5"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Plan</header> <paragraph id="H7739DC2988B34804A36E6A7FC077A613"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the completion of the review under paragraph (4) of subsection (c), the Commandant shall develop a plan to update and modernize the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination and implement the recommendations developed by the review under such paragraph.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE05B0759B22841CAB43D42329F16F65F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall not diminish demonstrated competency standards and shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HD90B3D53375A49A48AEED1EE7F01786A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the elimination of redundant topics between the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination and other examinations required to obtain a Merchant Mariner Credential;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA68239513A3845C79755364CD6773D03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the elimination or updating of outdated topics, contents, core competencies, or questions covered by the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC8BD46E68E84738A54A06D8D7D543F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the modernization of testing procedures consistent with contemporary procedures for standardized testing administration and evaluation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78366391233D4C3BBA0EB0A3612639C9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of methods to analyze examination data related to the effectiveness of questions in determining competency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5884DACA23D490A9615442DB245DC26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall develop such plan in consultation with the working group and individuals with expertise in modern best practices for relevant standardized testing.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4C24876DCB04D71BBDF10CCFAE21C72"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Briefing required</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Coast Guard 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 review and plan developed under this subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H79DE442A89C943FEBA99259FDA753D61"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Amendments to chapter 77</header><text>Section 7702(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFC2F6C19A25E49E3B78125BDE977CE95" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HB6BA52EB960D421FA305BC21FD90B455" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E9B1A3E60FB4C479311E810F9FC95DD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>an individual if—</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HAA99A81A5E07457EAA23C6162BC8BFE0" style="USC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>an individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="H877B56278B02449FA3C501E6E9F59986" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if—</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A332B8A853F4019A447D08F326C4576" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H0ED5B577072A4FD5974099373B55B0AD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7F91D9A1FFC04EED9213D4DC90A2D320" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HADECDD70EBCB4C6BB1E156534D946D06" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H46F0AA77062C4272A368DE5CB6CA6E4E"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H9FE26CC974E34D28969418785F30B79C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 46</header><text>Title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H72EFF21BDB1A474897802F1CFCBE49CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 2101(47)(B) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; </text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H999ACB18A6524231A4AF66E62B983BE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 2113(3) by striking <quote>section 2101(53)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101(55)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE4C7FD59A8C444999C0142B8388CAFDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 3202(a)(1)(A) by striking <quote>section 2101(29)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101(31)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA48226413922446295FB76D64750A28E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section 3507(k)(1) by striking <quote>section 2101(31)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101(33)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H40549BFBB5FD480FB19CFC2F36C4F076"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in section 4105(d) by striking <quote>section 2101(53)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101(55)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91C70A48D14B47E68EE504D59F1ED1F3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in section 12119(a)(3) by striking <quote>section 2101(26)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101(28)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9831C38319B4B96A681B219245640DD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in section 51706(c)(6)(C)(ii) by striking <quote>section 2101(24)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101(26)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89434D44BD5F4D33B61478102F4D5101"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other laws</header>
<subparagraph id="H7778E8961B0A4990A9577D4F226FF255"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1802">16 U.S.C. 1802(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2101(30) of title 46</quote> and inserting <quote>2101 of title 46</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B6E826BA2FD4BC79EB02DCC89FA68F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 2101(31) of title 46</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101 of title 46</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0543300106946BD84236041CD6B6955"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(26)(D)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 2101(23)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2101</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9631707BF0A3410CBB14BFCB9427C656"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 1101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Section 2101(23)</quote> and inserting <quote>Section 2101(24)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3B19B27AC124410DAA6ECF08887AFBE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subsection></section> <section id="H4B233DEAED1242ED92DD2FA873F82CE1" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/283">Public Law 116–283</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2025</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HEAF6B66B95994EE39285AE045D093053"><enum>B</enum><header>Vessel Safety</header>
<section id="HD9CA5FBF8C54477B8EDBDBC0821730AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H1C22369F7E9246CB852808818EA35E1C" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H1FAC0FAD46CC4D0AB3E3AD16EBB76FA1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grossly negligent operation</header> <paragraph id="HEB9624628F484AED95B08391F6348B68" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Misdemeanor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H747B39DC8A754F0BA36B66F219DF9E8F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Felony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HB7DA224D085E4DA5AAD78098258D265B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commits a class E felony; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7651FFA5BED44B239B672C89DE691F20" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $35,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H405C679919F54323997D11FB7B41A7C4" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance driven examination schedule</header> <subsection id="HE403B183E45C4E928257A13C95E3F52B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3714 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB90C369065540718FFEDA07FBECDC2E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H0EC57048FC31479C920A2B18842AB21C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A8AAF9916FE443C9EA7EC77ABDAEF3C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC3B11598C010456886CF41EE3D399573" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H603993E088214AF2854FE42C185993CA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance-driven examination schedule</header> <paragraph id="HB1060A56629248F0A1B594EB1136801C" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to examinations of foreign vessels to which this chapter applies, and subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may adopt a performance-driven examination schedule to which such vessels are to be examined and the frequency with which such examinations occur, including the frequency of examinations for each vessel. Such schedule shall be consistent with the Secretary’s assessment of the safety performance of such vessels, including each vessel participating in the performance-driven examination schedule, in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60233A7C263649CF85517150892DF415" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing an examination schedule under paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), with respect to each vessel in determining eligibility to participate in the performance based examination schedule—</text> <subparagraph id="H1419FF0C40D64BEDB52AF565BEFBAC73" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<clause id="H1BB3C90C9E344ABB9A1495D034790C12" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certificate of compliance and examination history, to include those conducted by foreign countries;</text></clause> <clause id="H2289BC9DDBAB4ADEA5AC6E7180E16287" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">history of violations, vessel detentions, incidents, and casualties;</text></clause>
<clause id="H80B507C1CC134182BD9816DC517D45C1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">history of notices of violation issued by the Coast Guard;</text></clause> <clause id="HB0CBE7DB05FC4CDB925907594D2C3907" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety related information provided by the flag state of the vessel;</text></clause>
<clause id="H54F0B15407A44B71BBE1B78462CCF8DB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">owner and operator history;</text></clause> <clause id="H1A0B891A5D8842F0A9945CEEECAE424A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">historical classification society data, which may include relevant surveys;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA418D77002EB40AFAD77CAB8D582B970" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cargo-specific documentation;</text></clause> <clause id="H2DD0BB078169404E9AC554DF50587FDF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data from port state control safety exams; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5CE390BC4A7A49C2834C287F58E1812E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant repair and maintenance history; and </text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C2EF5DFBED447FFACFA66D7B87F3B00" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may consider—</text>
<clause id="HF989EB510D51472D9633D0603C2A1F7E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data from relevant vessel quality assurance and risk assessment programs including Quality Shipping for the 21st Century (QUALSHIP 21);</text></clause> <clause id="H8787955BA512468BBF74E8C060549826" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data from industry inspection regimes;</text></clause>
<clause id="H39915320691B40339F5B81AB0F6157DA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data from vessel self assessments submitted to the International Maritime Organization or other maritime organizations; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2805BBDFD14A43E8AB11855F4186C107" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other safety relevant data or information as determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F6C088F3EF24F8A9AD2960F5FB82F62" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing an examination schedule under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not consider a vessel eligible to take part in a performance-driven examination schedule under paragraph (1) if, within the last 36 months, the vessel has—</text> <subparagraph id="H9DE12500FC1A417590897A0E37EAA53D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">been detained by the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72E5CA4E76F440B3AFBB1645362250AD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a record of a violation issued by the Coast Guard against the owners or operators with a finding of proved; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C507B576F574D3E82E27A306109FB33" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">suffered a marine casualty that, as determined by the Secretary, involves the safe operation of the vessel and overall performance of the vessel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC3C0BCD71594B39B7928F12C7B4D7C2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restrictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not adopt a performance-driven examination schedule under paragraph (1) until the Secretary has—</text> <subparagraph id="H68E5336A55F045CE99CFCE55E7614808" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducted the assessment recommended in the Government Accountability Office report submitted under section 8254(a) 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="H9DF05CEE50964F77A255F58E5338C0BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">concluded through such assessment that a performance-driven 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="H2AD1C2024871457680956962890DF132" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided the results of such assessment to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5AD30AD952EB4AFDB6F2C1BC16D6B7AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Career incentive pay for marine inspectors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 11237 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 as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H6E2CD5242E7C42E493CB9F66FFB9F713" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HE0CF781642774121BE22D692E5B3929D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to provide assignment pay or special duty pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of addressing an identified shortage of marine inspectors, the Secretary may provide assignment pay or special duty pay under section 352 of title 37, United States Code, to a member of the Coast Guard serving in a prevention position that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA1F7451D9C5E46EB922F68A300A57BD9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is assigned in support of or is serving as a marine inspector pursuant to section 312 of title 14, United States Code; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F13A0C39265466694FE076862A46ADB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is assigned to a billet that is difficult to fill due to geographic location, requisite experience or certifications, or lack of sufficient candidates, as determined by the Commandant, in an effort to address inspector workforce gaps.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HB3D7B59DB2E0472983AC1F4A58F7A1D4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually for 2 years after the implementation of a performance-driven examination schedule program under section 3714(c) of title 46, United States Code, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on—</text> <paragraph id="H5222273356134FB18D5AB847AB8BB080" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of utilizing the performance-driven examination schedule program, including the quantity of examinations conducted and duration between examinations for each individual vessel examined under the performance-driven examination schedule;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD28B318D01664D958BD9943FE120E8FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview of the size of the Coast Guard marine inspector workforce, including any personnel shortages assessed by the Coast Guard, for inspectors that conduct inspections under section 3714 of such title; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60B94148EF21411BBF381D87FC8FEB37" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for the inspection, governance, or oversight of vessels inspected under section 3714 of such title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA5F16B4335CB4C3EBD904A63AC2FF0B8" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>313.</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="H10C37019FCC54BE5B9211359D2FCD8DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8000081EE418468D9776DA72C4DE0E50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H22E2CC670F594E219AB6044E700EF85C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></clause>
<clause id="H491C411A42904451BD198D43C0BBA03E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text></clause> <clause id="HE743DE719964445E938B7F0C1BB298B2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H5AF11691ED21462298AFF44C0CA51BB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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="HD11B9D2AFE0C44999A0504208855CA8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H5E5FE870250342BC852AEB7848AF516F"><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="H7AC1AA7EFC654F37B1991F527ECC4A59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection on a competitive basis</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block id="HD833A4ADB537416CBFB5EEB62F32FC5D" style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="HA7BF1ABFA0BC41AD911EF577AFD6FA3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a competitive basis; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1983D1542EA14C49AA86340CC99E26EA"><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="H62465F6354DC425B959FB0854B7C3E1B"><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, 2027, 2028, and 2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7885FF2DD1384C4E8DB4900CAE898E02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text> <subparagraph id="H331DCE1FC0504C6A868468FBD30AB899"><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="H042DB05B56424AA3B5CD08E02D48E069"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H708DA6C7071644F2909F347837B2ABE2"><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="H0894636CACA643BC80E6D5BD911BCC91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection on a competitive basis</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H01E05590979A4201865C45F45DF13617" style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H76A2CA6461DD4BC5AC447EA378DD08E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a competitive basis; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF6F72ACD2F44C75ABB798A5F7093352"><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="H58C47149E0F94620A2FE9744A8178A1E"><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, 2027, 2028, and 2029</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H5AAF4B3DB2FE430C88A517F82900347F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>314.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac</header> <subsection id="H303D9FC4717D496EABF1227F11EA8E8A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9302(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>in waters</quote> and inserting <quote>in the Straits of Mackinac and in all other waters</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAB77D3EB3BF94B65B4417D7B633F6E49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of the Straits of Mackinac</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HDC428BE29076492BA9E0456DE98BE68E" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HF0484738576345D6A794DD97292BFD4A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of the Straits of Mackinac</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Straits of Mackinac</term> includes all of the United States navigable waters bounded by longitudes 84 degrees 20 minutes west and 85 degrees 10 minutes west and latitudes 45 degrees 39 minutes north and 45 degrees 54 minutes north, including Gray’s Reef Passage, the South Channel, and Round Island Passage, and approaches thereto.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H028A5D58EB774CE4B48551FC5AE4552E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>315.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receipts; international agreements for ice patrol services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 80301(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>and shall remain available until expended for the purpose of the Coast Guard international ice patrol program under this chapter.</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H3AAAD430022640C7A4D71D1FDE48E002" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>316.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study of amphibious vessels</header> <subsection id="HE2F0932E3A8D4C3C98077F9948F27A51" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall conduct a study to determine the applicability of current safety regulations that apply to commercial amphibious vessels.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H25C8617E9C534FB485CF5E5D3B3F6309" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H7B13FC2F639C412485427CA66A27AB76" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An overview and analysis that identifies safety regulations that apply to commercial amphibious vessels;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0602E113D3594FAF8AA4DDC439D96ECA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of whether safety gaps and risks exist associated with the application of regulations identified in subsection (b)(1) to the operation of commercial amphibious vessels;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA09647BFE77B4974B3AC9B5B12E133B4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of whether aspects of the regulations established in section 11502 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/3306">46 U.S.C. 3306</external-xref> note) should apply to amphibious commercial vessels; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H413CA09A335649B39B73663AA8EC8B8C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations on potential regulations that should apply to commercial amphibious vessels.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1F539261DF7C43E2A7B0A4FBD4196E17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</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 containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the study required under subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H58061856A08A409593BC8688AE5A115A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of amphibious vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>amphibious vessel</term> means a vessel which is operating as a small passenger vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) and is operating as a motor vehicle as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7550">42 U.S.C. 7550</external-xref>) and that is not a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel as defined in section 11502 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/3306">46 U.S.C. 3306</external-xref> note).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC1BD85C42AE44593889DA7E8BB2508AB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>317.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HEB807C09BE7C4BECAE7F0FC2BEC921DC"><enum>C</enum><header>Ports</header>
<section id="HB4CC534BDC494F078961F6113B5DD453" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>321.</enum><header>Ports and waterways safety</header>
<subsection id="HB198BCF16ABB44B7ACED089EF7032992"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</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 amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD753916451DD45B1BDD4BDA23F4907DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2-year pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>pilot program</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45BEAC42F1004AC980AA8C8DA38EEC5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBC628EC0B974D9DAB62F813CA3EDD22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<subsection id="H53A1B54663ED470080B2913B06EB75D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pilot program under subsection (a) is authorized for fiscal years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB8F10976B7A14CB3B4673EF99E525817"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waterfront safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70011(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— </text>
<paragraph id="H86174526ECAF4D7FAF5B34948A530A0D"><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="H83964AA08995459BB07DA02225B33019"><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="HB5151FE0BFEC4C14A68F28F49A3DD0B5"><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="H5AFF54BFEB1F4E3BAFF39C8C80372913"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3139C548E415498EA19AFDF895451345"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF733CA2F6A8F4B06853F9E19DC7CF470"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H151D7CBFF84643A0B4EBAB2B0DF9968D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBB8801D1B3304CED935A7727747B3AD1"><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> <subsection id="HAA96DE559F8F4E6FAC7C567C3FCE9055" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway navigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70032 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HC0DCBC3826B540108E7B2DE518F53420" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>70032.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint Lawrence Seaway</header>
<subsection id="HCEC390E74B4144C39A67F3133A34E558" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 St. 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 St. 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="H882D47D0BAD545808EBDAB64D08D4B00" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, after consultation with the Secretary or the head of an agency to which the Secretary has delegated the authorities in subsection (a), may—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0CC4B09BB3641F6BAD3E65CB886CB4F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue and enforce special orders in accordance with section 70002;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54F31F973AF74B4CBA9BE57FA56E4459" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)(3); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47607D6F87474C8B8D14D4F7596975FA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take actions for port, harbor, and coastal facility security in accordance with section 70116.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H56A042392B6A4DEAB71569636F58215D"><enum>(e)</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="H085374A9A56044A3B002B7A3F912EB1B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence river cooperative vessel traffic service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue or amend such regulations as are necessary to address any applicable arrangements with the Canadian Coast Guard regarding vessel traffic services cooperation and vessel traffic management data exchanges within the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEAC773BF9F2A4E3882DD773FC5FE3426"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="H0718DC49CE88445FB4A3153DD9BAEA8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to section 70007 the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HDBE38267E56A49058BD888411C91186C" 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>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0014FD9BA09E4494AFF41F6EEBFA79D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 70032 and inserting the following: </text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint Lawrence Seaway. </toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> </section>
<section id="HC78633C97B5C4425B0C4495B7654DFE5"><enum>322.</enum><header>Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at ports of the United States</header>
<subsection id="HF2E84779B3BD449089E9ED66A52D9C3E"><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="H1A92B137276E46FCB60AD4A13E33B339"><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="HF3FB5C56AF1445A09FBBDE2F5FD72B14"><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="HEC3E33A5B89D40099B22504CB2C8E50B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1BAD9451AC4541E39534925CB31B309C"><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="H8FEEEF4386F1461E9D983B7A0573B0CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the sizes, ages, and flag states of vessels; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8AE219D9E0DF471CB903115D0A2FAE70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the oil and product tankers that are—</text> <clause id="H057C03A559B84CA6B363E63A43D64B6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in transit to or from Russia or China; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H0645F25FEB214ABC820144C8020FD4C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owned or operated by a Russian or Chinese entity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H58D542F2CFFF487C9AA724B430EAD7E4"><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="H1738D605ED034BF59C4F74893A448C7B"><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="H670BA1114A0642D1B7259BB85A5E9252"><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="H93E1820F0475474F81FA9A9063E682EA"><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="HA5F7E0DCED2B4F3A8AC14EB5BD487206"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Board shall consult with—</text>
<paragraph id="H10F00487BA5D4CEFA84EF31C2C68F388"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H29E88EA3296D4AB093D2947D5B0D578C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9EE887D85F04AD09C645A85273E2696"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the National Transportation Safety Board;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCCDE03AAD8874887B7F0ACE20C4203C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>relevant ministries of the government of Canada;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CE7A0D0BAD644178748081625188FFA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point Spencer; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H529ABD1AF3F3494BAF5371CA31EEF43D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>non-government entities with relevant expertise in monitoring and characterizing vessel traffic in the Arctic.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE1ACC0BAC1F3479F88205DC834ACD112"><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="H4A3AA4769EBE45FDBDBC7868435F05FC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HC538FB2D6F364DA89AE9DDB808988B26"><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="HA73B46A3BEFA4670B6436171927C93BE"><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="HC6C20BB2A0124B168E82D15B88B942E4" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>323.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving Vessel Traffic Service monitoring</header>
<subsection id="HA5D0BDB9E04F4008AE58CB7B4690DE5C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proximity of anchorages to pipelines</header>
<paragraph id="HE4E5AFD43F8F4D88B6F171494F58EE52" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HD6DAFCD313F74563AB54173D00318BCB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H605C2B5404FB446C8EB81BA01B122D3E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header>
<subparagraph id="HF4CD733C17DD404C939B6522486A46A7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HE9037F958BEE4415A4C3493F6E7C8B91" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="HC9AEECF19A5F489BB6CA4689D57D33A4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the anchorage grounds described under paragraph (2);</text></clause> <clause id="HCE7AC48D4CF8497FAC41EC044FCE9820" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether it is possible to move each such anchorage ground to provide a minimum distance of 1 mile; and </text></clause>
<clause id="HD124BA04B00A4859AD5A39257DB29313" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation of whether to move any such anchorage ground and explanation for the recommendation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEAFDD13741B3436AB94C4E84ADC07331" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proximity to pipeline alerts</header> <paragraph id="HB1A30AB4ED5A472A90DEEF12734AAEC2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H46770221D2CD41E6BE2DCB07CA3224A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H7D17264FD1DC4FF7B1A037821C13934B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually for the subsequent 3 years, 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="H407E2429A7794D83BA1580C9C190D529" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>324.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H050288B42D364F69935B21C61B764799" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>While on board a covered vessel, an</quote> and inserting <quote>An</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68CD73E21C8040EC95473E29F885CAA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HF307DD59920C4EDDBCBFF624166C75DB" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H01F28B6B628743D8A3E3C671E0C90476" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AC0029531A44F35B8CD6EFFB4A48465" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>on board a covered vessel</quote> before the semicolon; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0346B8B5A8D849EA81083A2B7D159913" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>while on board a covered vessel</quote> after <quote>such individual</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H21ED175B900B4DDD8BFB68F03D67A8A7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>325.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cyber-incident training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H662AA811EB734BD9814D4611B88BF074" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H279DEBA6960149B4AE44B66A0A992F94" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may conduct no-notice exercises in Captain of the Port Zones (as described in part 3 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>) involving a facility or vessel required to maintain a security plan under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HEDD78FB64DC84DC4A908A360689CCEF2"><enum>326.</enum><header>Navigational protocols</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commandant, in consultation with the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall examine the navigational protocols used for foreign allied nations governing port and vessel operations in fog and low visibility operations and how those nations utilize advanced navigation technologies such as remote sensing, radar, tracking, and unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor visibility and manage port and vessels operations.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H2D0875C0260F4415859579D697A6267B"><enum>D</enum><header>Matters Involving Autonomous Systems</header> <section id="HD09EB24E300E411EAEF0020090D4E133" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>331.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems</header> <subsection id="H099A09C93E4A46488F0C6BF2025C9FDB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><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="H9810FA11709E4D16A5E3CFA0998B9E70" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HCAD1725B479E46F8B90873BAA0B81828" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>15110.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems</header>
<subsection id="HB16A20B2F0FC4CB190C3C53AE75A4593" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HC220816BCE77476E814FC4FFAE3073DB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Function</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H457C0518202A4CF0AB842947E35FE74E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<paragraph id="HA8DEB954368348509E78C5EB1DE8D947" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H05E695FC865E41CE84F4B259AE4B7E08" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HBBEB6DF7D73847459F7B3743A9CA183F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the following groups shall be represented by at least 1 member on the Committee:</text> <subparagraph id="HE69C2BA805FA47218E30A3996A102E94" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marine safety or security entities.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D9A413CB7D842C89E9728F20D68A5CF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessel design and construction entities.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A2C7DE86A9241DCA51AD3D352B791A3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entities engaged in the production or research of uncrewed 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="HE674FAD1604D4AEBB1D8571256FA24AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port districts, authorities, or terminal operators.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F89724DB7B44536842185E78F11A389" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessel operators.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F26109B37974DA2B09F3D1539AFFEB3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">National labor unions representing merchant mariners.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC92019364B994888A85EE742053A9A19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maritime pilots.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA16DF09113A04176BEF612A33EAC6EFE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial space transportation operators.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B63BA74230D4F21BA9FD6C9A3CA5304" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Academic institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H30EFDDB320734B68902242D848AD7C5B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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> <quoted-block id="HD76BDE4201724D3394C9640740385A2D" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">15110. Establishment of National Advisory Committee on Autonomous Maritime Systems.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HB849D2CB8F14408385094A401CFE03DA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HEF3F18BA5ECB4057B6F015B0434DA830" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>332.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed maritime systems</header>
<subsection id="HBE9B9340D50A44A782E5BC1F3B0043AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 2 years after such date of enactment, small uncrewed maritime systems owned, operated, or chartered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or that are performing specified oceanographic surveys on behalf of and pursuant to a contract or other written agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall not be subject to any vessel inspection, design, operations, navigation, credentialing, or training requirement, law, or regulation, that the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determines will harm real-time operational extreme weather oceanographic and atmospheric data collection and predictions.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9CF2B74C671046DE8963C9A5591CF666" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, if there is an immediate safety or security concern regarding small uncrewed maritime systems.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFC39134AD1BA4314BBDCC6CFD15048A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HFE49208E0696405E8D00C3ABFA4EC07F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Small uncrewed maritime systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>small uncrewed maritime systems</term> means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in section 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/4101">33 U.S.C. 4101</external-xref>)), that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C5E081178A34A998745A66A5CF11DE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not greater than 35 feet overall in length;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47B735B21A5349C2843F5FF1CD49D6C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are operated remotely or autonomously; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFEE9A1C05C0E41F289D7833615BAB366"><enum>(C)</enum><text>exclusively perform oceanographic surveys or scientific research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4D6C3CCA8274254894E72E2DDC66F0E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uncrewed system</header><text>The term <term>uncrewed system</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA109812F1DED439384B90AEBEEC19AC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the uncrewed system) that are required for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF1944D58C6B4311B753E107A71A6380"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H2B7DBC3077D44F0984D22B5D4C5A149F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>333.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard training course</header>
<subsection id="H5A4B2B3A5442466597AE2D19CA89CB37" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 3 years after such date of enactment, the Commandant, or such other individual or organization as the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop a training course on small uncrewed maritime systems and offer such training course at least once each year for Coast Guard personnel working with or regulating small uncrewed maritime systems.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7CBE17F12F6F4A05A97B36500487BF62" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Course subject matter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training course developed under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H63853CD3927C4053AF908EBC00CAB443" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an overview and introduction to small uncrewed maritime systems, including examples of those used by the Federal Government, in academic settings, and in commercial sectors;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H454749B0799B492FA7E0D659FC979AA8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address the benefits and disadvantages of use of small uncrewed maritime systems;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F61947DC16F4F9EB9F7A792BD298E18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address safe navigation of small uncrewed maritime systems, including measures to ensure collision avoidance;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2182BE737184B869046947D275317D6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address the ability of small uncrewed maritime systems to communicate with and alert other vessels in the vicinity;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07E51C1720D74D04880C475171B94B0F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address the ability of small uncrewed maritime systems to respond to system alarms and failures to ensure control commensurate with the risk posed by the systems;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FDF146239A34F4C9CD038804F4BCB04" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide present and future capabilities of small uncrewed maritime systems; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53AD8B0839884CDFA1501161088C230E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an overview of the role of the International Maritime Organization in the governance of small uncrewed maritime systems.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7667C076E7A441C1A4A87AF6625E9C1F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H06CFC4284B2949AB968DD0806CF94CF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Small uncrewed maritime systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>small uncrewed maritime systems</term> means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in section 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/4101">33 U.S.C. 4101</external-xref>)), that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA912E0C2D72E4B868A7BDFA5D3CEFE24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not greater than 35 feet overall in length;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7CCB529CC294A2997F8DE9BF7720624"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are operated remotely or autonomously; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7D9D87FB716457F94BD9DD846EA0252"><enum>(C)</enum><text>exclusively perform oceanographic surveys or scientific research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAF2707A4AE0407BB61EC6DCF397787B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uncrewed system</header><text>The term <term>uncrewed system</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H6732AC3EE4C643D4BA8EEE5E78BAAA9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the uncrewed system) that are required for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8580B2A4C5284DB5B3F15F8AF4A1D812"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC34EBC34141349CC9D4428C5806B7BFC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>334.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NOAA membership on Autonomous Vessel Policy Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, with the concurrence of the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish the permanent membership of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employee to the Automated and Autonomous Vessel Policy Council of the Coast Guard.</text></section>
<section id="HDDBD25825C5640C784929FA6959037CD" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>335.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 or more</quote> and inserting <quote>up to 4</quote>. </text></section> <section id="H7DB8813A12A34B44B25D59C3F2A0FA6A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>336.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uncrewed systems capabilities report</header> <subsection id="H079F1F01D2B74E5AA1CE56165B230938" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <paragraph id="HBF8D360631654C27BDD48C5BAE59DF1F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</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 uncrewed systems capabilities office within the Coast Guard responsible for the acquisition and development of uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system technologies and to expand the capabilities of the Coast Guard with respect to such technologies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CED69B2D53E4F8D817037539A4B1763" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H6A1C8E3334F8474B93C9B7BBEA25C6CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A management strategy for the acquisition, development, and deployment of uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system technologies.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19CFA098929D4F57A87F9863DDE686B5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A service-wide coordination strategy to synchronize and integrate efforts across the Coast Guard in order to—</text> <clause id="H46897886F0DC4E088E581517CFC82D86" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the primary duties of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 102 of title 14, United States Code; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3EB02919DE824C20A04CD21F3733E985" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursue expanded research, development, testing, and evaluation opportunities and funding to expand and accelerate identification and transition of uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system technologies.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9BD60BB4D3494E229886C8C389240B17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The identification of contracting and acquisition authorities needed to expedite the development and deployment of uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system technologies.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CA05D12D72B4BFD9F2C9CF742FF0AED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed list of commercially available uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system technologies with capabilities determined to be useful for the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2FC47B41E5C34108985B938D0651A637" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A cross-agency collaboration plan to engage with the Department of Defense and other relevant agencies to identify common requirements and opportunities to partner in acquiring, contracting, and sustaining uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system capabilities.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0AB445551F64C6E861A5EADED6DA026" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Opportunities to obtain and share uncrewed system data from government and commercial sources to improve maritime domain awareness.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H778E2D1790FA4E5D8C71254A935FC0BF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The development of a concept of operations for a data system that supports and integrates uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed 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></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H140DCA4BB7E94151BCBBF30B43FE5023" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H1A0BFBAADC964AD68BC5D1885F84F67C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Counter-uncrewed system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>counter-uncrewed system</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H36C8981D34214EA1AFE3E62E50C6EB40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an uncrewed system; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H40208EE529394E4689169126D4507362"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a counter-UAS system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAECAFB75A8F643BB94637538BC0C94C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uncrewed system</header><text>The term <term>uncrewed system</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H3EA613DCFA1A4375A5FDDEC927C082E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the uncrewed system) that are required for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEA4B1F4A7E04B87AEBC9D2BC735CF8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF4CA65A8B327467A8624AD983885790A"><enum>337.</enum><header>Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study</header> <subsection id="H53C6FCFB3070430483E0EEAC0DAFDC68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of expanding the National Security Cutter’s medium unmanned aircraft system capabilities to Medium Endurance Cutters and Offshore Patrol Cutters.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3B066C8F538A41C6BE639F895409E159"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H98A8233A088D444FA837A7F5B2D25DBD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</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 the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D4CBF5F261F4E7FBA3FF42ABBB5CB61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In submitting the study under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall determine—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FB88D67952D49449AB488A80713074E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the feasibility of equipping Offshore Patrol Cutters and Medium Endurance Cutters with medium unmanned aircraft systems;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5030A426AA3F4FCFAF51DD298DE02B82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the missions capabilities that would be strengthen by the use of such systems; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9A6BE2BC283421186E9F8F8CB2233E1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>projected procurement and operational costs for acquiring such systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H901B9B16E5B94543AC340A5A8871A3D8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H8C06576577CF417C921DFA4ABEB142D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Counter-uncrewed system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>counter-uncrewed system</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H6BB0EF5EFB934994B80311BCEA340133"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an uncrewed system; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1D22912D73C4207A7BBB3588527713E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a counter-UAS system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF77B5B0958A42388B0E8C07D52C2950"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uncrewed system</header><text>The term <term>uncrewed system</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD0736CB4E794147ABAD4EE23244B524"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the uncrewed system) that are required for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H688ADD846F2A41CD9EEC01A613A0EE93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD1555520186A408B84D6AB023C402945"><enum>338.</enum><header>Comptroller General report on Coast Guard acquisition and deployment of unmanned systems</header>
<subsection id="H16AAB5522164405B9178977B2B7D62C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months 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 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the Senate the first of multiple reports of the use and acquisition of the Coast Guard of unmanned systems, with subsequent reports submitted after the first report. </text></subsection> <subsection id="HA541DA509A61406199F81152286F6ABC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The reports required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HDE3A29EB8DCA4E5A98B2DB47EDC5D3BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An inventory of the current unmanned systems of the Coast Guard, including the missions and assets on which such systems are deployed. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B3E805954D429EB2D49AA84F474287"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Cost, schedule, and performance status of the unmanned system acquisition programs of the Coast Guard. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33987332A9B94770A5ABC318228FD697"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The extent to which the Coast Guard has assessed how the use of such systems support the primary duties of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 102 of title 14, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E5724F17075494AA09AEE15C880D962"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An evaluation of the acquisition strategy of the Coast Guard for unmanned systems, including the extent to which the Coast Guard has evaluated the benefits and costs of acquiring—</text>
<subparagraph id="H196F3A53EED34D289AB7DDB9E106FBC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commercially available systems; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF50F5C02BB2347718B4091797BFCB2EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>autonomous capabilities. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35B06472CEDB4327A46E49D6F3D8A049"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An evaluation of the progress of the Coast Guard in establishing an unmanned systems capabilities office responsible for the acquisition and development of unmanned system technologies, and the effectiveness of such office, including the ability to—</text> <subparagraph id="H330BA4E71EE54C6DBB16FD74552214B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the acquisition, development, leasing, and deployment of unmanned systems technologies, including autonomous capabilities; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F476A8619B040B3A36E14CE6DF882E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>execute a service-wide coordination strategy to synchronize and integrate efforts across the Coast Guard; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A6A643657CC4EF18F2538B20A4BCC70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>pursue expanded research, development, experimentation, testing, and evaluation opportunities and funding to expand and accelerate identification and transition of unmanned system technologies; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECDEA4FFBAE64CBD85EDAC569453EDFE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>execute cross-agency collaboration 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 capabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC539EAE4CEB427BA2E873E70F06A6D6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Recommendations to improve the ability of the Coast Guard to evaluate, acquire, and deploy unmanned systems technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H49CE4BCF0A9A45BEB0D57CC780D76EEF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General may consult with—</text> <paragraph id="H6158A47067784F72914456C61DD9DD84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maritime and aviation industries;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68A5F528F1504607A096AFFAE114FF8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal Government agencies familiar with the use and deployment of unmanned systems; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA512B1F2033D42C6AD719CE866E45CE0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any relevant—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8BBDCA02F41045DD91D9E81867C9C44D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>federally funded research institutions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA79F4765A4C84E11ACACB110DC845AB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nongovernmental organizations; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50C38CC69B994B74900CEE3156E0A97D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>manufactures of unmanned systems. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> </section> <section id="HAE9F8466FCBF40FFBC3A432FACD0F4DF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>339.</enum><header>National Academies of Sciences report on unmanned systems and use of data</header> <subsection id="H9BB58689C221442A9AF65C0C183F6B25" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall prepare an assessment of available unmanned, autonomous, or remotely-controlled maritime domain awareness technologies for use by the Coast Guard.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEF8CFCE8C90D4BC79AEA8AD393D307CC" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall—</text> <paragraph id="HE9FD79A50FA34DE39EC3526E2086775F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe the potential benefits and limitations of current and emerging unmanned, autonomous, or remotely controlled systems used in the maritime domain for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB62F9C90CBEB47FE9994E944FBF7A826" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ocean observation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E11414FE23846229D3F703154FDD441" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>vessel monitoring and identification;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F00CD517D024AD4B92CC554E9AB2306" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>weather observation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H170A3F89D4A44AB59CC42D5A9619317E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>search and rescue operations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CA87C48EB0A423BAAA84D475690F8D3" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the extent practicable for consideration by the Academy, intelligence gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC64B532BA042403289D694DD5650CECF" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>communications;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6C48F93C90A43A3AA0226A180BC538C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess how technologies described in paragraph (1) can help prioritize Federal investment by examining—</text> <subparagraph id="H6569EA88D36744239D2733C9B0DA0770" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affordability, including acquisition, operations, maintenance and lifecycle costs;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0FC0B915B10410698BE20AD2B38B3B2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reliability;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBBCDAF9942C7434486056975B37F1E43" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>versatility;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7076229618A24B2EA1E459AB19D5E76D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>efficiency; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C81222403314EC2B278398CCC6AE7DB" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>estimated service life and persistence of effort; </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB48D9394B19493E913D0B7CEC01008B" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyze whether the use of new and emerging maritime domain awareness technologies can be used to—</text> <subparagraph id="H3757C10803CE4F9DB00C534549DC92B2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>effectively carry out Coast Guard missions at lower costs and reduced manpower needs;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBEF4C22DAA3F4931900214BCCCDDA802" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expand the scope and range of Coast Guard maritime domain awareness; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA759C9FDD9D24B15A3C7E8E8A0A95C8A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow the Coast Guard to more efficiently and effectively allocate Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and personnel;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87207250C1D44901BA8B06C00D534D0C" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluate the extent to which such systems have moved from the research and development phase to effective operations since the National Academy of Sciences published the study titled <quote>Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions</quote> and issued in 2020; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD2608F1A802D4A3D9BDEA3E396ABD5BF" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify adjustments that would be necessary in Coast Guard authorities, policies, procedures, and protocols to incorporate unmanned technologies to enhance efficiency.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F52614EA75C4CBE946024310D817B5E" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after entering into an arrangement under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences 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 the assessment prepared under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCE5E6C0EB6F844AA9793A2EBC9A0E9CF" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of information</header><text>In formulating costs pursuant to subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences may utilize information from other Coast Guard reports, assessments, or analyses regarding existing Coast Guard manpower requirements or other reports, assessments, or analyses for the acquisition of unmanned, autonomous, or remotely-controlled technologies by the Federal Government.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HBBE03B3C0C53425299488504642B9726" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>340.</enum><header>Unmanned aircraft systems</header>
<subsection id="H5E490C952F154AEBA61F0843F3AE08FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H343BED66427C4D5193EDF358B095F2D9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H7E0B5227E13B4CFAB45867EC857180FA"><enum>566.</enum><header>Use of unmanned aircraft systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">With respect to any unmanned aircraft system procured by the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall ensure that such system be used to support the primary duties of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 102. </text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H8AFF59D572094F7DA8687106388F808F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><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 adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H82CC8E54C5F941AEA45ED84D4C8BD6A2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">566. Use of unmanned aircraft systems.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H8CA96498F06E4F17A1B1DC5FB9087C99"><enum>E</enum><header>Other Matters</header> <section id="H633A6082F6E04FEA9E163C7186D2E74F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>341.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on type approval certificates</header> <subsection id="HC8D7A2DDB59D4FE8B87C1D604B611469" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H736FC8CA67D34CBB9729925961F321EE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>904.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on type approval certificates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, upon request by any State, the District of Columbia, any Indian Tribe, or any territory of the United States, provide all data possessed by the Coast Guard 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, as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title> pertaining to—</text> <paragraph id="H5B80A0807F3F43F7A59B7EAF6F3043DF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">challenge water (as defined in section 162.060–3 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>) quality characteristics;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00B12082C91346F6BFA9BED460F63C65" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">post-treatment water quality characteristics; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC57187AA8ABF41A4861BDD71026F09D5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">challenge water (as defined in section 162.060–3 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>) biologic organism concentrations data; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4970BA4F6174D1D9025E2A5B005982D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">post-treatment water biologic organism concentrations data.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H7FEAABDF942A4B11ACB2E9225B589BE3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for 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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<section id="H5FD2316ED9F84001AC60AACB26569268" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>342.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification of authorities</header>
<subsection id="HFD07DF1229FE4E7B9810CE2B2877A1C1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HC635DF3EFC1B45328290D10D3B7107F9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NEPA compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1504">33 U.S.C. 1504</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H2AE2BB9F004F4DF9853D25C524539839" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NEPA compliance</header>
<paragraph id="H878A614FDE9E4A07BBFFDA0EE37D7D71" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>lead agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 111 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4336e">42 U.S.C. 4336e</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA77C9140700A4AACAFA178402CFDDF39" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead agency</header> <subparagraph id="HFCBFCD135BA0495486920E627DB1312C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For all applications, the Maritime Administration shall be the Federal lead agency for purposes of 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>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90E337C2AE5145139FABE191A7CACA50" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance 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>) in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall fulfill the requirement of the Federal lead agency in carrying out the responsibilities under 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>) pursuant to this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5AFCF616A6C240CEB2A5E1EA25568457" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header> <paragraph id="HA5E70E3B9A384FBE9C02D4D5CCD2CDF8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 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 enactment of this Act), except as provided in paragraph (2), to the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B2A76C2DF584C07864C04B774364133" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall retain responsibility for authorities pertaining to design, construction, equipment, and operation of deepwater ports and navigational safety.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF77F25D9375E4234A0000F92476463A7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates to authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to reflect the updates to authorities prescribed by this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H539F120C274348DD977F3E82A512C4CE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>) or any other law.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H03320DB610A14C53A2360CF184448DC9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any application submitted before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HEA21A954F509493F9B24C7150B158EC3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>343.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety requirements</header>
<subsection id="H68F5DE3D0C37469DA4A2FE84C30919B4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of supplies that prevent sexually transmitted diseases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3507(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(taking into consideration the length of the voyage and the number of passengers and crewmembers that the vessel can accommodate)</quote> after <quote>a sexual assault</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9D0F5B46D67E47BBA2E530AC08EA6948" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crew access to passenger staterooms; procedures and restrictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3507(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H10AE0D7824AC458FB5BBE371A8387C1F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H92656E06556D49379C0FF420622D0BBB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE0BE16513F5E46C58DF0F358F228CE64" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD3E9378711F24018B5E296F46534121A" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H1E76E31008DC453D8C341664D1B919AD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a system that electronically records the date, time, and identity of each crew member accessing each passenger stateroom; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E3F66B3D643438BAC1B9061675D9898" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2B611B9032A84DB6B1C84F51AD609199" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H59F09D18746E461DBF3C32F9A0C2441C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the procedures and restrictions are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H529264C4ED3E4BD2AA02AE5505EE517D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fully and properly implemented;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFDC1A91D1F9A44F7805AE4F6474D2417" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewed annually; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4322FB7809DC458B9888C8C717B5A043" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">updated as necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6F2684C533A2418D9BDE32CC3EE52CEF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>344.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for Puget Sound region</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11304(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Don Young Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division K of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/263">Public Law 117–263</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1390">16 U.S.C. 1390</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>4 years</quote> and inserting <quote>6 years</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H7BE03B44F4CF4E95819418ABB8C7F79D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>345.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of marking fishing gear</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11320 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>; 136 Stat. 4092) is amended by striking <quote>during the period</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>until December 31, 2029.</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HDEBF917C730E40E1A2B462F30D134A44" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>346.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Classification societies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3316(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H80B703DD1C3242E88471E21CAD4B9653" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (2)(B)(i) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H242AADAF4A3E4BB39D8D4446EAC78B08" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HE6919BB3D1A545D189ADD10DDD0E60F9" indent="up2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the government of the foreign country in which the foreign society is headquartered—</text>
<subclause id="H964A21E08F0742B4B7567AE99CDD6792" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delegates that authority to the American Bureau of Shipping; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA1BCD4843F30429B94A613CD11F3E471" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not delegate that authority to any classification society; or</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H888380B2FABF46CEBBD2EA8FA0680D7E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBA30B4DCFF1D42B488BA8BF9AB64AFE7" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H3795004480264B8283AC5479B5BA230D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification on authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD4E91A55DE5244339B41DF2274CC2FAB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>347.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Abandoned and derelict vessel removals</header>
<subsection id="H68339E7BD5714B3E8A541B695B8660D8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H0E0D03707C244E8D8319CE4E7CF0C882" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H0EF5110FE5C9477EA7455C9EA767D66F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before section 4701 the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H942FD1BF9C7D478683ED7AD782F25238" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subchapter id="H583EE5D368C64485A7DE187885B05DB1" commented="no" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Barges</header></subchapter><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H417C0B89CA57446988F3E08EDF492572" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subchapter id="HA63467DD215D462FAF0E36EC97F27867" commented="no" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Barge Vessels</header>
<section id="H3A56BC3F233F49AB9337605309A5B838" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4710.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subchapter:</text> <paragraph id="H73FA235E450F49A6921D7317D6417417" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H53944A7DF8424CCDBA9E4C2060985DBC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered vessel</term> means a vessel that is not a barge to which subchapter I applies.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5528DD281A64485DB7A590088D438F75" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<paragraph id="H4BCCD5E30D974184B4D604007FEBE8AA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Native Hawaiian organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H8F013203FA2B46B999AD565E550435CE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4711.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Abandonment of vessels prohibited</header> <subsection id="H079A368818F54B428C42868ED28A4EF7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H93F9D1960E09417C97EAD10FFB79EB15" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of abandonment</header>
<paragraph id="H2BA8FDC8E1DB428AA2F84DADE2C1D640" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header>
<subparagraph id="H514BE0FED2A74C1ABFABDB8750989574" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a covered vessel that appears to be abandoned, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall—</text> <clause id="H30C47DFDDEF947239E6CB88B336940AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H4AF06E39A03C492DAB0A59D0B9B60799" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify such owner—</text> <subclause id="H8EA36685F5AC4B4BAA605CFAB2E57795" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the penalty described in subsection (c); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3F85C107F3BA4ABEB87D43BE2A34FF17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HB19A03CC38D44797A1E2E68063F916B1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall provide the notice required under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H05E5443234D24E4AB5652634DF443196" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the owner can be identified, via certified mail or other appropriate forms determined by the Commandant; or</text></clause> <clause id="H874D63B3952C4DF49F223753D2AC3BEA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HE4F1C9B97D8D4C7B921DD1F2C82381FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HCE0D93F48921442BB5D979980C1BCAC3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty</header> <paragraph id="H35286C366F1340219A2192582F119517" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HC7D61CA89C944366B5EAE2350293037C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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> <paragraph id="H7B995D3EED86481E91C441782D7FD18F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall not assess a penalty if the Commandant determines the vessel was abandoned due to major extenuating circumstances of the owner or operator of the vessel, including long term medical incapacitation of the owner or operator.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE0B874AD06C84E21A7C3D1AB02265FD8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessels not abandoned</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant may not determine that a covered vessel is abandoned under this section if—</text> <paragraph id="HAECE1327C4554ADDB36F16AE75E46D60" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="H5169730AA4284D3DA194673CDC911950" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such vessel is located on private property with the permission of the owner of such property; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC408276175C4066A7E0D15BFCF685D9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the owner or operator of such vessel provides a notification to the Commandant that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H771F4AF5798844DDBFF4D5B011343A98" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicates the location of the vessel;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H491A913709BC4270A1EF41982C27BE63" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicates that the vessel is not abandoned; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7ADBCB73CA6B47D28ED9584C49714C66" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains documentation proving that the vessel is allowed to be in such location; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE94431732794E51AA48867B273698DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="HF756E38574E342388960DE74C1CEC979" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4712.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inventory of abandoned vessels</header>
<subsection id="H9827E69044584C5F95FC6002A2DE0F7C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, 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="H2835FA42855F40C482B3A87E90664C77" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H55EB2D226D5D4F9DA81AE5706D0FE355" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H94B6CCED351948E89BC24572A92E17CC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H0F647BC28D4F47BCA4A3465E06CD05A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State, Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or person may report a covered vessel that may be abandoned to the Commandant for potential inclusion in the inventory established under subsection (a); </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H412C184B9E46431C8C3D4BA2E4F16E4B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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>
<subsection id="H302D5F6C148340D18600965EB675798C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except in a response action carried out under section 311(j) 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 in the case of imminent threat to life and safety, the Commandant shall not be responsible for removing any covered vessels listed on the inventory established and maintained under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H03AEAC6397FD4BF6B8CD1FEA8C3A9A5E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HC75359115DF04242B7AFED1FD87894D7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HB1979622D7DE4A3D8B5DDDAA70B0ED62" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4701—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6384B59FE8024776AB205494DA57C435" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>subchapter</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C103419834A49A18F9F2D058964FE70" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="H02D5625050764B5FB84A0154C4C76EE9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="HA80D03F73647486086C16628C5D98142" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="HA68290AAA6C143ED94B3B062DA23B381" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="H92E0687D46E64242AAADA4DD72C623E1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HE472956343A148968AD89DEC7BE81DF1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before the item relating to section 4701 the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H592E6E9D60AF47B6BF078C96FFBD05D2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="subchapter" bold="off">Subchapter I—Barges</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5824434A0CA74AE1A659216F32AE3DD6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HCF52705729D74D039669E12126E5A4AF" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="subchapter" bold="off">Subchapter II—Non-Barge Vessels</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">4710. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9813F5EB6D9F4B9D8D3AC5BAE00953EE" commented="no"><enum>348.</enum><header>Report on certain Coast Guard requirements</header>
<subsection id="H2A63DA27757D4466B78C7CACB095F701" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall prepare and 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 provides legislative and regulatory recommendations to ensure the safe operation of vessels.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDB7302AA83CC4D8ABD17761B142CA276" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall include recommendations—</text>
<paragraph id="HD90E26D6CB754B0CBABCBD28520F13C3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure that if cases of harassment required to be reported under section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, are not the result of the policies and procedures of the responsible entity of a vessel, the Commandant shall not take administrative action against the responsible entity of a vessel as a result of the reporting of such cases;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7788C71A5B8A4E33A1525713150618D2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that the Coast Guard’s deliberative process for determining whether acts are harassment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault does not prevent the responsible entity of a vessel from immediately acting after learning of a potential incident of harassment; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB37FDD02A018421C9F8C3B1A20F3F65E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to clarify for mariners and the responsible entity of a vessel the types of behaviors that shall be reported to the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H130F8A6826C24B19B9510B7F0E305425" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>349.</enum><header>Offshore operations</header> <subsection id="H753AFFAB980D4C00899BD098B52A2DC4" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3702(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCFD238B843EB4B0F9DDAC993B0D23BBC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>offshore drilling or production facilities in the oil industry</quote> and inserting <quote>exploration, development, or production of offshore drilling or production facilities in the oil industry and non-mineral energy production</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EF3AF94F5544F9BA903887FC751F5A7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>oil exploitation</quote> and inserting <quote>exploration, development, or production of offshore energy resources</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H96C5F1FE8A314EFA890E0AFFE32C114B" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Oil fuel tank protection</header>
<paragraph id="H251D2B0D6F8A4E86A616FB160DE7847E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law and not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall amend section 125.115(b) of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date of enactment), to reflect the amendment made in subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC252F36FF41F4C50A41DEEBB665CDAF2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>If the Commandant fails to amend the section described in paragraph (1) by the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, then, in lieu of the application of such section, the Secretary shall allow vessels to which section 3702 of title 46, United States Code, applies to transfer fuel from the fuel supply tanks of such vessel to offshore facilities in support of exploration, development, or production of offshore energy resources.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H946F367A04DC4B5C80414BEA0DE16C5F" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Outer continental shelf activities</header>
<paragraph id="H68B6D99260E2414BBFC22EE9907D21D1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall amend section G6.3.a of the United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual, Volume II titled <quote>Materiel Inspection: Outer Continental Shelf Activities</quote>, issued September 20, 2021 (COMDTINST M16000.76) (as in effect on such date of enactment), to reflect the amendment made in subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94412D9097DA4D509A1C0345880ADDA5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>If the Commandant fails to amend the section described in paragraph (1) by the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, then the Secretary shall in lieu of such section not apply section 3702 of title 46, United States Code, to a documented vessel transferring fuel from the fuel supply tanks of such vessel to an offshore facility if such vessel is not a tanker and is in the service of exploration, development, or production of offshore energy resources.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0B7F12A0F2684D669FB37A29165786DF"><enum>350.</enum><header>Administrative costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9(b) of the Marine Debris Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1958">33 U.S.C. 1958</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, of which not more than 5 percent is authorized for each fiscal year for administrative costs</quote>.</text></section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="HD7A5B63A886A45E5B23107C971A022B9"><enum>F</enum><header>American Offshore Workers Fairness</header> <section id="HE14F23EDD63F499BA14E5C4AE04FB746"><enum>361.</enum><header>Manning and crewing requirements for certain outer continental shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures</header> <subsection id="HDA947180DCCF4FBAA650625CCFBF2767"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of limited exemptions from manning and crew requirement</header><text>Section 30(c) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA5A4BAB798B4068BC1F99FB4D304BA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(c) </enum-in-header></header-in-text>The regulations issued under</quote> and all that follows through <quote>to any vessel</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HEA61E97AB7634A7891911554F2572256" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7544ED150FF14D3596284385E86094EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exemptions</header> <paragraph id="H19F78478D6414F56B19DF18F2D4500E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The regulations issued under subsection (a)(3) shall not apply to any vessel</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD024A8565D90484FB1313B99CDC8AB50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HADE1F7D21B164B77B1E332E4ED614815"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD3F08FE9175C40E3A6E974799541C5CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(2)</enum-in-header></header-in-text> to any vessel</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE88F28D320E74B2A9AADFDA95C1DD759" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4BA40D2DC6BD4641ACA74FCA09CD5D54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exemption for certain foreign-owned vessels, rigs, platforms, and other vehicles or structures</header> <subparagraph id="H88E01BA432DB435E8327B41626CCFA00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this paragraph, the regulations issued under subsection (a)(3) shall not apply to any vessel</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2068B82504CA4BD89F48D779157B1062"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0CCA150ED7A44E08A25913B81BF77F9E" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HDA6664DBED2640B6A918DC4C185C5F91"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header> <clause id="H99922BE17ED2482FAA90F651E989F939"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), an exemption under subparagraph (A) shall require that each individual who is manning or crewing the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure is—</text>
<subclause id="H67B154B90C9F48C9B95753155374AB69"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a citizen of the United States;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6A3570DF14574227A96648F13F348EDF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB7D1FBA823994761A0372BB7B7EAE6F0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a citizen of the nation under the laws of which the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure is documented.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HC5E1EF60BBB94703BD5696E9C1DBA7C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Timeline for application</header> <subclause id="H036EB9CD2D7A4DC286A81B83F43FF98B"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subclause (II), beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the condition described in clause (i) shall apply to all activities pursuant to this Act on the outer Continental Shelf.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA64FE9A24BCC42B7AA7D983427A8D93F"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Export cable lay, inter-array cable lay, umbilical cable lay, and pipe lay activities</header><text>Beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the requirement described in clause (i) shall apply, except as provided in section 30A, to any vessel paying out—</text> <item id="HBEF01E985784457A8FA7CE70061628D7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>export cables;</text></item>
<item id="H999D7BC00D4647C88AFEC65BCB1E222A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>inter-array cables;</text></item> <item id="H4109B8AD008346E18D881B23D7A966FD"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>umbilical cables; or</text></item>
<item id="HC0A9418639B846D1872E01557F898505"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>pipes.</text></item></subclause></clause> <clause id="H9DFDE07464784F22B214293B71E47726"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Paying out defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subparagraph: </text>
<subclause id="HC7BB95868A05401D946FF2DB492C9E7A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>paying out</term>, with respect to pipe or cable, means the specific act of paying out pipe, export cable, inter-array cable, or umbilical cable.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF081E16F92774330BABBDBCFDB6751AB"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>paying out</term> does not include repair or other activities incidental to the paying out of pipe, export cable, inter-array cable, or umbilical cable, such as—</text>
<item id="H56A5A8F687434B1B950795D020099EA5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>site clearance;</text></item> <item id="H5A9DA028D8874C9EABD2B3AF330D5A1B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>trenching;</text></item>
<item id="HBCF14E37738B46A89AE4C117E207305F"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>dredging;</text></item> <item id="H8ACCD07CD92F44E5B5184AEA1A66CCA6"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>mattress installation;</text></item>
<item id="HF0DEB40AC1374E4F970BD839501FA4DA"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>cable tie-ins;</text></item> <item id="H519298762F6E4643B30AF00925DE516D"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>installation of pipeline end terminations or pipeline end manifolds;</text></item>
<item id="H433708B6C90C41759D5A69919AA9C401"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>the setting or moving of any anchors associated with the cable or pipe;</text></item> <item id="H3AC8D41E217046B084732A6D3DB8AF76"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>offshore cable or pipe burial; and</text></item>
<item id="HF6205D2842304B0F8A474BCBA3C6A902"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other activities that are not the actual paying of the pipe or cable.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCCCF3D20C3FD49B3B38E7FF12BCB7006"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An exemption under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H39358601B186453B993DC56CB75618BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide that the number of individuals manning or crewing the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure who are individuals described in subclause (II) or (III) of subparagraph (B)(i) may not exceed 2.5 times the number of individuals required to man or crew the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure under the laws of the nation in which the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure is documented; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA996059DDBC64C59AD502612060B3699"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to subparagraph (D), shall be effective for not more than 1 year.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28B09B01773F47318E27432B13F04D5A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Application</header>
<clause id="HCB66C90815A64FBEAEFCF471C0DFF1FC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The owner or operator of a vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure described in subparagraph (A) may submit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating an application for an exemption or a renewal or extension of an exemption under that subparagraph.</text></clause> <clause id="H3D651BA42DDF4512BC04BE9A324B823E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An application under clause (i) shall include a sworn statement by the applicant of all information required by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for the issuance of the exemption or renewal or extension.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE23235BEF6D4752B4F60490E0584C64"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Revocations</header>
<clause id="H0B207840529F4C00B03ECF08BAF1B134"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may revoke an exemption for a vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines that information provided in the application for the exemption or renewal or extension of such an exemption—</text> <subclause id="H1B6DBCCF0FC048DEA4D6CF9CD24F2388"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was false or incomplete; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2ABACEA0F8754F7CA6113177B3C97C0A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is no longer true or complete.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H1A39E007C2C64BA0941A4162E5748B24"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Manning or crewing violation</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall immediately revoke an exemption for a vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines that, during the effective period of the exemption, the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure was manned or crewed in a manner that—</text>
<subclause id="HF3D1F45C08D64CA7B6CCFA34D848C9B0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was not authorized by the exemption; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H160D1A50191E410097FADCAC82B5077C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>does not otherwise comply with this paragraph.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HDEB0B55AC98845939A3EC515D7FA9F58"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall provide notice of a determination and revocation under clause (i) or (ii) to the owner, operator, agent, or master of the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE54D4B3933C5402D863D28F003D50971"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Review of compliance</header> <clause id="H04A07B3F54F94A749F1E31DA8E0F461B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall periodically, but not less frequently than annually, inspect each vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure for which an exemption under subparagraph (A) has been granted to verify the compliance of the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure with this paragraph.</text></clause>
<clause id="HCEAA76AB1FC0465FA598DF65D7C153E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>During each inspection of a vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure under clause (i), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall require all individuals who are manning or crewing the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure to hold a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6FCDC25BB4454D8D9B3F13048C9AD190"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may impose on the owner or operator of a vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure for which an exemption under subparagraph (A) has been granted a civil penalty of $10,000 per day for each day the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure—</text>
<clause id="HD374A4B6FB3A43479AB891F9357DA2F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is manned or crewed in violation of this paragraph; or</text></clause> <clause id="H6B1C80130AF74394A36202E182474BFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operates under the exemption, if the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines that—</text>
<subclause id="H4B9713A4EDB647A7B6A074F36269A293"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the exemption was not validly obtained; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD9506AE1345D4894BD9BE98C50F0C74D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information provided in the application for the exemption was false or incomplete.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9E6FA1A05C042A59E6A9A3985557D41"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Notification to Secretary of State</header><text>The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall notify the Secretary of State of each exemption issued under this subsection, including information on the effective period of the exemption.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5C27E9874D834228BDF36A95300D5D87" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header> <paragraph id="H0B1B4EBB26C043B689BAA2D8F6BE0F09"><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 Congress a report that describes the number of exemptions granted under subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 30 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356</external-xref>) (as amended by this Act) during the year preceding the report.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C6E722433F64A5F9D70FD66F520508F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall include a list of, with respect to each vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure granted an exemption during the period covered by the report, the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H9438CBEFFE3A42BAB1B676F3ECB8F9E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The name and International Maritime Organization number of the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C29CAA968D7434E8D95D3F49D1D57DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The nation in which the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure is documented.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC82ABA515B724BBE9DC47464439F2A7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The nationality of each owner of the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3F1D8EF96714A46B0F9EAA06E1078A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any changes to the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) applicable to the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure if the vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure has received a prior exemption under subsection (c)(2)(A) or subsection (c)(2)(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H55EA0FBF377A41979EB19E27725D1A10"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pipe, inter-array cable, umbilical cable, or export cable lay vessels</header> <paragraph id="H9080988740DF4C73821C4EA5BF71755E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 30 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356</external-xref>) the following:</text>
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<section id="HA382CA2954F54B8188F2E20D7A94EDC3"><enum>30A.</enum><header>Pipe, inter-array cable, umbilical cable, or export cable lay projects</header>
<subsection id="HB60FF8F661484465ACC336D80C02D127"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial determination</header>
<paragraph id="H93B992DDF93B476BB98F0164A7AFE065"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not prior to 180 days before the date on which subclause (II) of section 30(c)(2)(B)(ii) takes effect, the Secretary shall determine for each category of vessel described in paragraph (2) whether there exists a coastwise-endorsed vessel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H974B8A321B52498D9DCA5F373319BA60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Categories</header><text>The categories of vessels described in this paragraph are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D5E8A24BA844ECAA20EBE855778A8F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Pipe lay vessels.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H350C752989E043A49C68D4EBFB9E6072"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Inter-array cable lay vessels.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F4F6C6556B34BC6A5ADA7F5F54A65D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Umbilical cable lay vessels.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D24718BD0E74D68B82770661C16466B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Export cable lay vessels.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD60671421703402BA280AF713B53EF0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>In the case the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that a coastwise-endorsed vessel does not exist for a category of vessels described in subsection (a)(2), a vessel in such category shall, beginning on the date on which the Secretary makes such determination, be exempt from the condition under section 30(c)(2)(B) with respect to an applicable project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H27F031666FA44045A1182A62864B5EAA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requests for determinations of coastwise-endorsed vessels</header> <paragraph id="H80B040B9051C40778828DB48ED3C0478"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New determinations</header><text>After the date on which the determination is made under subsection (a), the owner or operator of a vessel in the applicable category may seek a new determination from the Secretary that a coastwise-endorsed vessel for such category exists.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76CA5074D0AD4AD387B2562D2F1F294C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application to non-coastwise-endorsed vessels</header><text>If the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1) that a coastwise-endorsed vessel for the applicable category exists, then the owner or operator of a vessel in such category that is not coastwise-endorsed shall seek a determination under paragraph (3) of the availability of a coastwise-endorsed vessel in such category for an applicable project before engaging in any such applicable project that has not commenced or resumed prior to such determination under paragraph (1) that a coastwise-endorsed vessel for the applicable category exists.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H99DC1B9FDAE4498487D7EA42D71F2FC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of availability</header> <subparagraph id="HCD78568127814107BEEF6F98B6635865"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable in accordance with this paragraph, the Secretary shall determine whether a coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category is available for the applicable project that is the subject of a request under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall determine that a coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category is not available for such applicable project if—</text>
<clause id="H24D00B45F9314069AFED3AF0554478D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the owner or operator of the non-coastwise endorsed vessel making such request submits to the Secretary an application for the use of such vessel for such applicable project that includes all relevant information and requirements for such applicable project, including engineering details and timing requirements;</text></clause> <clause id="H05C01E0360AF4BAD9747EBCEE0969790"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 30 days after receiving such an application, the Secretary provides a copy of the application to the owner of each coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category that is listed in the inventory under section 12138(b) of title 46, United States Code, and promptly publishes in the Federal Register a notice—</text>
<subclause id="H9D78AE4CA85A4A7090B247864EC3CE0A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing such applicable project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8AFFC4865EC846E8827B72CBF711946C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advising that all relevant information reasonably needed to assess the transportation and installation requirements for the pipe, inter-array cables, umbilical cables, or export cables, as applicable, used in such applicable project will be made available to an interested person upon request; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5D601C84B78344B3A20170BAB9729836"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requesting that information on the availability for such applicable project of coastwise-endorsed vessels in the applicable category be submitted within the 30-day period beginning on the date of such publication; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HB4960AD0B7B14462B49A876C3663FD30"><enum>(iii)</enum> <subclause id="H08B7540225D549AE995CDE39987CC780" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within such 30-day period, no information is submitted to the Secretary from owners or operators of coastwise-endorsed vessels in the applicable category to meet the requirements of the applicable project described in the application submitted under clause (i); or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0BD6B700851C44C0B453B05BFFB4A414"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the owner or operator of a coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category submits information to the Secretary asserting that the owner or operator has a suitable coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category to meet the requirements of the applicable project described in such application, but the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, within 90 days after the notice is first published, that such vessel is not suitable or reasonably available for the transportation required for such applicable project and no other vessel for which such information has been so submitted is so suitable and reasonably available for such transportation.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H27C31D1440C94132AB31BBBD32EF0365"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>For the purpose of providing guidance on making determinations regarding suitability or availability under this paragraph, the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall contract with the American Bureau of Shipping or another classification society recognized by the Secretary as meeting acceptable standards to provide such guidance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0B8D4298CC4406783616EF2DC8DBBE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Impact of determination</header>
<subparagraph id="H9B32637C087E49F58D722416E75D7E16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Coastwise-endorsed vessel availability</header><text>After the date on which a determination is made under paragraph (3) that a coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category is available for an applicable project, the owner or operator of a vessel in the applicable category that is not coastwise-endorsed—</text> <clause id="HF14CF1B2EB7E402EA96F1F1582E4CC22"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall engage only in the applicable project for which the vessel began or resumed prior to the date of the determination under paragraph (1) that a coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category exists and pursuant to the exemption under subsection (b); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF7BE9C873FF844508FB32B8902B3F39D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may not engage or resume in any further applicable projects until the vessel is in compliance with the condition under section 30(c)(2)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB546088A62942A4A4824C27AEA38A77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No coastwise-endorsed vessel availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the date on which a determination is made under paragraph (3) that a coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category is not available for an applicable project, the owner or operator of the vessel in the applicable category that is not coastwise-endorsed shall be permitted to engage in the applicable project as authorized under subsection (b) without regard to whether such applicable project has commenced or resumed prior to the date of the determination under paragraph (1) that a coastwise-endorsed vessel in the applicable category exists.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H560EF0CE60E44F41BFDCDBFBE203F18E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Time periods</header><text>The Secretary shall not extend any period under paragraph (3)(A) beyond the period as required under such paragraph.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD99A399807E847B1B6C5755CE0B5240D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Deemed approval</header><text>If the Secretary has failed to take an action required of the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A) within the period required for such action under such paragraph with respect to an application submitted under clause (i) of such paragraph, the owner or operator who submitted such application shall be deemed permitted under paragraph (4)(B) to engage in the applicable project that is the subject of such application.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H084CAE14A99348F689AB5F50907F3D81"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in order to apply an exemption determined under this section to the condition under section 30(c)(2)(B) with respect to an applicable project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9D29D7B1961844F092D5126E6CEF9AD8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H66497EAFD41943DF85C2CC032A83F7DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable category</header><text>The term <term>applicable category</term>, with respect to a vessel for which a determination is made under subsection (a), means the category of such vessel as described in paragraph (2) of such subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B49D837CC0746E99AD40E0FC910AF0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable project</header><text>The term <term>applicable project</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BCE382DA7BA43198951AD46E8D2453F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to a pipe lay vessel, means a project paying out pipe;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1EDA378F5ED4B949691211D8DEDDEDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to an inter-array cable lay vessel, means a project paying out inter-array cables;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96F4990A2BA64B20B7AC9A8C0D335F44"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to an umbilical cable lay vessel, means a project paying out umbilical cables; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H14EC6D8311EE4AEAA9D9E91CE8B4792E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with respect to an export cable lay vessel, means a project paying out export cables.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5DA23DEC7394B0AA2B38C10C21660B8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coastwise-endorsed</header><text>The term <term>coastwise-endorsed</term>, with respect to a vessel, means that the vessel has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/121">chapter 121</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24A5E9277BDC4711B2D007BE9D3440C6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inter-array cable lay vessel</header><text>The term <term>inter-array cable lay vessel</term> means a vessel paying out inter-array cables to which section 30(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II) applies, including paying out a submarine inter-array cable described in section 12138(b) of title 46, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71EEF302943A448D86104C60D2FC4CC5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Export cable lay vessel</header><text>The term <term>export cable lay vessel</term> means a vessel paying out export cables to which section 30(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II) applies, including paying out a submarine export cable described in section 12138(b) of title 46, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF59DD422D40242309CCF16974E0B183D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Pipe lay vessel</header><text>The term <term>pipe lay vessel</term> means a vessel paying out pipe to which section 30(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II) applies, including paying out a submarine pipe described in such section 12138(b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8278675051A84AA19EE811F2152E4160"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Umbilical cable lay vessel</header><text>The term <term>umbilical cable lay vessel</term> means a vessel paying out umbilical cables to which section 30(c)(2)(B)(ii)(II) applies, including paying out a submarine umbilical cable described in such section 12138(b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC03CE146F53945D09B4C73A02B3CEA6C"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF20A6390FC1E4B7087186A49608CABE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>Section 12138(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H9717A42B200843C5A4D70EA3D09CD5C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC"><quote>Vessels for cable laying, maintenance, and repair</quote></header-in-text> and inserting <header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC"><quote>Vessels for paying out pipe, inter-array cables, umbilical cables, or export cables, maintenance, and repair</quote></header-in-text>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E9D5CB516DD4B44BCD9A2B3BC4183FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H39A2F723385D4A46B9B9C432BDBA29F0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H935D979D45054701AB42141EB9D018A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall develop, maintain, and periodically update an inventory of vessels that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B9B1CD96387400491E85F3FA158CA4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are documented under this chapter;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBBFBE75CF5654BDCB6FDABFF1852BA49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are at least 200 feet in length; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01FE087E68A44E2AA7FFA290283509D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have the capability to pay out, maintain, or repair a submarine export cable, inter-array cable, umbilical cable, or pipe without regard to whether a particular vessel is classed as a cable or pipe lay ship or cable or pipe lay vessel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H059D694592CC475D957A1CC46556F3C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HE30A37E0DA27418A87C0035F39AF95D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the abilities and limitations of the vessel with respect to paying out, maintaining, and repairing a submarine export, inter-array, or umbilical cable or submarine pipeline; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H08AD6B175F844F629D865F6E6839F5B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H5871BA0CAA5242D38BBFF21CA79AE407"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Categories</header><text>For purposes of subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii) of section 30A of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall note the category of each vessel included in the inventory under this subsection in accordance with the categories described in subsection (a)(2) of such section 30A.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H33F63E79CE564B1D838560EEC6399685"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue regulations that specify the application requirements for an exemption under subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 30 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(c)(2)(A)</external-xref>) (as amended by this Act).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H60380BBA82234849A83FBE558CFB9E7B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Existing exemptions</header>
<paragraph id="HCDB37A2F175248C5981C1F347728B467"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each exemption granted to a vessel before the date of enactment of this Act 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>) (as in effect on the day before such effective date) shall remain in effect until the applicable date described in section 30(c)(2)(B) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.1356(c)(2)(B)) (as amended by this Act) based on the activity of the vessel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3F5FF0FF9C14F66A1F8B938D175B17B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the day after the last day of the period described in paragraph (1), each exemption described in that paragraph shall terminate, except to the extent the exemption is continued for certain vessels under section 30A of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (as added by this Act).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F153898745A4CD0859F762A53E6BE65"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 notify all persons that hold an exemption described in paragraph (1) that the exemption will terminate in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H51324D56946946AF993A97D0FF2A677D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings provisions</header> <paragraph id="H11F38753C31D4220A6284E0FEEECA6E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall authorize a pipe lay vessel, inter-array cable lay vessel, umbilical cable lay vessel, or export cable lay vessel that is not coastwise-endorsed to engage in the transportation of merchandise in coastwise trade.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3015C332025B47ABA9B78B61CC5FA595"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="HCB7D92069AEB460EAFCA6B7F8D7B3FA5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Coastwise-endorsed</header><text>The term <term>coastwise-endorsed</term> has the meaning given the term in section 30A(e) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (as added by this Act).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4442F377EA94D0D872CA7DF1B7D2334"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Export cable lay vessel; inter-array cable lay vessel; pipe lay vessel; and umbilical cable lay vessel</header><text>The terms <term>export cable lay vessel</term>, <term>inter-array cable lay vessel</term>, <term>pipe lay vessel</term>, and <term>umbilical cable lay vessel</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 30A(e) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (as added by this Act).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAEF3ACEFB6AA49A6A6D795B9A8CC75A2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section shall be construed as adopting any agency interpretations of any provisions of, or terms within, <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/551">chapter 551</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA47D86F98EDC456C85CBD47B1B7A1D43" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>362.</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf</header>
<subsection id="H6E43D2BF9611497589B1754761E6519D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to exemption for certain foreign-owned vessels, rigs, platforms, and other vehicles or structures</header><text>Section 30(c)(2)(A) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(c)(2)(A)</external-xref>), as so designated by this Act, is further amended by striking <quote>the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas</quote> and inserting <quote>exploring for, developing, or producing resources, including nonmineral energy resources,</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAF067CD23557476ABE628BB1465C009D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation of amendment to jurisdiction of the United States on the outer Continental Shelf</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 issue regulations to implement the amendment made by section 9503 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>; 134 Stat. 4822) to section 4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1333">43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)</external-xref>) with respect to laws administered by such Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9196133E29FD45A9B5DB3A00D7840DC5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to nullify or supersede any other provision of law relating to the outer Continental Shelf (as such term is defined 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>)), except as expressly provided in this Act or an amendment made by this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H19AE1C1229B0431398E064D6060228AA" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>363.</enum><header>Foreign vessel notifications</header> <subsection id="H1B2571F8B06047C5BF182A17EE9755B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Publication of penalties</header><text>Section 55102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H3CA66BD2F41F43F0B6366B2152CBBACE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication of penalties</header>
<paragraph id="H059CBDA8077247DF89A7E7B699C5707A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 7 days after a final agency action regarding a violation of this section by a vessel that does not have a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of this title or is not otherwise authorized to engage in the coastwise trade, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall publish in the Customs Bulletin and Decisions a notification pursuant to paragraph (2) with respect to the violation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD13685E7A794881B18882973BC0948D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The notification under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7FE0CF7495D94074A8053C7D49EF789A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of the vessel involved in the violation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF6A3F38EFA14394B988E99F64DA456B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of the owner of such vessel;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E89D28D367C4FD7B65E0580AF4FF71F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount of the fine imposed, or value of merchandise seized, pursuant to subsection (c) as a result of the violation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84500525419043658E1825075C66E6EF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a summary of the misconduct comprising the violation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H993D57F5025A4B1D893F3B33C9510228"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">justification for imposing a penalty, as identified in the final agency action with respect to the violation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1BFD140FDD294BEE92AAE77FE0201D69"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations implementing subsection (d), which may include amending regulations relating to penalties issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, particularly with respect to the information to be contained in the notification under such subsection.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H4CC5FA958E824C80B06AF8056594C36E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interpretive ruling process</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/551">Chapter 551</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF9ECD075C0354B5FA5D6DCF2F2806068" style="USC"> <section id="H7B4387736CAB4281B87007D2205C3AE4"><enum>55124.</enum><header>Interpretive ruling process</header> <subsection id="HD6643193D475419EA271767BDB36132D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H93926660E86548A49600F0B8BEB9F12D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastwise qualified vessel</header><text>The term <term>coastwise qualified vessel</term> has the meaning given the term in section 55108 of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAE78972FD3245D5951028919AEAA9DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interested party</header><text>The term <term>interested party</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4606500D9F19480BA2CA6872B2497CD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the owner or operator of a vessel engaged in coastwise trade;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H40CEBEC697EF4810B4A21D5CDDD8E795"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a manufacturer of coastwise qualified vessels;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78CB8EC7ECE845C6B3D9FC2E6DA2BE35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a certified labor organization, recognized labor organization, or group of workers or mariners which is representative of an industry engaged or employed in—</text> <clause id="H984C4131F1B545C8A0354528FDB4222D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the coastwise trade; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H1CCDF2C796494C30AD1134118E65F98F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coastwise qualified vessel construction;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57FE3AF03AA744A18495295E59B73670"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a trade or business association, a majority of whose members are—</text>
<clause id="HC02C918CA1C34736B71E61113E1CB654"><enum>(i)</enum><text>owners or operators of vessels engaged in coastwise trade; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE94F6425750D401A92F53235E82483AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>manufacturers of coastwise qualified vessels; or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H056AEF189BBF43C0BAA7E82F0C2D9AA2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an association, a majority of whose members are composed of persons described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3990FCCF7A6947BC82FC4EE4509855C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D1A23B6224A43ABABAE9E738810D285"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interpretive rulings process</header><text>Upon written request by an interested party, the Secretary shall furnish, by not later than 60 days after such request, an interpretive ruling regarding a non-coastwise qualified vessel’s activities and compliance with United States laws in the internal waters of the United States, the territorial sea, and the waters of the outer Continental Shelf, including the vessel’s compliance with sections 50503 and 55101 through 55121 of this title.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H165DB3F1BF304FDB9287E86C30A592EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Petition</header> <paragraph id="HE53831E3669E4D46A9F7B2B577F94C67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After the Secretary furnishes an interpretive ruling requested under subsection (b) or any other interpretive ruling regarding the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the coastwise laws, an interested party that believes the ruling is incorrect may file a petition with the Secretary setting forth—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE0E663B6EF5490990AEA65E2764DB8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the interested party’s understanding of the factual scenario;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H728246A97B72419581E37649694B8774"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the outcome of the decision that the interested party believes to be proper in the provided factual scenario; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47B291FEFEBE4BCC9E1D0C0A0F488822"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the reasons for the belief of the interested party.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A10753B84AA4F2BBA05CF0B7A67B3E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall publish online—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD85028BCAED4FF6B88CB68D3E097ECE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name of an interested party filing a petition under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C188199E0B44CC0BD8B2F8CA26A8569"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ruling that such party believes is incorrect.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF555D4D0974C4D719F1781968596908A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Determination on petition</header>
<paragraph id="H44D4638E4E634003A38F6C081BE530A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Correction of interpretive ruling</header><text>If, after receipt and consideration of a petition filed under subsection (c) by an interested party, the Secretary determines that the conclusion reached in the contested interpretive ruling is not correct, the Secretary shall, by not later than 60 days after such receipt, determine the proper outcome and notify the interested party of the determinations of the Secretary.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE0C31625BD54FDFBD5A3C6D353E7F27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contest by petitioner</header> <subparagraph id="H20228913C05F4DE3BC2A813155EA44C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>If after receipt and consideration of a petition filed under subsection (c) by an interested party, the Secretary determines that the contested interpretive ruling under subsection (b) is correct, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after such receipt, notify the interested party.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28F3F5D99EED46C981603381113B855C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>An interested party that receives a notice under subparagraph (A) may file an appeal to contest the ruling by not later than 30 days after the date of the notification.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7CE669ACC6024AAC97C5EC86DC90907F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination in response to appeal</header><text> Not later than 7 days after the receipt of an appeal from the interested party under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall make a determination of the interpretive ruling contested in the original ruling under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89A3DDC7F13A4828A5B678D4360E6C1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than 3 days after making a determination under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall publish such determination on a website of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H10C77F387C794F38AFDA3A95276DB4E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review of interpretive ruling</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the Secretary makes a determination regarding an interpretive ruling under subsection (d)(2)(B), any interested party may commence an action in any district court of the United States, subject to the venue requirements of section 1391 of title 28, by filing concurrently a summons and complaint, each with the content and in the form, manner, and style prescribed by the rules of such court, contesting any legal conclusions of the Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B9C4493ADCB47678474577A95D5C747"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations implementing required procedures</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HC68F96673E3B4CD881127E2CC29BEF0E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/551">chapter 551</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/46/55123">section 55123</external-xref> the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HA23921D0A465415B8346FD963341F43F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Ruling letters</header><text>Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed as congressional validation of a ruling letter, interpretative guidance, or doctrine issued, or other action taken, by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H85411973F14E4AF6A478ADA2116FEEA3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Foreign vessel notifications</header> <paragraph id="HC17D6DC31C9C4CDCA1213FED24C285DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H4CD260153BAE46B492D78672B310632B"><enum>70009.</enum><header>Foreign vessel notifications</header>
<subsection id="H01FEB30A21E5405080DCC16013FEDB33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H46CB914331304B0088E327F20897AAC4"><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="H201631D93C0A447088098869CC3B59D2"><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 (commonly referred to as the <quote>Jones Act</quote>), issued by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to section 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>, 1625).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA18690667AD4761B40DEC127E9CCE3A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the department in which the United States Customs and Border Protection is operating, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA61C2EA69D9C43698E0686FC3C5DA59C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification</header>
<paragraph id="HE54326287C7649A786DD1FD303ED7F2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advance notification required</header><text>Prior to engaging in any activity or operation 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 by the operator on the outer Continental Shelf and, if applicable, an identification of each applicable ruling letter issued by such Secretary to approve the use of a foreign vessel in an identical activity or operation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H28F7F81CF61144CFB031AB3B6004AC17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of notices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 14 days after the receipt of a notification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H15A53E32AFA44CAD8CF42D0C31A2F712" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if necessary, redact any information exempt from public disclosure under section 552 of title 5; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0775ABFE567045C9989DAC6BF060346B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the notification, as so redacted, in the Customs Bulletin and Decisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9219BC1601174F1DB2E0C35FBD809AE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>This subsection shall not apply to—</text> <subparagraph id="HAE779618877B4613B6C2A31B0DA73FA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any vessel that—</text>
<clause id="H404D6EC8942C45A2B672B72D60FE4277"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is performing an offshore lift, as defined in section 30(c)(2)(B)(iv)(I) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(c)(2)(B)(iv)(I)</external-xref>); and</text></clause> <clause id="HFFFE325C44CE4EB6ACA8FCE9C3F38A07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has a crane height capability of 180 meters; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F81B8942CA74CC296FEEB8A4142370A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rig or unit described in section 30(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1356">43 U.S.C. 1356(d)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE10D0CE7DEB3448EA6D4EF9B486CCFA3"><enum>(2)</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 adding at the end the following: </text>
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<section id="HD0DA2FB77B6C4D4FB82025CD47B287F9"><enum>364.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 361, 362, and 363, and the amendments made by sections 361, 362, and 363, shall take effect on the day that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></section> <section id="H2A1B99F3C02047B289424A853D50E36D"><enum>365.</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="HED0800BAA2DD404D9C31B8256A8F838D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA75E778ABBEA4351B984594E3E487CF7"><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="H2C0BFA40D9554C41ACA65CAA93A37AB5"><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="H17BBFA57E4B64954A6420ED42F1DFA79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4E38A26066B4462F8FE4A9A15C6F5FBC"><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="H6B01B9F2AF1B4B03AC0E8B6DCB2B568E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not a vessel;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA43D3D6251E14CE59B8C34E2CD7F154B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>securely and substantially moored to the seabed; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4BFE1F57BB5E4EEEAD43C3D004EDC989"><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="H56CD39F2DB154E9F954A65D84D4F43E2" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>366.</enum><header>Near shore cable laying barges</header>
<subsection id="HEF2F334AB3A84A3E8EFBE5C4025D70D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Until the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not enforce citizenship requirements under section 8103 of title 46, United States Code, or the credentialing requirements under section 8701 of title 46, United States Code, with respect to a covered individual.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAE7A6FC34E75479FA222B2DD8391600A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Until the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that operators of near shore cable lay vertical trenching injector equipment on barges on which covered individuals serve—</text>
<paragraph id="H94E5E300425C4291819ADFBA11DD0753"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop processes and requirements for conducting certification and training for such individuals; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC57E12A5A1B4E07BE9C119BF8A935C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>certify and train a sufficient cadre of qualified individuals.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H61384045B99D416991097C7E7D7FF5F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H8711C30048C7438CBF4DEC7526642FA5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered individual</header><text>The term <term>covered individual</term> means an individual, including a near shore cable lay vertical trenching injector operator or near shore cable laying vertical trenching injector support personnel, who is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H64716B6E50FB455FB98B2A2073364E65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engaged on board a barge for the purpose of operating specialized equipment, including a vertical trenching injector, necessary to lay near shore power cable in support of non-mineral energy exploration, development, and production; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73BF8405971244CEAA11C9305A4EFD1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not—</text>
<clause id="HFC156C243BA54CE48990CA05B795FC4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>included in the complement of licensed individuals to be stated in the certificate of inspection issued under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, to be necessary by the certificate of inspection or to ensure the safe navigation of such barge; or</text></clause> <clause id="H22CB817AC83D47589055FAEA8FDCEBAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a member of the steward’s department on such barge.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14865E5D711145ED9BC43F7987E195F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified individual</header><text>The term <term>qualified individual</term> means an individual qualified to—</text> <subparagraph id="H0DA71199B66D4106B978F0D71FA99401"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve on a vessel documented under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/121">chapter 121</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, under section 8103 of such title;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AF4F17DE2A842BEA6C092EF3AF5DF1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receive a merchant mariner credential under section 8701 of title 46, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3904C0FB1984E20A6D8D54E1CD2BDF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be available to operate and support the operation of specialized near shore cable lay vertical trenching injectors on barges that are documented under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/121">chapter 121</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, in support of United States offshore non-mineral energy exploration, development, and production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Oil Pollution Response</header>
<section id="H6706859E5DC44EE196D3573B9B7CD623" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessel response plans</header>
<subsection id="HDAEB3CE7447F42D4BA4A72A44C266B27" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salvage and marine firefighting response capability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF23FF80B540C4332981AB5E21940D939" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H427848D0D91946A283D9796329A2E8D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salvage and marine firefighting response capability</header> <subparagraph id="H3BA631A81AEA45E68FCDE388A77BAFEE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, acting through the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating unless otherwise delegated by the President, may require—</text>
<clause id="HE3D9F1D5A43F4621BFE3FDCC22900F93" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodic inspection of vessels and salvage equipment, firefighting equipment, and other major marine casualty response equipment on or associated with vessels;</text></clause> <clause id="H0EB37465B0D144FA8021E0E6AE2918BB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodic verification of capabilities to appropriately, and in a timely manner, respond to a marine casualty, including—</text>
<subclause id="HE1B98683467F4809BD9117D436A3C854" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drills, with or without prior notice;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8DB5389643F442CDA27EB193A091E5FE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review of contracts and relevant third-party agreements;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H47FFFAFC36E04BE994D30EF62D2C1A90" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">testing of equipment;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7E4904DAB9784EB289F24BA635EA8E26" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review of training; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H526E34778B6A472F82127FA96F0EEC4C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other evaluations of marine casualty response capabilities, as determined appropriate by the President; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H8A7093F98AF4463DBAE518A54CA2074D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying of appropriate response equipment for responding to a marine casualty that employs the best technology economically feasible and that is compatible with the safe operation of the vessel.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE3B4DA85E61428DBB9C0F61695A4798" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph:</text> <clause id="H182091EFF60B4D0FBECF7419D1A76C5F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marine casualty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>marine casualty</term> means a marine casualty that is required to be reported pursuant to paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 6101 of title 46, United States Code.</text></clause>
<clause id="H6E2F7B0D43B849B8827D4E70D9FB0621" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salvage equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>salvage equipment</term> means any equipment that is capable of being used to assist a vessel in potential or actual danger in order to prevent loss of life, damage or destruction of the vessel or its cargo, or release of its contents into the marine environment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H55419724B10D42FB84548EA7857DE47C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="HBC304B97F9664C73AFA0C3B1997E1470" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68AAC608C0D546C3A2935F3772DDE25D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the state of marine firefighting authorities, jurisdiction, and plan review; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H917FE26EA2E841F08EBB1F92E81C8F1D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other considerations with respect to fires at waterfront facilities (including vessel fires) and vessel fires on the navigable waters (as such term is defined in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1362">33 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H386181B8DAEA44C0BF412DD141829C28" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB14A2FA0ABE64E17A0DC3909CD6D02A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine—</text>
<clause id="H1406923E62044921A04B960E9E7A8717" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaboration among Federal and non-Federal entities for purposes of reducing the risks to local communities of fires described in paragraph (1); </text></clause> <clause id="H01407925EDDD4E30A5B875FD2DBE576B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prevalence and frequency of such fires; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC081DEE3D47D43669DCC45694C9DCBAC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which firefighters and marine firefighters are aware of the dangers of lithium-ion battery fires, including lithium-ion batteries used for vehicles, and how to respond to such fires;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6718A6965C054FEFB913FF14973D38D5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review methods of documenting and sharing best practices throughout the maritime community for responding to vessel fires; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H986D4F30D3F845758BC5A5CE8A590634" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations for—</text> <clause id="H77E9E0B454D14F078F8F94536150C686" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparing for, responding to, and training for such fires;</text></clause>
<clause id="H40923D29C63C42E6A31687BBB614E6ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">clarifying roles and responsibilities of Federal and non-Federal entities in preparing for, responding to, and training for such fires; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5C74E25C809C45418BC35F87B79BEB6C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other topics for consideration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCF093EE4633F41AAA31E7BEC37AE40DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HB7FBD6680AEC425583CDCE3D9F08AFE7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) by striking <quote>initiated</quote> and inserting <quote>conducted</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4384AAB503084B6ABAE4A40FA3660657" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3446E384D13844FDB4192F5070F82272" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H008397240E2541DEB8E088F049347AA4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H575D2CA10FD94D9ABF7064AB9DF019C9" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 style="USC" id="HE894A74C852E4A0AAED148F03D3DA14D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HBDB0D7DA772B4707A0E9B303709B2CAE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H29671FA2FAA342AEBCE9B073F554FE61" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Online incident reporting system</header>
<subsection id="HA3DA753FC700410B99176F60706BEE96" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Response Center shall submit to Congress a plan to design, fund, and staff the National Response Center to develop and maintain a web-based application by which the National Response Center may receive notifications of oil discharges or releases of hazardous substances.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H44A4B2747966485AB524E4105D37FFA0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a), the National Response Center shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F35E1802B0843449158A0769D682FD9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete development of the application described in such subsection; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43C0DAFD9B2349449C3D79065975777B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow notifications described in such subsection that are required under Federal law or regulation to be made online using such application.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H00F6ADC5F52A41319D39181950A012F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (b), 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> <section id="HAEFE8BA389EF47C48AC69B76803BB0CD" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>405.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment of Exxon Valdez oil spill court recovery in high yield investments and marine research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 350 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/113">Public Law 106–113</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1474b">43 U.S.C. 1474b</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF987392E37C54FD58CB7D9D233C92C2B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C5521067CA6449C844351836A206467" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively, and indenting the subsections appropriately;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDD61681977A47318C8C1EA5B621D27F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2F7E88BD98494242B313D46B416BF644" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the provisions of paragraphs (5) and (7)</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H1278EA77F19D41AC8FF08749B650FC64" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HCAAAB6EC6DF5424098885DB2185423E3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent decree</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Consent Decree</term> means the consent decree issued in United States v. Exxon Corporation, et al. (No. A91–082 CIV) and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et al. (No. A91–083 CIV).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC746124471CB4820BC084088742602B6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Fund</term> means the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund established pursuant to title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1474b">43 U.S.C. 1474b</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B1542F54BF341A3ABD68C179776E619" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outside account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>outside account</term> means any account outside the United States Treasury.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H220E1A97778A48619A0DAD0BB8C5AE87" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trustee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Trustee</term> means a Federal or State natural resource trustee for the Exxon Valdez oil spill.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD6E0CCAA19EC46459384FAEE6534518B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposits</header> <paragraph id="H856F9C6DBD6041A19D7F6F2F46FA9C18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (g)</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66B6A08707D14CE593DBE5DF22A92E19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1) (as so designated)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1C39EEB188194435A54608287D7A88AD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>issued in United States v. Exxon Corporation, et al. (No. A91–082 CIV) and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et al. (No. A91–083 CIV) (hereafter referred to as the <quote>Consent Decree</quote>),</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3ECBA3593FB04888B6E55DB0D0C51F18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF8DD052E26F94207AAD74D3D426501D0" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H2B767F9AFA0149FA9D26242F77C3C663" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Fund;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA7FB5CF847F43A7B493901301A28B2A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an outside account; or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93B4F8BFCFAF4B9098D3635710D5FB8B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause id="H864BF93363F8497886F4B7D3A48DFF10" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the Federal and State natural resource trustees for the Exxon Valdez oil spill (<quote>trustees</quote>)</quote> and inserting <quote>the Trustees</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDAD54FE4C50A4EF4BBA503043F14139B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Any funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4E95C5CB64E443CEAE9C5E2B3D861E0E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for deposits in outside accounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB5EAD25E1414A0A820CAF766F57F539" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">(c)</header-in-text> Joint</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H9ADA3A5001E14EC5BCDA44337901C056" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any joint</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H66B0ECD073804376A83A34EE67438CE2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">(d)</header-in-text> The transfer</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HDF2C38BC96C248C7AFE812B1CDB32A04" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No effect on jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transfer</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB128AF15FBF4CDABC653A4152543271" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE8A3777311F84BB5A005B57EE86F6E71" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">(e)</header-in-text> Nothing herein shall affect</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H60509D7428E14CF2BDB23222FD30EF18" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H6E153C88F97642B6B611AB7B2F195920" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FE6189FC7624FC8AEC2693A369C9FC9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>trustees</quote> and inserting <quote>Trustees</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H320E2CF1D09344DBA9F75C321650D791" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))—</text>
<subparagraph id="HACA240966B384BFB807F7CFA438FB47B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">(f)</header-in-text> The Federal trustees and the State trustees</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H26FB040D7DA94C58A410232B58873353" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H78E98B7932E54A518921CAE6CF587E36" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Trustees</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD11F8B66098341C2870EC4D66EA8C65D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>this program</quote> and inserting <quote>this section, prioritizing the issuance of grants to facilitate habitat protection and habitat restoration programs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82F52F0F05FD40F090386F2146176A29" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFEE6FA1335D745AF9E4808DEB0425AE1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Upon the expiration of the authorities granted in this section all</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBBC7FFCFC26147989017E971587871E5" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H28823AB2C62F4E1E809633934BC57290" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On expiration of the authority provided in this section, all</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD2593E06D834DD8B6FCFB376504F2A7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">(g)</header-in-text> The authority</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HEA6DD059360F4992B1DD53E1845C13EE" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H3861B21E6B804DC2A3D1BECB71584D6F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration</header> <paragraph id="HC6730513AE9A4269BEEDFE305351A357" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2EE19B265ED740F78BD8FDB6395C29E1" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>406.</enum><header>Additional response assets</header>
<subsection id="H8C8D9897F5CA4BA39E0C53224ABD07F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exemption and requirements</header><text>Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HDC9C059E81294EC49C4AB319CBF63A7E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H70C5905B64274777B0CE769EBDAC4E72"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Additional response assets</header> <paragraph id="HC211BFC13202463DB0A0AB887CCD38AD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Vessels exempt from inspection</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a qualified vessel engaged in a qualified oil spill response shall not be subject to inspection if the qualified vessel—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06FFF4DF6F1444C08353D907243095DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has—</text> <clause id="HECF912F314ED44F99EA33BF8E73AD2E0" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an agreement by contract or other approved means with an oil spill removal organization to support a response plan under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</external-xref>), including training and exercises related to oil spill response activities; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H64C7EB1C95844808B1C424F4E1A522F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>been approved by the Secretary to respond to a discharge of oil or to participate in training and exercises related to oil spill response activities;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2063E450AB40408AA428974E1CC954C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is normally and substantially involved in activities other than, and not adapted to, spill response;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB601620B03B7472DAA31BB7B2A449910"><enum>(C)</enum><text>complies with all applicable laws for the use of such vessel in the activities for which such vessel is normally and substantially operated, including any inspection requirement under this title for such use; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H06D0897B884448A280C7556D3B4C5FED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has at least 1 crewmember possessing certifications for, or who are in training for, applicable hazardous waste operations and emergency response.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6484969A20940A38A2C55C21F6BB2D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allowances</header><text>A qualified vessel under paragraph (1) may—</text> <subparagraph id="H14D8BE00C9074EC1A061EF9903FCE6E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>unless otherwise inspected as a towing vessel under this title, tow only—</text>
<clause id="HCF9E93DB0806467C92AA00924589389D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>another vessel or a device, including a bladder, designed to carry oil or oil residues with the capacity of less than 250 barrels; or</text></clause> <clause id="HFDE8E6FB0F804D259B0A7712436C9197"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>oil spill response equipment, including boom, skimmers, or other response equipment;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC87BB9BF04694BE3A777DAC88D11A152"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carry—</text> <clause id="H4656E7147C2F454DA11C13D36E669244"><enum>(i)</enum><text>temporary storage containers on board for recovered oil or oil-contaminated materials collected during an oil spill response, including bags, drums, and totes as approved by the Secretary;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAA0AA6A2D9E1401A961072C095F6FE92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>oil spill response equipment; or</text></clause> <clause id="H9322CC25CBC3486C82C0AD1CAB2C723F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>no more than 6 passengers for hire in support of a response plan under Section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</external-xref>) approved by the Secretary unless the vessel has been inspected under paragraph (4) or (8) of section 3301 or is authorized by the Secretary to carry more than 6 passengers for hire;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9286D83B418F40599E876577D135FE8D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the qualified vessel is a tank vessel, be used for storage of recovered oil only if not carrying oil as cargo at the time of an oil spill response; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H931AAD2926384F568AC64C09C30AFD04"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conduct any other operation, or engage in training or exercises, in support of a response plan under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(j)</external-xref>) approved by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF9CCF544AE04254A2CCF4A4ACF638E5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H38B695E3B93B414B910730BC6362263A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Qualified vessel</header><text>The term <term>qualified vessel</term> means a vessel operating in any part of the area of responsibility—</text>
<clause id="H01ACC9ABF5A6440FA279A47F520E1095"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone as in effect of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>; or</text></clause> <clause id="H072A0E0D56464180A82D1CE637398F03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone as in effect of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37554632B3974A6F8C6BDAA06AF8C8D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualified oil spill</header><text>The term <term>qualified oil spill</term> means an oil spill occurring in any part of the area of responsibility—</text> <clause id="H211BE0531F564218B9818E9E64ED069B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone as in effect of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H3F2ED6D6923B422D9A702D2DFAF3A942"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zone as in effect of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HB6F78E9D89584BFCA84DCB494EC99CA4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11316 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 repealed.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9BE6D3E29A6A4AEBB1A939BFB0E400BB"><enum>407.</enum><header>International maritime oil spill response</header>
<subsection id="H5B0D8E78A00E4F16A58201A98FF10694"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, review and update the Canada-US Joint Maritime Pollution Contingency Plan.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC0BC85428C4E4039A30F8E180DF4117F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE5A48671A8084A31B99F8B4053E93B21"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review each geographic annex within the contingency plan;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBDBF80E14DE481BA1E612F4D9D7DCCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyze the vessel traffic patterns, including the types of vessels transiting the area, and assess the risks of a pollution incident; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAA43BF1ECAD420BAA542BEE7552F180"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine if any of the areas should be expanded or modified.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1951ED89E9CF407D9C124CCC55F8B91B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exercises</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall conduct a joint training exercise not less than once a year to determine emergency response capabilities and identify other types of support necessary to effectuate a successful oil spill response, in accordance with the Canada-US Joint Maritime Pollution Contingency Plan.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>V</enum><header>Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response</header>
<section id="HAAA86F8D68934E5BBE725613E9CF8E80" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independent review of Coast Guard reforms</header>
<subsection id="H5CBEA1556F8145C089DA0CE117B6D67A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government Accountability Office report</header>
<paragraph id="HAFF5F5F178574BC8B2817A9450AA2C3C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HAB9DB104B3364A6CA6742DF92B5BD9E3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC5B0F0CA85B457787763F079FC7C761" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate—</text> <clause id="H55BC4D73D75F447092BB601E4A05FC22" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="H834533C9F07F496699F7A6CEC0AC0A2E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="H461206805A6341BB8F739835231B7964" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="HEFE95C0A29B84B2295AECE28444691FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="H1CA1E9A086534E4CA52B1852F54534BF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="H0D854A71D0B544BD9DFA9D713139CED1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report by Commandant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HAB0E009779274630A1A3054CE5D1BBA8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H195D9092C1BE4B40A70A9A3DCD3860ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HB0B1E4D8A92D47DCB30F4FDA27B00868" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline"><italic></italic>Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and access to evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and other misconduct</header> <subsection id="HE0173AA7862745D1A3E117F339C07067" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <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 id="H914146C335F94DDA82DFCA92039F1633" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="HB94223369D87499D93D2ABF9C81836CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>955.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and access to evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and other misconduct</header>
<subsection id="HDF1543C4D9A14E7C8E4279BD26D378C9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, shall issue a comprehensive policy for the Coast Guard on the retention of and access to evidence and records relating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBE81A8C88CB64367988E020ADE845579" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The comprehensive policy required by subsection (a) shall revise existing policies and procedures, including systems of records, as necessary to ensure preservation of such evidence and records for periods sufficient—</text>
<paragraph id="HC31E94360D02424E8C6F5D0AE3321F24" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that members of the Coast Guard who were victims of covered misconduct are able to pursue claims for veterans benefits;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C82590641494B389A019FE2E9BDCBB5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support administrative processes, criminal proceedings, and civil litigation conducted by military or civil authorities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB87FDFEA33084A59964F3AB8192B2EE0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for such other purposes relating to the documentation of an incident of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H688A0F13B5154C4BB2124C417C6ADE56" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header> <paragraph id="H9399B51C64A142588D37B968F01CE2B1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the comprehensive policy required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF249A5FDAE44CC089F95B13E56EB28C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify records relating to an incident of covered misconduct that shall be retained;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H82F8B49A2F964CFA8FCABAFF95DAAB92" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to records relating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard that are not records of the Coast Guard, identify such records known to or in the possession of the Coast Guard, and set forth procedures for Coast Guard coordination with the custodian of such records for proper retention of the records;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB2EA1A12FC048E5BED6A5DA8FDFFA90" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth criteria for the collection and retention of records relating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA4F0B21B0B734BF89ACD2F37233A4A49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify physical evidence and nondocumentary forms of evidence relating to covered misconduct that shall be retained;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3BA60AF03DC04A519180B806966A70AF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth the period for which evidence and records relating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard, including Coast Guard Form 6095, shall be retained, except that—</text> <clause id="H3E97575BF37D4C1D984300A0B74D51B8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any physical or forensic evidence relating to rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall be retained not less than 50 years, and for other covered misconduct not less than the statute of limitations of the alleged offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H30576DED5641496088182C54979E9CEF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documentary evidence relating to rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall be retained not less than 50 years;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19176B70CCD54835A5303C349768615A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider locations in which such records shall be stored;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA101436D8EAF44FBA128C9E894753CD3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify media and methods that may be used to preserve and ensure access to such records, including electronic systems of records;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H87506A6A4CCF4AA9950335784E3C0FB3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the protection of privacy of—</text>
<clause id="H9527C1156E7E4B3095ECFD21CD81BDF9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals named in records and status of records under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>) and section 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as the <quote>Privacy Act</quote>); and</text></clause> <clause id="H170BB6BA6E0847D3888A61EF2C7CDAFF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals named in restricted reporting cases;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC85C334BD2CC4636BF2D64356D1E2F35" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate the 1 or more positions within the Coast Guard that shall have the responsibility for such record retention by the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB3C2A635329C410C8128C18ACD086BA0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require education and training for members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard on record retention requirements under this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70E1386F70E042DEB1D0F5DC9F0B6F7D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth criteria for access to such records relating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard, including whether the consent of the victim should be required, by—</text> <clause id="H2350811F61444B1797815013E5E40CAE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">victims of covered misconduct;</text></clause>
<clause id="HDDBEBB30345D454285D8BCA57698B75A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">law enforcement authorities;</text></clause> <clause id="H0E4A03DC400342CAA75F2EA6A71F01D8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H684525485D554635A66AA8F573FAD466" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other individuals and entities, including alleged assailants;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1BA1532EFD94C73A39E2AFB6BB8466C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require uniform collection of data on—</text>
<clause id="H4BAE199FB6934DFC8C53F62857F1F107" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the incidence of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard; and</text></clause> <clause id="H613A55B15D1042C4855AD5D727EE1034" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disciplinary actions taken in substantiated cases of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE687559FFBC04E5C9DEA1A7E15F81226" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth standards for communications with, and notifications to, victims, consistent with—</text> <clause id="H45661BB1B7D346AC9D59C4812C3C1FBA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements of any applicable Department of Defense policy; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8C139F1A86BC40AD919FD79817CD10F9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, any applicable policy of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6FF7CC7623834521A81E7443AA59229E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of certain forms and evidence in connection with restricted reports and unrestricted reports of sexual assault involving members of the Coast Guard</header> <subparagraph id="H869D8F13FE4241C482C5A77CEC0BDD56" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The comprehensive policy required by subsection (a) shall require all unique or original copies of Coast Guard Form 6095 filed in connection with a restricted or unrestricted report on an alleged incident of rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), involving a member of the Coast Guard to be retained for the longer of—</text>
<clause id="HF59059CB76F941FFA94CCCD1BE150EF9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 years commencing on the date of signature of the covered person on Coast Guard Form 6095; or</text></clause> <clause id="HA4B82CADE47F4A659A7B2EC6C43F885C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the time provided for the retention of such form in connection with unrestricted and restricted reports on incidents of sexual assault involving members of the Coast Guard under Coast Guard policy.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7FDB1E110BF4E688332D9A9F7B5C4D5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any Coast Guard form retained under subparagraph (A) shall be retained in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the member of the Coast Guard concerned in accordance with Coast Guard policy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC4FC8AA67041422CBB474C6DBA57D39B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of case notes in investigations of covered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard</header> <subparagraph id="HF0334BA382DD4367B52A0541E45CEC66" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required retention of all investigative records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The comprehensive policy required by subsection (a) shall require, for all criminal investigations relating to an alleged incident of covered misconduct involving a member of the Coast Guard, the retention of all elements of the case file.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FEFA674E52744E09856F9A300228661" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The elements of the case file to be retained under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="H110E58EE99084D568D158FBA8538C260" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the case activity record;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF7A0431F6C3947A7B7D6A12A74D7B8D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the case review record;</text></clause> <clause id="H88D0A81BE75A471397FB7FB2F496805F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigative plans; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H46B826ECA7F6480CA42BB93AE13F2B29" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all case notes made by any investigating agent.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H226839F83FEF40149183F5F1988D6D28" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All elements of the case file shall be retained for not less than 50 years for cases involving rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and not less than the statute of limitations of the alleged offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for other covered misconduct, and no element of any such case file may be destroyed until the expiration of such period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5698E606ED384AD9B51E4FD9F1B522F0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return of personal property upon completion of related proceedings in unrestricted reporting cases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the records and evidence retention requirements described in paragraphs (1)(E) and (2), personal property retained as evidence in connection with an incident of rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), involving a member of the Coast Guard may be returned to the rightful owner of such property after the conclusion of all legal, adverse action, and administrative proceedings related to such incident, as determined by the Commandant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H202382A3C2C64FFFA6029AC248BBFA11" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return of personal property in restricted reporting cases</header> <subparagraph id="H21B875D4A3EA40468CBED2145ABB68DB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe procedures under which a victim who files a restricted report of an incident of sexual assault may request, at any time, the return of any personal property of the victim obtained as part of the sexual assault forensic examination.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16EB8DDA84EC4B1B8C570FBAE93FC9C6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The procedures required by subparagraph (A) shall ensure that—</text> <clause id="H8BFA9374E0DA4E7A95952B171EB34800" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a request by a victim for the return of personal property described under subparagraph (A) may be made on a confidential basis and without affecting the restricted nature of the restricted report; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7D30630DB9424FC0A4CAD6D9FDBC1B27" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the time of the filing of the restricted report, a Special Victims’ Counsel, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate—</text> <subclause id="HC524DC5713E64551B2D22BCD0404FFFA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">informs the victim that the victim may request the return of personal property as described in such subparagraph; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H571A8A81C0CE400F80E4F659E590859C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advises the victim that such a request for the return of personal property may negatively impact a subsequent case adjudication if the victim later decides to convert the restricted report to an unrestricted report.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1336DFE4828B4D56B481F73991098506" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except with respect to personal property returned to a victim under this paragraph, nothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect the requirement to retain a sexual assault forensic examination kit for the period specified in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CAAD58D80FD4A8F86855C1478BEE59E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Victim access to records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to victim access to records after all final disposition actions and any appeals have been completed, as applicable, the comprehensive policy required by subsection (a) shall provide that, to the maximum extent practicable, and in such a manner that will not jeopardize an active investigation or an active case—</text> <subparagraph id="H269EAA532A1D4161BAB96FBA8BDA4E1E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a victim of covered misconduct in a case in which either the victim or alleged perpetrator is a covered person shall have access to all records that are directly related to the victim’s case, or related to the victim themselves, in accordance with the policy issued under subsection (a) and subject to required protections under sections 552 and 552a of title 5;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2F26EBCE7444BBA8C1DEFE67F6B628A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a victim of covered misconduct who requests access to records under section 552 or 552a of title 5 concerning the victim’s case shall be determined to have a compelling need, and the records request shall be processed under expedited processing procedures, if in the request for such records the victim indicates that the records concerned are related to the covered misconduct case;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H545F721DF63C4436AE58536E1BA57FDF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in applying sections 552 and 552a of title 5 to the redaction of information related to a records request by a victim of covered misconduct made under such sections after all final disposition actions and any appeals have been completed—</text>
<clause id="HC9DA7C5119E146D5A2DCA3569AC224BD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any such redaction shall be applied to the minimum extent possible so as to ensure the provision of the maximum amount of unredacted information to the victim that is permissible by law; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA72EBFB93A5242B588E0A2A9DB4BB17D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any such redaction shall not be applied to—</text>
<subclause id="HF70174A7E0544F3FBF4EAFF82CE88949" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receipt by the victim of the victim’s own statement; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HCB23D79AFBE744B7A1A08FE25858C7EE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the victim’s information from an investigation; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A23150C08B64136843791C611D04BC3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of such a records request for which the timelines for expedited processing are not met, the Commandant shall provide to the Secretary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing that explains the reasons for the denial or the delay in processing, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9D406207B82548B69CEC25E407427E3C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of covered person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered person</term> includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H03572E55824D40C78D05AEFC0BAD94C9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a member of the Coast Guard on active duty;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC06E798A0C546889BD024FE50EEF259" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a member of the Coast Guard Reserve with respect to crimes investigated by or reported to the Secretary on any date on which such member is in a military status under section 802 of title 10 (article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7F7A295168841D88635AB776D3EA229" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a former member of the Coast Guard with respect to crimes investigated by or reported to the Secretary; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9840A99D42714815B1941CC7A34B887F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an investigation of covered misconduct conducted by, or an incident of covered misconduct reported to, the Coast Guard involving a civilian employee of the Coast Guard, any such civilian employee of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFC6DC71EA78B4915A0B555E7E7B21B68" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5FB7B9F998E44933913A7B0174E49EF5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/9">chapter 9</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="H0075A614E2204502910FBB93A22095E2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>956.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to maintain certain records</header>
<subsection id="H535297942F014D7C8391786B6B3578C8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H0963AB99F0844497AD2D293A879921E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 the date of the disposition decision.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9ECB473CA85B455C91CDA51FAF785BC4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H542CB7A4C534426F856466CCDCD45733" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The disposition actions.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50CFC05F128E478B95D4EE48CABF3AEE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The name and command of the referral authority.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H714BA9FB46084DEFA46AD2E12BEC2FCF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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="HDE59FBD0031442FAA56C9A4DB58EBFC0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A reference section listing the materials reviewed in making a disposition decision.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9628EFDF0FF149C7A3078ECD3A929B25" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of investigation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFA8E8BBF58A40208A31E8B8330222D4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The completed Coast Guard Investigative Service report of adjudication included as an enclosure.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBE2D2A86FABC4933A120C1F83C7E2B94" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>work product</term> includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E69ABCDEE5F4EFE95A6DE6CCB873A7A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a prosecution memorandum;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D85EFB0184A44AAB0AE5D9918E93988" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emails, notes, and other correspondence related to a disposition decision; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9967879E5D284EB99717F71723C50F13" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contents described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H949F2CF61F2A43E5B04516C8FA526B0E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HA9C9B9018EFC422FA7F500C7EC44425A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H4130B740AC0547BBA630D0D5BBF4DC09" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">Sec. 955. Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and access to evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and other misconduct.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">Sec. 956. Requirement to maintain certain records.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H3123445FCC594DA4A029A41A82DCDCB3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of request for transfer of a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy 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 further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H66C9A78390564A749D330661FEB9F9E3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of request for transfer of cadet who is the victim of sexual assault or related offense</header>
<paragraph id="H0FC237F5425C4643B62583265A295726" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 another military service academy or to enroll in a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program affiliated with another institution of higher education.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H77FAF29AADB143B2BA318432D8CE8767" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish policies to carry out this subsection that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE31183857A843D48D6372E11E1A6CC8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide that the Superintendent shall 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 who alleges an offense referred to in paragraph (1) is processed as expeditiously as practicable through the chain of command for review and action by the Superintendent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F4BDB8E41CA45B9936DB652380498A7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct the Superintendent, in coordination with the Superintendent of the military service academy to which the cadet requests to transfer—</text>
<clause id="H1B86D0E72BBA44AEAA8A874B4F721685" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to take action 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="HC1B6190845624AFDA9F64AFB22D80ADA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to approve such request for transfer unless there are exceptional circumstances that require denial of the request;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9620B58270AE4418A00D0C0CA1354219" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon approval of such request for transfer, to take all necessary and appropriate action to effectuate the transfer of the cadet to the military service academy concerned as expeditiously as possible, subject to the considerations described in clause (iv); and</text></clause> <clause id="H665C3F49C4EA489F902A218926A07494" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in determining the transfer date of the cadet to the military service academy concerned, to take into account—</text>
<subclause id="H7F96AAA5D51741D0ADC6A2A564DA77AD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preferences of the cadet, including any preference to delay transfer until the completion of any academic course in which the cadet is enrolled at the time of the request for transfer; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD9D4F44EFE334B7B88D2BF74D6A8A3EF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the well-being of the cadet; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B2AE07C9076481497B4B04C8FAE4027" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H20534CB2BE9E42A9B0EB2278327F23CE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to take action 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="HE719B2F8149740FAA3BB337E69C256AB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text></clause> <clause id="H9E7A43D05F2341A4B2D31698244DBA71" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, subject to the considerations described in clause (iv); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1431AFEE2220460D975A886B1A4AE057" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in determining the transfer date of the cadet to the institution of higher education to which the cadet wishes to transfer, to take into account—</text> <subclause id="H1C6CB0B72617496FB5340A625C1DA4D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preferences of the cadet, including any preference to delay transfer until the completion of any academic course in which the cadet is enrolled at the time of the request for transfer; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HE2C57B45451E4A3C86563A68F71EAA20" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the well-being of the cadet.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H217C65B27AF44906924D0F9ED23EE34F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Superintendent denies a request for transfer under this subsection, the cadet may request review of the denial by the Secretary, who shall take action on such request for review not later than 72 hours after receipt of such request.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F0B4F8C0ED8426E968D8392A46346F3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary 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="H19B9E7D00E7345D7B30D8BBE0C717B32" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of other law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A cadet who transfers under this subsection may retain the cadet’s appointment to the Coast Guard Academy or may be appointed to the military service academy to which the cadet transfers without regard to the limitations and requirements set forth in sections 7442, 8454, and 9442 of title 10.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52B86EB40E124CE783913A2108AD120A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission as officer in the Coast Guard</header>
<subparagraph id="HB235F908329C492A8A29548D14C80DDB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon graduation, a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Naval Academy who transferred to that academy under this subsection 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 set forth in section 2101 of this title.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24FDEFEB51A04718AEBF3F2E63FAE769" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission as officer in other armed force</header> <clause id="H3B50480A651640A883305EE16BD7E210" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A cadet who transfers under this subsection to the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Naval Academy and indicates a preference pursuant to clause (ii) may be appointed as a commissioned officer in an armed force associated with the academy from which the cadet graduated.</text></clause>
<clause id="HF141008603D648BBA93FBF79CF41E153" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statement of preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A cadet seeking appointment as a commissioned officer in an armed force associated with the academy from which the cadet graduated under clause (i) shall, before graduating from that academy, indicate to the Commandant that the cadet has a preference for appointment to that armed force.</text></clause> <clause id="HE170619738FC463A8D75694BA9955CFD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration by Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall consider a preference of a cadet indicated pursuant to clause (ii), but may require the cadet to serve as a permanent commissioned officer in the Regular Coast Guard instead of being appointed as a commissioned officer in an armed force associated with the academy from which the cadet graduated.</text></clause>
<clause id="H8375BA6775504FA587DE2E023F1A9C9D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of service agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a service agreement entered into under section 1925 of this title by a cadet who transfers under this subsection to the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Naval Academy and is appointed as a commissioned officer in an armed force associated with that academy, the service obligation undertaken under such agreement shall be considered to be satisfied upon the completion of 5 years of active duty service in the service of such armed force.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H16D1F0AEDF5F4A2A9BAB10B708BE9882" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senior reserve officers’ training corps program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 set forth in section 3738a of this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H2C1A24107E6C418597B5BABDAFF1E7C3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare</header>
<subsection id="H84942F0351F64F1E8E07616883E23DF6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H30BB1AA9705A4510AF4335D0DE8767B8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H47F24D9386934C95AE80FAEC3C5092BA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2132.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare</header> <subsection id="H83648B83A76649669762F7AC8BB6B513" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may designate a limited number of officers of the Coast Guard as having particular expertise in—</text>
<paragraph id="H8103B64DCCFE4CFDAF018628CDBE5BB7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">military justice; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H993259E95774469185415E2CFCD7C8C1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">healthcare.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE70C7A9FC2FA4EEA98608118E689F92A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promotion and grade</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual designated under this section—</text> <paragraph id="H753DE6B37B084C338214C17AFE5A4FFD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be included on the active duty promotion list;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F853115D4EF47EC9CCCFD8C02E54D95" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be promoted under section 2126; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC139BA4F9A144B2A35F1B51F68885D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be promoted to a grade higher than captain.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HEBBDB7635CF14C35978B3F7C07A65D17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H64A344956B1845159659E4ABCE50E3D6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2132. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCF3E1B883CE245AC9C5F26E4F9A7E6CA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H3519FC317B584E2B8D0A7D80F4382DBF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 this section</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6ACEA3C88DB545DFB6EEF035080B5291" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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> <quoted-block id="H2418FC206CDA4E829D876903ADBB65BD" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H0A9CE7A461024F43BEA245E55EE50EE7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary To prescribe numbers for certain officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe the number of officers authorized to be serving on active duty in each grade of—</text>
<paragraph id="HA3FFBD4E94A74DCFA8399AB90310E8B3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD7C027D89514BB5A48CD8BA61931F77" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA350CF5A80A54829856C7566B3FC8D52" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the officers of the Reserve serving in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DA06E58AE0F463F91A50A36751732F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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 this section</quote> after <quote>reserve components</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA1B161355CC4E2E8E692EB4F95E7FFC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3736(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HEB83A076BA01487B992EF6726049ABB8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence by striking <quote>promotion list and the</quote> and inserting <quote>promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on the</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC09D83D322594F60B961B23208FD3613" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence by striking <quote>promotion list or the</quote> and inserting <quote>promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on the</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE91B170CCAB84F2B8A73A16B10FB33E7" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>505.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HDFB101E3A83D42019A9CB4C71DCDFC90" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<section id="H6D3A595352D34D9D89A931774F4B480D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1909.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard</header>
<subsection id="H756EEDCA45CE418D828ABA200C2271BF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Commandant shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, establish and maintain a 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), cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, and any other individual undergoing training at an accession point of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE7EC13D527E84AF2B918EAF4EC2EB3D6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safe-to-Report policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The safe-to-report policy described in this subsection is a policy that—</text>
<paragraph id="HED49B11ED85943CD9E5DD34D8096766D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD237DF01937441F0B634BD0964CFEC02" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies to all such individuals, regardless of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F067377B7304C59BFCE4AE3F2226619" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to whom the victim makes the allegation or who receives the victim’s report of sexual assault; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H374B8610A64F4C2386D64E2354625295" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the report, investigation, or prosecution is handled by military or civilian authorities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE70AA24E764B448F932E6B05799404F3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mitigating and aggravating circumstances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing the policy under subsection (a), the Commandant 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="HAB3F6F3A62C14CC78467B9ED952EC7EA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tracking of collateral misconduct incidents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conjunction with the issuance of the policy under subsection (a), the Commandant shall develop and implement a process to anonymously track incidents of minor collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe-to-report policy.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4E1579D8F0B54BA9B32A2D898A817B41" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minor collateral misconduct defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>minor collateral misconduct</term> means any minor misconduct that is potentially 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="H33E59F40365C4D3085C85F41DA044656" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is committed close in time to or during a sexual assault and directly related to the incident that formed the basis of the allegation of sexual assault allegation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H332DB264D4A044A0A01B4D01D7410DFA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H7097263CC3B24711A8DE4E07D31B6C63" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not involve aggravating circumstances (as specified in the policy 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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H75241AD38FA84E209285509D2AFCECA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 1908 (as added by this Act) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H8A0F412B3267440EBF8BB6CB3E4DCCD7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">1909. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H45097BE815F047068BCC79C75EBB54F2" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>506.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct in Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="HF5E4909F75BF4C80883DC08FBFE382CE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment of policy on covered misconduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1902 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3A0F25AE22C04C78A0DC04A13D83E1C1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Academy policy and report on covered misconduct</header-in-text></quote>; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78199BAB2C7442128191AC1D45604D58" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (c) through (e) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H0CC5B523E8D74E43974967389A6484AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header>
<paragraph id="HA2100594AB4B4912AE64129C7D0A79DD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall direct the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy to conduct at the Coast Guard Academy during each Academy program year an assessment to determine the effectiveness of the policies of the Academy with respect to covered misconduct involving cadets or other military or civilian personnel of the Academy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC533E56247534D07BAED126C6E3EE827" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biennial survey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the assessment at the Academy under paragraph (1) with respect to an Academy program year that begins in an odd-numbered calendar year, the Superintendent shall conduct a survey of cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the Academy—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3692F49EBE247C0AAAC8DE2ABB62E7F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to measure the incidence, during such program year—</text> <clause id="H72E33C58501E4E4D8C9D1D6817591699" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of covered misconduct events, on or off the Academy campus, that have been reported to an official of the Academy;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0B4E844EA5324E46ADB95E6A877375CF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of covered misconduct events, on or off the Academy campus, that have not been reported to an official of the Academy; and</text></clause> <clause id="H10C6E9C9E7EB4E39A83172D6277C02AB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of retaliation related to a report of a covered misconduct event, on or off the Academy campus; and </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A1A051B8B174478956ED83232823538" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess the perceptions of the cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the Academy with respect to—</text> <clause id="HFEF48027C82540128F4C51A8604AD165" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Academy’s policies, training, and procedures on covered misconduct involving cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the Academy;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2DBD374212C34968A16B0172DB48C672" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the enforcement of such policies;</text></clause> <clause id="H21ECBD5FEE234F1085A811D441078D61" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the incidence of covered misconduct involving cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the Academy; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0FE475409C1E46489E366A4A2DAD9AED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other issues relating to covered misconduct involving cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the Academy.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8F7E5190B89C424B8CB6112117A8185F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header> <paragraph id="H64DBFD86EFCD44D3A8F60A8E18E2F2D1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not earlier than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, and each March 1 thereafter through March 1, 2031, the Commandant shall direct the Superintendent to submit to the Commandant a report on incidents of covered misconduct and retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct involving cadets or other military and civilian personnel of the Academy.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H198196A68FDA494F9171FFB174DCC64E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header>
<subparagraph id="H9C14CB91CA354F1799FC3F2C78EFD214" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text> <clause id="H063249BC1D494682B7F7189FD3DB5BCB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and data on all incidents of covered misconduct and retaliation described in paragraph (1) reported to the Superintendent or any other official of the Academy during the preceding Academy program year (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>reported incident</quote>),</text></clause>
<clause id="HF09F99DE65A147A999CA6488541D7113" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents committed against a cadet or any other military or civilian personnel of the Academy.</text></clause> <clause id="H1E268D9B72204A1F8ECD76D80FFF408E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents committed by a cadet or any other military or civilian personnel of the Academy.</text></clause>
<clause id="H24436FCD8F1A485A802093C8292837E6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on reported incidents, in accordance with the policy prescribed under section 549G(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1561">10 U.S.C. 1561</external-xref> note), to the maximum extent practicable.</text></clause> <clause id="H42DD6FD8B8444FEAA847447F677A688C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents that were entered into the Catch a Serial Offender system, including the number of such incidents that resulted in the identification of a potential or confirmed match.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD91F8B5FB686487EB35E41B9C1962229" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents that were substantiated (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>substantiated reported incident</quote>).</text></clause> <clause id="H4060F874DDA14AD3B98238DDC84360F3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A synopsis of each substantiated reported incident that includes—</text>
<subclause id="H4BA93ACD2C624C35B067DB1D0DF9FFFA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a brief description of the nature of the incident;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H04D3BDF01F5E4C4681FA546BCE1A1B20" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the accused cadet or other military or civilian personnel of the Academy had previously been convicted of sexual assault; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H29CE90D1CF674F649F63FABA565D1BCD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether alcohol or other controlled or prohibited substances were involved in the incident, and a description of the involvement.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H23095F8768B84A0AAE1BBF55DC6C1C3D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The type of case disposition associated with each substantiated reported incident, such as—</text>
<subclause id="H37A4122D542945F4A36234E281EF671D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conviction and sentence by court-martial, including charges and specifications for which convicted;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2586BD1F843A4C74B1CA5FEC8DB43098" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquittal of all charges at court-martial;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H9F7F6FCE621243A99A6F0BE405A3E858" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, imposition of a nonjudicial punishment under section 815 of title 10 (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></subclause> <subclause id="HEF26AE617079406EA8D08C124C963B68" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, administrative action taken, including a description of each type of such action imposed;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1B74A489AEA84E9196DEE8E2490BE31C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dismissal of all charges, including a description of each reason for dismissal and the stage at which dismissal occurred; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD7633550DC7948528D8BA3721E5BDEDA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the accused cadet or other military or civilian personnel of the Academy was administratively separated or, in the case of an officer, allowed to resign in lieu of court martial, and the characterization (honorable, general, or other than honorable) of the service of the military member upon separation or resignation.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HBD0552A4F0354A6B87B5EC5BFC3C9D49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any incident of covered misconduct involving cadets or other military and civilian personnel of the Academy reported to the Superintendent or any other official of the Academy during the preceding Academy program year that involves a report of retaliation relating to the incident—</text> <subclause id="H2CD466269CAB4A9CBA8D4436E2B03939" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a narrative description of the retaliation claim;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2B41E4EE92A140E687460A42C382D1CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature of the relationship between the complainant and the individual accused of committing the retaliation; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H1CC23F0B30984DB482ECACAFB378B9FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature of the relationship between the individual accused of committing the covered misconduct and the individual accused of committing the retaliation.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H2A6365C56EE04DC78FB593949270B5E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any investigation of a reported incident—</text> <subclause id="H57FCE0A7E1D9445684E44E96D352D84C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the investigation is in open or completed status;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD43AA02C06144E33836B1BC897D5D920" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of the investigating entity; </text></subclause> <subclause id="HD1430E09DC9E45498FD3F93F2EFE4D5C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether a referral has been made to outside law enforcement entities; </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H61ECA5A497C745FDBBD52216EE8FB370" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an investigation that is complete, a description of the results of such an investigation and information with respect to whether the results of the investigation were provided to the complainant; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF5CE948FE2A444C59A3673BDC45E3614" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the investigation substantiated an offense under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD1FE810FC0E942C09D7878C337281859" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Format</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the information and data required under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall report such information and data separately for each type of covered misconduct offense, and shall not aggregate the information and data for multiple types of covered misconduct offenses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H598CFE5A51C44C1EA0A6560A157A32CF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trends</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (f), beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, each report required under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of trends in incidents described in paragraph (1), as applicable, since the date of enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/213">Public Law 112–213</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F8A96C839AA4742862054F9443574D0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include, for the preceding Academy program year, a description of the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, investigations (including overarching investigations), research, or studies implemented by the Commandant in response to any incident described in paragraph (1) involving a cadet or any other military or civilian personnel of the Academy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40977BF2DFE141FB8B09BC39DED2BF53" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include a plan for actions to be taken during the year following the Academy program year covered by the report to enhance the prevention of and response to incidents of covered misconduct and retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct involving cadets or other military or civilian personnel of the Academy.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9A952502501453EBD3D9A84E5402C99" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct prevention and response activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct prevention and response carried out by the Academy during the preceding Academy program year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62343AB7EDE64AFA92F42281A6A133DF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributing factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include, for incidents of covered misconduct and retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct involving cadets or other military or civilian personnel of the Academy—</text>
<subparagraph id="H255D202A42084B2382339E1CA80ECF1A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the factors that may have contributed to such incidents;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1DB452F059A840FFA758C26157E51F4C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the role of such factors in contributing to such incidents during such Academy program year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC35397150DC047A1BEE5D8ADA284DCAB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or reduce such contributing factors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3840B5C58A7745BAA484EEA1C7FBFEA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biennial survey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report under paragraph (1) for an Academy program year that begins in an odd-numbered calendar year shall include the results of the survey conducted under subsection (c)(2) in such Academy program year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB031260E7CEF43D18F8E39CA3D50856B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Focus groups</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each Academy program year with respect to which the Superintendent is not required to conduct a survey at the Academy under subsection (c)(2), the Commandant shall require focus groups to be conducted at the Academy for the purpose of ascertaining information relating to covered misconduct issues at the Academy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H454EA10DDD4D4E539DEEF49C7046FA07" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission of report; briefing</header> <subparagraph id="H45587E33E593448AA2CFF0BF72DDED18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date on which the Commandant receives a report from the Superintendent under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the report required by section 5112—</text>
<clause id="H354BE41C3EF74D90AE3BF9CD8AC062B6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the report of the Superintendent;</text></clause> <clause id="H98FA7F1998AE40139603DD39A79A09D4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the comments of the Commandant with respect to the report; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCD1F1D9AAD3D4EFEBB6F828E62BC0B50" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant information gathered during a focus group under subparagraph (A) during the Academy program year covered by the report, as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7AAA3BC5452A4BD5A351CA04FDC06C49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Commandant submits a report under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall provide a briefing on the report submitted under subparagraph (A) to—</text>
<clause id="H02CEA81CECA34069935E35793658E487" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA95611792C664A4DA990AFA7DCCC9E0C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8E6EB0BD27494CD389E891AF93877BD5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Victim confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that information collected or reported under the authority of this section, such information shall be provided in a form that is consistent with applicable privacy protections under Federal law and does not jeopardize the confidentiality of victims.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H55A0649AF2CE4ACBB76B651ED42DF284" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuity of data and reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Commandant shall ensure the continuity of data collection and reporting such that the ability to analyze trends is not compromised.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H06FB2D89838D4C9AAE333C599F4EF795" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct in Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5112 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H70B43B8BAD2D49909EC5D4189A11871B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H990E8D071EE74A1CBBAB08DAA805E417" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct in Coast Guard</header> <subsection id="H7F3D7D5C6AE7445FA15B6885A1D1AB6B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 1 each year, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on incidents of covered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard, including recruits and officer candidates, and claims of retaliation related to the reporting of any such incident.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H240CB42809B6410B8223C2211067A394" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuity of data and reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Commandant shall ensure the continuity of data collection and reporting such that the ability to analyze trends is not compromised.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC130856F389B4469A55CEE9712FABAE0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header> <paragraph id="HD51048A65A834ED9A2475F3CD87CCC84" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incidents involving members</header> <subparagraph id="H5F9FC91F8C674000A7092E83FBA58F8B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and data</header> <clause id="H5E0843814015467280052E39BE1A7D4F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year, information and data on—</text>
<subclause id="H2E9C654056BD41C28F795C52D524657E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incidents of covered misconduct; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H22F4FC726D7643DB9AD9014567A3BC20" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incidents of retaliation against a member of the Coast Guard related to the reporting of covered misconduct, disaggregated by type of retaliation claim.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H31323AE39C3542D0BE8C1631BA100D71" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information and data on the incidents described in clause (i) shall include the following:</text> <subclause id="H9181AAD601494A87981801A162DA2405" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All incidents of covered misconduct and retaliation described in clause (i) reported to the Commandant or any other official of the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>reported incident</quote>).</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HBEB6274EDAC04D83A6CE88DE0F34437A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents committed against members of the Coast Guard.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDBC5E5CAFEDB4CFC89BE9748C9CB1216" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents committed by members of the Coast Guard.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H85535198DCBE44EFA4B483139619A77E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on reported incidents, in accordance with the policy prescribed under section 549G(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1561">10 U.S.C. 1561</external-xref> note), to the maximum extent practicable.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H986B5D6DC4B8479F8CA56A1949937AAC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents that were entered into the Catch a Serial Offender system, including the number of such incidents that resulted in the identification of a potential or confirmed match. </text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB1936AC619604B93A3D855BC328813AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents that were substantiated (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>substantiated reported incident</quote>).</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0E00581C06844860BB8858FB2C3A8110" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A synopsis of each substantiated reported incident that includes—</text>
<item id="HDC492B1B7ADB4A4791057617015739F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a brief description of the nature of the incident;</text></item> <item id="HFB2528F484F743F69C1385219FE10819" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the accused member has previously been convicted of sexual assault; and</text></item>
<item id="H4761ADC6D01649A8B94551A678846E83" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether alcohol or other controlled or prohibited substances were involved in the incident, and a description of the involvement.</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H41382739121C4D179A4486F300401CA9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The type of case disposition associated with each substantiated reported incident, such as—</text>
<item id="HDEC35D03F1D14729BDAA4E6AB57B3DE8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conviction and sentence by court-martial, including charges and specifications for which convicted;</text></item> <item id="HA0C0AF4AB31E48D1A72F44F341536FEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquittal of all charges at court-martial;</text></item>
<item id="HA4CBB5D19C5A4590B24037A40C111B5C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, imposition of a nonjudicial punishment under section 815 of title 10 (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></item> <item id="H1A5B01424D8B44C29DBBE7212436A8DA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, administrative action taken, including a description of each type of such action imposed;</text></item>
<item id="H09DDCFB19CD0446A8719C3072103C78E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dismissal of all charges, including a description of each reason for dismissal and the stage at which dismissal occurred; and</text></item> <item id="H63A329C9729540388F75BC9F5A526DD1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ff)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the accused member was administratively separated or, in the case of an officer, allowed to resign in lieu of court-martial, and the characterization (honorable, general, or other than honorable) of the service of the member upon separation or resignation.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H3C46B5C73FFE49A5813E3898C017C351" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any incident of covered misconduct reported to the Commandant or any other official of the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year that involves a report of retaliation relating to the incident—</text> <item id="HC76C3DA4D626433D83CFE3496FF1A4ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a narrative description of the retaliation claim;</text></item>
<item id="H5D11267040BC4BD08A833C5B0DA6F133" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature of the relationship between the complainant and the individual accused of committing the retaliation; and</text></item> <item id="HF6BEC26D5597436AA45859BBA1D72139" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature of the relationship between the individual accused of committing the covered misconduct and the individual accused of committing the retaliation.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H8A77279EF6B0462A923719E558438D8D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The disposition of or action taken by the Coast Guard or any other Federal, State, local, or Tribal entity with respect to a substantiated reported incident.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE4009DC18F564B8EAEAD7F0F7AC3889E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(XI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any investigation of a reported incident—</text>
<item id="H1DC91076ED70491DB0FBA8247C50B849" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the investigation or information relating to any referral to outside law enforcement entities;</text></item> <item id="H6F0DEB1A9F0B49738084E581DF5A540E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the official or office of the Coast Guard that received the complaint;</text></item>
<item id="H1B2A0BFAAE2B435B9435655D2B1AB136" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the results of such an investigation or information with respect to whether the results of the investigation were provided to the complainant; or</text></item> <item id="HF494424265C2491DA82C2F170A8FB632" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the investigation substantiated an offense under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HEB7F8D64047B45CF87ACFCD9968AEB03" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Format</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the information and data required under clause (i), the Commandant shall report such information and data separately for each type of covered misconduct offense, and shall not aggregate the information and data for multiple types of covered misconduct offenses.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB709212340B4CB88514FCB495927398" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trends</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, each report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year, an analysis or assessment of trends in the occurrence, as applicable, of incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i), since the date of enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/213">Public Law 112–213</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89102ABC6E5045C58E2F1EAAF22513A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year, a description of the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, investigations (including overarching investigations), research, or studies implemented by the Commandant in response to any incident described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving a member of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6FCCFA872DFD4A7FB22D337465C20047" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include a plan for actions to be taken during the year following the year covered by the report to enhance the prevention of and response to incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving members of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H394DE76280C54C2294FFD3F8CD882559" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct prevention and response activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct prevention and response activities related to incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i) carried out by the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H493BDE4BC9A84F079E2B465CEDB18DA5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributing factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, for incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i)—</text>
<clause id="HB50FFFFD736B44C0BB9E6A50E73336B5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the factors that may have contributed to such incidents;</text></clause> <clause id="HCD0FE7B79A7B45B8AB692410B80EF9E2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the role of such factors in contributing to such incidents during such year; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6E0F38D81BA24FB6910393FEA1019C5E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or reduce such contributing factors.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83B6203EE11E48D1A7B5579367784C1B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incidents involving recruits and officer candidates</header> <subparagraph id="HA308C88EF05A4EA3A96ABAAE7FC8A6ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and data</header> <clause id="H188BCE2437F846248EF2B8CD172C41A7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), each report required under subsection (a) shall include, as a separate appendix or enclosure, for the preceding calendar year, information and data on—</text>
<subclause id="H61AB831E1C5A47ADAA95432DE72C74FF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incidents of covered misconduct involving a recruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center Cape May or an officer candidate at the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H72E989884A25496AB0E0CB47FADFEFC9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incidents of retaliation against such a recruit or officer candidate related to the reporting of covered misconduct, disaggregated by type of retaliation claim.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H9CCE5E5E8585495D938286E048DEC1BD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header>
<subclause id="HA22879EC36F74312A04606DE849C6AA0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information and data on the incidents described in clause (i) shall include the following:</text> <item id="H99772A4E72B04193822FBDE43EF169B7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All incidents of covered misconduct and retaliation described in clause (i) reported to the Commandant or any other official of the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>reported incident</quote>).</text></item>
<item id="H07DCF6D614E34B20B02588376253C720" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents committed against recruits and officer candidates described in clause (i)(I).</text></item> <item id="H509A436707734FFFAC55891FF6C6280F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents committed by such recruits and officer candidates.</text></item>
<item id="H3B72517E140C49DBA9FC66E414C767DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on reported incidents, in accordance with the policy prescribed under section 549G(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1561">10 U.S.C. 1561</external-xref> note), to the maximum extent practicable.</text></item> <item id="H7BB30D71C70541D69662AEF0556C1D89" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ee)</enum> <subitem commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE2DC2F4A74DC4535A555EA4C115EC99F"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents that were entered into the Catch a Serial Offender system.</text></subitem>
<subitem id="HB6C5A0B499D64944B59896A4E9B9892C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of such reported incidents entered into such system, the number that resulted in the identification of a potential or confirmed match.</text></subitem></item> <item id="H7309E400DAF14E6FA87D448ED4E80FDA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ff)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of reported incidents that were substantiated (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>substantiated reported incident</quote>).</text></item>
<item id="H2937F43DFDCC4955AD5415E08C46C90B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(gg)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A synopsis of each substantiated reported incident that includes—</text> <subitem id="H66B1827710A94B29AC62AB5D88971B29" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a brief description of the nature of the incident; and</text></subitem>
<subitem id="H2CB3F73423F54263A09D7E51C767B102" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether alcohol or other controlled or prohibited substances were involved in the incident, and a description of the involvement.</text></subitem></item> <item id="HB45F7ADE18D94D01BDA9915CCF259941" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(hh)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The type of case disposition associated with each substantiated reported incident, such as—</text>
<subitem id="H2FF278353EDF40E6A7BE57CB297BB8EF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conviction and sentence by court-martial, including charges and specifications for which convicted;</text></subitem> <subitem id="H6FF5DBB75A9B4F63BDD1E4D3C4A48B60" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquittal of all charges at court-martial;</text></subitem>
<subitem id="H39733718EDBB4200BEFDE121FF4520FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(CC)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, imposition of a nonjudicial punishment under section 815 of title 10 (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></subitem> <subitem id="H8A3BA670C3A8428D903B2AD05E6EB781" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(DD)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, administrative action taken, including a description of each type of such action imposed;</text></subitem>
<subitem id="HC76C4FCF00784ADCA966D4F0D4BEA81E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(EE)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dismissal of all charges, including a description of each reason for dismissal and the stage at which dismissal occurred; and</text></subitem> <subitem id="H2C834B4F4FE240299465554A80C93446" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(FF)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the accused member was administratively separated or, in the case of an officer, allowed to resign in lieu of court-martial, and the characterization (honorable, general, or other than honorable) of the service of the member upon separation or resignation.</text></subitem></item>
<item id="HD61DDF1AABBA49A6AFC600C87BDC0D0A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any incident of covered misconduct involving recruits or officer candidates reported to the Commandant or any other official of the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year that involves a report of retaliation relating to the incident—</text> <subitem id="H5EF4E3B14E994D358FC147D7A8E82498" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a narrative description of the retaliation claim;</text></subitem>
<subitem id="H130DED43D9274A17BF0428EA050E5D60" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature of the relationship between the complainant and the individual accused of committing the retaliation; and</text></subitem> <subitem id="HA49B10C523B940AD8E4F117F98D4F32C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(CC)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature of the relationship between the individual accused of committing the covered misconduct and the individual accused of committing the retaliation.</text></subitem></item>
<item id="H052549B541E64878A57E978C7C3E6E9F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(jj)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The disposition of or action taken by the Coast Guard or any other Federal, State, local, or Tribal entity with respect to a substantiated reported incident.</text></item> <item id="H63775C9CD85F496AACFBBE9AC35E1D10" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(kk)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any investigation of a reported incident—</text>
<subitem id="H3FC7A1699E4342018D07399E2DBD85A2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the investigation or information relating to any referral to outside law enforcement entities;</text></subitem> <subitem id="H7304836B3F2945F98B69777A179156C1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the official or office of the Coast Guard that received the complaint;</text></subitem>
<subitem id="HE7F28E58298B437C8FB21009CB563039" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(CC)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the results of such an investigation or information with respect to whether the results of the investigation were provided to the complainant; or</text></subitem> <subitem id="H48CE05B599424B0EB035DD8CBF4C89FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(DD)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the investigation substantiated an offense under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></subitem></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H2EDEA33EE55D4731B9ADFB3C6652FE6A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Format</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the information and data required under clause (i), the Commandant shall report such information and data separately for each type of covered misconduct offense, and shall not aggregate the information and data for multiple types of covered misconduct offenses.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9908F6491CF74F8BB726769FDF88D6AF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trends</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), beginning on the date of enactment of <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, each report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year, an analysis or assessment of trends in the occurrence, as applicable, of incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i), since the date of enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/213">Public Law 112–213</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3E9798FCD424220A7ED553BA9477BBF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar year, a description of the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, investigations (including overarching investigations), research, or studies implemented by the Commandant in response to any incident described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving—</text> <clause id="HBC85387200A64C31AB9A0DEA7DAE580B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center Cape May; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HA68D1CCD548A413C8F1848A4ACFBE614" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an officer candidate at the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A113C0FA21A422DBA4F9460BC407CC1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include a plan for actions to be taken during the year following the year covered by the report to enhance the prevention of and response to incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving a recruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center Cape May or an officer candidate at the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72354282A7274C1DB28A8AD963CCE465" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct prevention and response activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct prevention and response activities related to incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph carried out by the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD47B7DAE7B854FE1ADE45EC7C9910144" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributing factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, for incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i)—</text>
<clause id="H5A9FE814E6DC4CDC970E817714C37650" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the factors that may have contributed to such incidents;</text></clause> <clause id="H24B7801279E04E68B3E5406CE90A4C8C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the role of such factors in contributing to such incidents during such year; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H682C2BD323044B14A42E18F52DC9155D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or reduce such contributing factors.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2C212E9D4B549B2A84CBF50887F1288" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation status of accountability and transparency review directed actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report required under subsection (a) submitted during the 5-year period beginning on March 1, 2025, shall include information on the implementation by the Commandant of the directed actions described in the memorandum of the Coast Guard titled <quote>Commandant’s Directed Actions—Accountability and Transparency</quote>, issued on November 27, 2023, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9563164E1D34C9497AD3DE9C518F902" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of actions taken to address each directed action during the year covered by the report;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD498FB229BCE43CEB7ACCE7B62521597" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation status of each directed action;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H805B174762D34A6297B849F885286D2E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any directed action that has not been implemented—</text> <clause id="HB1B061923CD744FAB538C3C04E6BD8FF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed action plan for implementation of the recommendation;</text></clause>
<clause id="H46CF84A3DBE8495B84B818D15762702C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimated timeline for implementation of the recommendation;</text></clause> <clause id="H8A97A3E47FF7404B8ACD1D2D614E7C00" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">description of changes the Commandant intends to make to associated Coast Guard policies so as to enable the implementation of the recommendation; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4CB1846C836F4539BD097A20F2B97C20" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Commandant considers appropriate;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H89C27F156A074EA19CA902188A286EC8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the metrics and milestones used to measure completion, accountability, and effectiveness of each directed action;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA577246D830406FAAC8ACA076D1D66F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any additional actions the Commandant is taking to mitigate instances of covered misconduct within the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76BEC926DD104401B3C42E499D5FABAC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any legislative change proposal necessary to implement the directed actions; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9F3B1A547464C3890939B2B9C7EBF91" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed list of funding necessary to implement the directed actions in a timely and effective manner, including a list of personnel needed for such implementation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB50E9E7E6C0B4059849DF70FB8042827" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Victim confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that information collected under the authority of this section is reported or otherwise made available to the public, such information shall be provided in a form that is consistent with applicable privacy protections under Federal law and does not jeopardize the confidentiality of victims.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4BA26E1D80B9479ABB5B3C382C6145AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Substantiated defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>substantiated</term> has the meaning given the term under section 1631(c) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1561">10 U.S.C. 1561</external-xref> note).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCEE874B94DFF4255956285568794372A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendments</header> <paragraph id="H937919848ABB4C7FA23A7BDF016543F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 19</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections 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 striking the item relating to section 1902 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">1902. Academy policy and report on covered misconduct.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73580426DB124028A747FBE1691D5C65" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 51</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections 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 striking the item relating to section 5112 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H097A9CB0750E43AEB17D8E87B855D4FE" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">5112. Covered misconduct in the Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H94E0DB893BF94BD498B0A44341CD7CED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>507.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process</header> <subsection id="HD1FC45C1DFE7404EB351EE36BE98462A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2158 of title 14, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>may at any time convene a board of officers</quote> and inserting <quote>shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H811B323FF83C495B83D631962AEE0748" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Boards of inquiry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2159(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>send the record of its proceedings to a board of review</quote> and inserting <quote>recommend to the Secretary that the officer not be retained on active duty</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H06DC550F8FB343C1AADF8D06674A5152" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of boards of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2160 of title 14, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H916E83EF5CC1499EBAB969875FF3B054" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H9027B59B6E084B81BAE70334C74F257C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HA8E7997E1E014F299DEDB55D4E84F5C7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2161 by striking <quote>section 2158, 2159, or 2160</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section 2158 or 2159</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCECA53B9DE9544F6B05A7DBCB6E354F1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2163, in the first sentence by striking <quote>board of review under section 2160 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>board of inquiry under section 2159 of this title</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7AAFF653FB6344A681ADAE6A943EDD41" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2164(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>or 2160</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EC80C4AFB1A4EF5995FBD121298B460" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis at the beginning 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 striking the item relating to section 2160.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6E2C2E963EBE49F5891158D57CD70492" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>508.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of discharge characterization</header> <subsection id="HE7A64DAD1E4C49E292034BF0A2F469F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<section id="HC519456BF57D421C99AD91A58F031DDC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2519.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of discharge characterization</header>
<subsection id="HF332054507464EAEB30666708D907932" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Downgrade</header>
<paragraph id="HC64086C0503844C993A74C123AF63890" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision to conduct a case review under this section shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEFF6439E81DC468DAF8B97AAD2AFAC5C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 and under part 51 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>), 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 to a general (under honorable conditions) discharge 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 title 10 (article 120, 120b, or 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84922D37A4964F54BA83C131E43BFD82" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any downgrade under paragraph (2) shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79142430B60A4D27BD5B4F7BCA837894" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The review board under paragraph (2) may not downgrade a discharge of a former member of the Coast Guard if the same action described in paragraph (2) 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="H4EC1A8918320468CBE30D9D3C8D3BBC2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedural rights</header>
<paragraph id="HEE70FEA16DF448B88094163ACE86878B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review by a board established under section 1553 of title 10 and under part 51 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>), shall be based on the records of the Coast Guard, and with respect to a member who also served in another one of the armed forces, the records of the armed forces concerned and such other evidence as may be presented to the board.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7940DC2423F6441A90F254FA368E04BA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence by witness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A witness may present evidence to the board in person or by affidavit.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16F131A9434C4A0FABF8190B63FBA720" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appearance before board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H8D73B974B48F441F908E3D8F131059C4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A former member of the Coast Guard who is subject to a downgrade in discharge characterization review under subsection (a) 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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H079B483FD43B4ACEB7C74B98A6B28C8B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="H6A68BE8B1CE145FAAC64617C07AB52F2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 initiate a rulemaking to implement this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H874C605401C6472C965C612DE5E89B05" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 180 days after the date on which the Commandant promulgates a final rule pursuant to such paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H26D1CB00BD7D4A8D94F7E5217F24860D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H77414AE942E64BE0A5F1861A0CD8A298" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2519. Review of discharge characterization.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H410EF2EBF237468FB45BE45AE5B34735" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>509.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HA67B7FE7568440EF960383269BB9E32E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H859E08F867B54EADAEA39CF20DC36A9C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HC0BD0576D2F14EE3BC2188D56AC9C6B5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA57128B11A794ECB9CEB0C607B270747" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="H0DC89F39EC4543CB907333DBB177B611" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H9A480C48F1DB4041AFCAA1A9009A6020" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>510.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of covered misconduct</header> <subsection id="HFA50F00647F343D99E959FC5CF7B4130" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<section id="H384A757BE15D4DC785BA1DBE8DAB4739" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2520.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>covered misconduct</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="HD653AFBB666D4C2393CAC4ED2FE6DB93" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rape and sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC9DA4ACF5B3495DBA7E89CA72B6B4A1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sexual harassment, as described in Executive Order 14062 dated January 26, 2022, and enumerated under section 934 of title 10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H439F27F0BAD543B7AA0456FBB74CD26E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">abusive sexual contact and aggravated sexual contact, as described in sections 920(c) and 920(d) of title 10 (articles 120(c) and 120(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42B30E6792814F409570C893188CF551" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wrongful broadcast, dissemination, or creation of content as described in sections 917 and 920c of title 10 (articles 117a and 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H455CA1CD5D8641A4A072C98633FF1ED6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the child pornography offenses as described in section 934 of title 10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D1DCAB0CFE347F49BC478116CEC9554" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rape and sexual assault of a child, other sexual misconduct, and stalking, as described in sections 920b, 920c(a), and 930 of title 10 (articles 120b, 120c, and 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CF27D19FA164E6DAA46DE07DA6748DD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">domestic violence, as described in section 928b of title 10 (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H505790A8527B41A4AD369B72E894FBBC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H7646B6C79D2C474BA556FB624B7E60B3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2520. Covered misconduct defined.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H9C7889B2FF524FAEB4F92529677018AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>511.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct</header> <subsection id="H576DF4FB13BA42F0A380ED925E92DB86" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H62C16513DB054AB1A599BFB1D673334E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Beginning on March 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with respect to each of the following:</text> <paragraph id="H39AE8B6CFFA442858711B20475821E3F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10) has been amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6A89F02C611B47C0B1D79781D33F6ACB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to add any sex-related offense as a new article; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB50B53389C304515B1539D158DF29C3C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to remove an article relating to covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D0E2D9AD60F4EAB8E55B90B658A5C91" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the Manual for Courts Martial has been modified—</text> <subparagraph id="H4030FD476DC44C139D1250CB79068997" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to add any sex-related offense as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAA8D7F62A6543B2B6B7BA7AE52ABBD5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to remove as an offense described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice covered misconduct described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H04BAC741D2F042F89E0FF90F511D5666" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">5117. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice Or Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H0439E308BA744744BD7B1D682D00B306" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>512.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1562a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HAE365CA16DBE4BAE9C6E91DA77EADF9F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC628A1B57037443DB9388FAD3DB48531" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary of Defense shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC61C04190F4841E2A3C7AE599D4BBEF3" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H836C86EDF696450D84A530EE2343FC29" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1848671CBEAC4B6A9A0F29DDDAFC80D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB3A428C605D24EF8A18AC0085093ECB4" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H8083B14D8F2444B18BCBCF76DF293F5F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall designate the Commandant of the Coast Guard to be responsible for carrying out the requirements of this section with respect to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67FD0C704A5E4171B5B8EFFD5EB82CCA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0094B0CCC004434481966D5283EE01E1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>and the Commandant of the Coast Guard</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35BB8B4CC19041C0B144A5108063DCCC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8) by inserting before the period at the end <quote>or with respect to the Coast Guard, the component designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4A8562FCE53C44BC9BCEC8AECFB593F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>Department of Defense</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70951BA78A634052A6C1DD25E7F8D101" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3DD1E9DAADCC4BD9B2B5F896C6F69D1B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security,</quote> before <quote>or any other inspector general</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A9283FC9F56444C8D30B1A88E03088F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>military</quote> and inserting <quote>armed force</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H646AD8945DAB47E599A8F92400D7186D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E) by inserting <quote>or department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy for members of the Coast Guard</quote> after <quote>Department of Defense</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4CBC001F149C486E83BFB3032F00656A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>513.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of policies on military protective orders</header>
<paragraph id="HFF988CD60E9C436A9BE4AD20AF3F0A17" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue updated policies of the Coast Guard relating to military protective orders that are consistent with the law and policies of the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF4ED0BA97F44CD3B0E7E021CFE8FB53" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policies developed under paragraph (1) shall require—</text>
<subparagraph id="H84A1714380164E708C010174636A5383" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that any denial of a request for a military protective order shall include a written explanation for the denial, which shall be—</text> <clause id="HDDCD42CD6597497C9345A0FE8B1767B9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forwarded to the next flag officer in the chain of command of the commanding officer or other approving authority who denied the request; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H135543207FCC4A6287CA9350CD404FE7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided to the member who submitted the request; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4474527D1665484CA4F0AF12BA5A879E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recusal of an approving authority from participating in the granting or denying of a military protective order, if such authority was, at any time—</text>
<clause id="H329D9B7BFFC64846B9F587119DD1653D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the subject of a complaint of any form of assault, harassment, or retaliation filed by the member requesting the military protective order or the member who is the subject of the military protective order; or</text></clause> <clause id="H6213C64606A14B1A97A486E618B747CF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">associated with the member requesting the military protective order or the member who is the subject of the military protective order in a manner that presents as an actual or apparent conflict of interest.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DD8EC20733E48778319C2BB0F216ABC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall develop a policy to ensure that sexual assault response coordinators, victim advocates, and other appropriate personnel shall inform victims of the process by which the victim may request an expedited transfer, a no-contact order, or a military or civilian protective order.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H08B4F7070B374A1EAB004D55CCC1BCFC" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>514.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission recommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military</header> <subsection id="HFD8FD6938C0D49A5BC57A470C42894A9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall review the report of the Independent Review Commission titled <quote>Hard Truths and the Duty to Change: Recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military</quote> referred to in the memorandum of the Department of Defense titled <quote>Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership Commanders of the Combatant Commands Defense Agency and DoD Field Activity Directors</quote>, dated September 22, 2021, (relating to commencing Department of Defense actions and implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Review Commission to address sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H049FFEDAF950484DAEE3782ACA3EB148" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategy and action plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On completion of the review required under subsection (a), and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a strategy and action plan that—</text> <paragraph id="HAA1BC46051514C22931B35C5A85B8C25" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9F52308DEA644E188B2E2D7D27D6D0A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies any recommendation set forth in the report by the Independent Review Commission described in subsection (a) that addresses a matter that is not within the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, does not apply to the Coast Guard, or otherwise would not be beneficial to members of the Coast Guard, as determined by the Commandant; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C2761A82DD94AE7949C6DEA210FB182" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a brief rationale for such determination; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3699D60C03C44AAAD317437CC3BD2BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to each recommendation set forth in such report that is not identified under paragraph (1), includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE043500F9B6A4334B4ABD652E8832E6D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEDB5A7A25FA6400CBFEF1E5AD8C7F2BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed action plan for implementation of the recommendation;</text></clause> <clause id="HD41FA8D50B10422A867F100D498DBE19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of changes the Commandant will make to associated Coast Guard policies so as to enable the implementation of the recommendation;</text></clause>
<clause id="H775B0013CEF54B628789DD31BA9F4FB8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimated timeline for implementation of the recommendation;</text></clause> <clause id="HDD72F4BAC1E442B6A514D5AED4A1B6DE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated cost of the implementation;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7B0E5D936F124663A5FCAE6DC9DB643B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">legislative proposals for such implementation, as appropriate; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD45EF8207980429F809510C25A3105A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Commandant considers appropriate; or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91A4352EECB14DE1A3E294D547B5105E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of such a recommendation that the Commandant is unable to implement, an explanation of the reason the recommendation cannot be implemented.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCF97FBC429524793BC18ECC754AEDA3E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through 2028, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the status of the implementation of this section and any modification to the strategy and plan submitted under subsection (b).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H982201114C1E4802A2204C34BFF59A2C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>515.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered misconduct</header>
<subsection id="HDBD9C016167C4B22B9A20950406E75FA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue Coast Guard policy relating to the care and support of members of the Coast Guard who are alleged victims covered misconduct.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4107B9EF9DAA47CA9AC8DF0475224AE5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policy required by subsection (a) shall require, to the maximum extent practicable, that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA108E4680C2E47E2978EFF9F3D891894" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a member of the Coast Guard who is an alleged victim of covered misconduct and discloses such covered misconduct to the appropriate individual of the Coast Guard responsible for providing victim care and support—</text> <subparagraph id="H661CAF297F4849B5A45119A66173AB11" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall receive care and support from such individual; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6600FEFC5A3640B0A1487F289DC3898A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such individual shall not deny or unreasonably delay providing care and support; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45FF5CE56FF544D7959A90BC39FB70D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of such an alleged victim to whom care and support cannot be provided by the appropriate individual contacted by the alleged victim based on programmatic eligibility criteria or any other reason that affects the ability of such appropriate individual to provide care and support (such as being stationed at a remote unit or serving on a vessel currently underway) the alleged victim shall receive, with the permission of the alleged victim—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3BF06B6E3E74469D88B9865FBB818E84" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an in-person introduction to appropriate service providers, for which the alleged victim is physically present, which shall occur at the discretion of the alleged victim; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H332A58CEE451458491B24499DB84DD19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access to follow-up services from the appropriate 1 or more service providers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD241D86E1FA641E08870E6877439BF4E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policy issued under subsection (a) shall apply to—</text> <paragraph id="H659FC2DCF1284D789E2C425C23993C61" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all Coast Guard personnel responsible for the care and support of victims of covered misconduct; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DB533B151C74A238425528F791297B7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other Coast Guard personnel the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB8D519C4B80D41FD947E81F006583920" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revision of policy relating to domestic abuse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue or revise any Coast Guard policy or process relating to domestic abuse so as to define the term <term>intimate partner</term> to have the meaning given such term in section 930 of title 10, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H769B2DAE51114F0B8491FD429BA5484D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header>
<paragraph id="H618D7477EF654C95B71058E4132D6112" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All Coast Guard personnel responsible for the care and support of members of the Coast Guard who are alleged victims of covered misconduct shall receive training in accordance with professional standards of practice to ensure that such alleged victims receive adequate care that is consistent with the policy issued under subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D3DB22A48234FAB839408613FAC952B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training required by paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DA30767A9C34901940B32C0ED4930D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include—</text> <clause id="HF3202731EF86428EAE93AAEAB1BD9AE5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">instructions on specific procedures for implementing the policy issued under subsection (a); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H30850AA134464DB58FDDB336936BBBEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on resources and personnel critical for the implementation of such policy; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H77FB623CC9974331A4DD531908D7B6EE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, shall be provided in person.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF39260981DE54F30A17710C913E95A8D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered misconduct</term> shall have the meaning given such term in section 2519 of title 14, United States Code (as added by this Act). </text></subsection></section> <section id="HD23B5D27DFD94749B7AB62152863A22C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>516.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to allegations of certain special victim offenses</header> <subsection id="H169B15ACA4AD4E9B9EA81FAB344E45F4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 573 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1561">10 U.S.C. 1561</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC3F6BF5254744B89189829BCFBB8A53" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5622F70A5E38424BA68B8E1ACA9D8DBE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Defense</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A7CB85A1F554FDBB0E5F85A7FD378E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Secretary of each military department</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary concerned</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9A8E8228E9A4511ADBBC31BB12BFE33" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by striking <quote>or Air Force Office of Special Investigations</quote> and inserting <quote>, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, or Coast Guard Investigative Services</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01CEFB1FAD0542FC813AEAC8E67EE469" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Defense</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2049E8249DC49349733E76781CBACFF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77B0A54E6E514A4996F5D95E39A59719" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H4B6E821A71D74087BD395557DFFEC525" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or the Commandant of the Coast Guard</quote> after <quote>Secretary of a military department</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8034BCC26CA94808BED1C1BF78BB3BFA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or the Coast Guard</quote> after <quote>within the military department</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0B1F167DE8774C9286918A43DC795A0E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>or the Coast Guard</quote> after <quote>within a military department</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A63C83E90C24716B952F9F22CE1B25F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H8E92CD93F2514D738D551EB2BB88D609" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H0AAFB8FE1F664F4BB85F20649C8AF8AB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Time for establishment for Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing all the items described in subsections (e) and (f) as applied to the Coast Guard.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCDF28ABAE193485D9C8E74190E3130AF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the Commandant’s assessment and implementation, as appropriate, of the recommendations included in the Center for Naval Analyses report titled <quote>Assessing the USCG’s Special Victims’ Counsel Program</quote>, issued in June 2024, including—</text> <paragraph id="H57C17966F56A448491AF56E07279BF49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation status of each adopted recommendation, as appropriate;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC943DFF53E8E4DA1BF434CA857494F4D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each adopted recommendation, a description of actions taken to implement such recommendation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FC8531B7CB346D69B36DB71ABB8C953" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an adopted recommendation that has not been fully implemented—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF2D02ED85E784C90A67A3158633A9653" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of actions taken or planned to address such recommendation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3661AAAB02CC4705BBE31E8ED2AEFA37" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimated completion date; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83CB8C4DD33A43F986FE33739BEDD784" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the milestones necessary to complete the recommendation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37ED30A0724A4A9595B86CEF0D0D1D4D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any recommendation that will not be adopted and an explanation of the reason the recommendation will not be adopted;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02809F7586394E9184457C6C76314933" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the metrics and milestones used to ensure completion and effectiveness of each adopted recommendation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41957DA55A6241B5A3BEF069128972A3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any additional actions the Commandant is taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Coast Guard;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE21E5DBD16FE4B749D5796ED6E7662F0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any legislative change proposal necessary to implement the adopted recommendations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H04B1C3ED38514671B5922964F536B025" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview of any funding or resource necessary to implement each adopted recommendation in a timely and effective manner, including a list of personnel needed for such implementation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA21F6A9090544FB4A741F43D037D07A9" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>517.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual assault, or traumatic brain injury</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2516 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H71A791F6CBCA431695CBADC03EAF77E1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0853E807DEDC4EE0927EFB64ADCF1839" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H00FF4BE91FA64231826250165A4412E7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or has been sexually assaulted during the preceding 2-year period</quote>; and </text></clause>
<clause id="HF018DEE64E2E47E0A54979440B3CC4F1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or based on such sexual assault, the influence of</quote> and inserting <quote>the signs and symptoms of either</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8438A455E5384A319AC59CC6F72F6BF7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H300FE5DA7CCB4DFEBED674E005E0FBD9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H8CAF745DF0334F4B8E268125783A8327" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H9FF9694CBFC34E10A867BA6C145E6D76" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Coast Guard who has been sexually assaulted during the preceding 5-year period and who alleges, based on such sexual assault, the signs and symptoms of a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder described within the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF3D88EB89B0941C0829B5601EC948886" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is provided the opportunity to request a medical examination to clinically evaluate such signs and symptoms; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D1B74DA809A4B88A2D83DBC1E853A56" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives such a medical examination to evaluate a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder described within the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDCAB2888EB434C8EA6AD1CB5424FBA7C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>this subsection</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC38600431AD140EDB1BDEDF8A31C4470" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), as so redesignated—</text>
<clause id="HD74CDA0913204F11A894BBCD53FB79A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder</quote> before <quote>under this subsection</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H3738CEB04B444C928CC9E8EF522F6324" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>performed by</quote> after <quote>shall be</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF5DD1A8377E34BB2ACBFB1637EED8C3F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H6B03DFEC14344CB2B3C291F0D1D06573" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H93F74002F769486B85B191A3BE307385" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a board-certified psychiatrist;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5886D31965C4FE69A82BDE77F5AC88D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a licensed doctorate-level psychologist;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H161658CFD9F444D3A3FA781598DCCDB0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other appropriate licensed or certified healthcare professional designated by the Commandant; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC473B0C457A548D4920BC2C3333F7550" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a psychiatry resident or board-eligible psychologist who—</text> <clause id="HD5601D5134E544F6B913C4B7570C8D32" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has completed a 1-year internship or residency; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H508BF0F6F4FD4251A8F4C1E78589C86A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is under the close supervision of a board-certified psychiatrist or licensed doctorate-level psychologist.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H457831A775AC45CAA4E5399B7890FECB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by inserting <quote>or a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder</quote> after <quote>traumatic brain injury</quote>; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5F28AA7A0D44B2FB75E10D9972984DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H617C4D64AD894CA0B0EA69CCADDA927E" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H5CAD514EB168467F9F331CFA66837C95" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of right to request medical examination</header> <paragraph id="H8FA8FA85930B404CAC2A5BF2A054B63B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any member of the Coast Guard who receives a notice of involuntary administrative separation shall be advised at the time of such notice of the right of the member to request a medical examination under subsection (a) if any condition described in such subsection applies to the member.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DB56C500A31476EA629B85FF16C34C6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H6B949F9BC5C9470D8AF43A4243FC8E3C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and issue a clear policy for carrying out the notification required under paragraph (1) with respect to any member of the Coast Guard described in that paragraph who has made an unrestricted report of sexual assault; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE6FACD22F3C49D3BC395F696536FCBB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information on such policy to sexual assault response coordinators of the Coast Guard for the purpose of ensuring that such policy is communicated to members of the Coast Guard who may be eligible for a medical examination under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HD14DDBF13A174F66A19577694E7BED7C" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>518.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program</header> <subsection id="HD072E5F23E044202B119C3E50470BE7F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy, acting through the Commandant, shall ensure the participation of the Coast Guard in the Catch a Serial Offender program (referred to in this section as the <quote>CATCH program</quote>) of the Department of Defense established in accordance with section 543 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. <quote>Buck</quote> McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/291">Public Law 113–291</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9A001DA151B04BC3A2AA6C31A290760D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memorandum of understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary of Defense shall finalize a memorandum of agreement to facilitate Coast Guard access to and participation in the CATCH program.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H53BFF8AD7ABD43009DEC6AD41CEC8A6B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>519.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of misconduct against senior leaders</header> <subsection id="H9A2514F068844FB391A8B9E726EB7C7C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II 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 redesignating section 2521 as section 2531. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H631BAA91F0594F7FA03DE3DED8111E36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of misconduct against senior leaders</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 id="HC5F0868EB8444F1EA77E7A4FA84E4D8D" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H58C94166F04A41149873424E389F93F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2521.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of misconduct against senior leaders</header> <subsection id="H304BF42641584C9ABFD9FD22B28D3583" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish a policy to improve oversight, investigations, accountability, and public transparency regarding alleged misconduct of senior leaders of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCE17E31A81F142F69B9C56C61FE5B840" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policy required by subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="HDB986A0E044246CDAC9BB07B9CB2145F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H675382C428A441D0AB07A93D225E292F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any allegation of alleged misconduct made against a senior leader of the Coast Guard shall be reported to the Office of the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating not later than 72 hours after the allegation is reported to the Coast Guard or the department in which the Coast Guard is operating; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66C7AA7CE5964C45B54573E3D055CF0D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall notify the head of the Coast Guard office in which the senior leader is serving with respect to the receipt of such allegation, or, in a case where the senior leader is the head of such Coast Guard office, the next in the chain of command, as appropriate, except in a case in which the Inspector General determines that such notification would risk impairing an ongoing investigation, would unnecessarily compromise the anonymity of the individual making the allegation, or would otherwise be inappropriate; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H668C0B5A1EFF46FDA900500CF52AFD82" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, shall be consistent with Department of Defense directives, including Department of Defense Directive 5505.06.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB5285E27F14A40718494F83990C07417" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">First right to exclusive investigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating—</text>
<paragraph id="H6CAA1640C03E46A19AFF06634C3A60AB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall have the first right to investigate an allegation described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B6CEE5139D14A7BAD75F88BB5EE3C59" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cases with concurrent jurisdiction involving an allegation described in subsection (b)(1)(A), may investigate such an allegation to the exclusion of any other Coast Guard criminal or administrative investigation if the Inspector General determines that an exclusive investigation is necessary to maintain the integrity of the investigation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0B5322BD8AE0495BBF7E107F044928D2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability and broad dissemination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policy established under subsection (a) shall be made available to the public and incorporated into training and curricula across the Coast Guard at all levels to ensure broad understanding of the policy among members and personnel of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5A990EBBC0CB4383B50C904D811C2A80" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9621AC49B0F84A7892268AEC78D33081" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alleged misconduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>alleged misconduct</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H6FB6CD8994C946009FB1AB31FA8FAC1C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means a credible allegation that, if proven, would constitute a violation of—</text>
<clause id="HF34BA28C81B944C583A4531029597DCA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a provision of criminal law, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10); or</text></clause> <clause id="H6322CC1BBFBC470AAEA21B74500120AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recognized standard, such as the Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation or other Federal regulation, including any other Department of Defense regulation and any Department of Homeland Security regulation; or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63EABCC2835B49EDA2CE1342BC3DFE34" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">could reasonably be expected to be of significance to the Secretary or the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, particularly in a case in which there is an element of misuse of position or of unauthorized personal benefit to the senior official, a family member, or an associate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8471DC6F3DC5453594B2D092C62BB8DB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senior leader of the Coast Guard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>senior leader of the Coast Guard</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCA15AEF218B4027BA336E7A06B6E1EA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an active duty, retired, or reserve officer of the Coast Guard in the grade of O–7 or higher;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB4E4FC0C82B34DA48DC5B6BFA09B9FFF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an officer of the Coast Guard selected for promotion to the grade of O–7;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDC0D68C67E74F92AF702ECF483B49ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a current or former civilian member of the Senior Executive Service employed by the Coast Guard; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24BAB01407FD4A59B54502EBE87B5225" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any civilian member of the Coast Guard whose position is deemed equivalent to that of a member of the Senior Executive Service, as determined by the Office of the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in concurrence with the Secretary acting through the Commandant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H646211E1E2AD430AA4AC693A8744FF91" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 further amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBDD9BAA2CAEE4EB09890746533291DEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the item relating to section 2521 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HC3CB3F95B073489F8F6134AA73372637" display-inline="no-display-inline">
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<toc-entry level="section">2531. Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8666E8378CE446A4A201E1182D0E7A53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after the item relating to section 2520 (as added by this Act) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0117E3E68F5447D18F5505436EC4B2A3" style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">2521. Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of misconduct against senior leaders.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H8BDAD3E57DE14B1FB75519E87FC8870C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>520.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidential reporting of sexual harassment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1561b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1DF348B3AFA7403AA07E473C0BC64CEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H34156DC51A5541808506237468BB543E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Defense</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9B905E53931492BBD5F72E692F2F537" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or the Commandant</quote> after <quote>Secretary of a military department</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6AC8E03E755B4C78963DEF63045140FE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6A76F689284C4FFABC24FE25653E3E05" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Defense</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD3B63EAF6A4540B9B8EBB94842D788B3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>departments or the Commandant</quote> after <quote>Secretaries of the military</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EF5CDCCE65445B8B992B04521654F74" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H36EFDF3F4D4947479527CFAA2B2E80B5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HDBDE3422CE73466B91B082A71D6D35CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports for the Coast Guard</header> <paragraph id="HCEACFC392C134AF18D4F779154993F19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than April 30, 2025, and April 30 every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing data on the complaints of sexual harassment alleged pursuant to the process under subsection (a) during the previous 2 calendar years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF994C602168408EA8305ED982476CB7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personally identifiable information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any data on complaints described in paragraph (1) shall not contain any personally identifiable information.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H4BE2741FA56045DCB80BB885F094513B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>521.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on policy on whistleblower protections</header> <subsection id="H4A4849483C7044BEBDC0BE0A65418F54" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the policy of the Coast Guard on whistleblower protections.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB784EF0E3C53482CA536DC683563EF41" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H5D270A26C66643979CC663F5367D70A4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A discussion of the policy of the Coast Guard as of the date of enactment of this Act with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E4D0633EC924C60950474F499FCBFED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whistleblower protections;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1B058FECFB545E5AB23FCE68E297AA2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accountability measures for reprisal against whistleblowers;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB7DA00623F1D43B1863AC4D5AB7CE06A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicable professional standards and potential types of support provided to whistleblowers by members of the Coast Guard personnel, such as the members in the Coast Guard Investigative Service; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H303B38DD1DB44A738F98FF71D9535DC9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the content and frequency of training provided to members of the Coast Guard on active duty, members of the Coast Guard Reserve, and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard with respect to the applicable professional standards and potential types of support offered to whistleblowers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8782AE5C7DD4342A0E3CA779DEDDA14" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the responsibilities of commanders and equivalent civilian supervisors with respect to whistleblower complaints and measures used by the Coast Guard to ensure compliance with such responsibilities, such as—</text> <subparagraph id="H7EDC948CCE444654AB28E9DA2728FE32" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the mechanisms to ensure that—</text>
<clause id="HD8E953B5E30A4269B14B60F859B117F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any such commander complies with section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, including subsection (a)(1) of that section;</text></clause> <clause id="H9CA130466A524538AC1479B17682433A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any such equivalent civilian supervisor complies with section 2302 of title 5, United States Code; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H432FCEECDA2E4E4E9B9A7B336586922C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any such commander or supervisor protects the constitutional right of whistleblowers to speak with Members of Congress;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H821ADDB6D9BA48DA94FCAE5780B96F65" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actions to be taken against any a commander or equivalent civilian supervisor who fails to act on a whistleblower complaint or improperly interferes with a whistleblower after a complaint is filed or during the preparation of a complaint;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H20E90333678E4E44AF3F34E5E5C0021D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the role of Coast Guard attorneys in ensuring that such commanders comply with responsibilities under section 1034 of title 10, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE9426C5E60264982ABB90D5C55016BAC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the role of Coast Guard civilian attorneys and administrative law judges in ensuring that such civilian supervisors comply with responsibilities under section 2302 of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFE1E44DDE1D4B6C9817AED97BB1AA98" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A discussion of the availability of Coast Guard staff, including civilian staff, assigned to providing, in accordance with professional standards or practice, behavioral health care to whistleblowers, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HD3F44B15FB00419C9B5A3837178DF1AF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and type of such staff;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5978465342514344AAD5D2B8A339EACB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the specific care responsibilities of such staff;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H051C7B20A2F84EFFADA82514A8E2ABA4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of any limitation existing as of the date of enactment of this Act to the provision of such care;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1EDAA35B97949CEAE30EBAD733FAEC0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any plan to increase capacity of such staff to provide such care, as applicable; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H332C618AA1C049D0A8E22A82D90C434B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any additional resources necessary to provide such care.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F1FEE0F5DEE495BAC8610423965D8C4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the manner in which the policies discussed in paragraph (1), the responsibilities of commanders and civilian supervisors described in paragraph (2), and the availability of Coast Guard staff as discussed in paragraph (3) apply specifically to cadets and leadership at the Coast Guard Academy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H85686E83C1FD4402A9EA2DF143523FE5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations (including, as appropriate, proposed legislative changes and a plan to publish in the Federal Register not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act a request for information seeking public comment and recommendations) of the Commandant regarding manners in which Coast Guard policies and procedures may be strengthened—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2894D2F456B1472AA9C9AC75DE3E8B70" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent whistleblower discrimination and harassment;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4450BAEDA86F425994CC410492874F44" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to better enforce prohibitions on retaliation, including reprisal, restriction, ostracism, and maltreatment, set forth in section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, and section 2302 of title 5, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25F820E984284986A5FC496F96C0A315" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to hold commanding officers and civilian supervisors accountable for enforcing and complying with prohibitions on any form of retaliation described in such section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HFBA274F62C324DE6B0F66E923C9DAA46" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>522.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence</header> <subsection id="H2BFECD9806B449DEAEF7A4B9506B2A49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Superintendent</quote>) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H99CBEC56704E4E8F8CEC1098399B0991" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, commence a review of the Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence established in accordance with section 1902 of title 14, United States Code, that includes an evaluation as to whether any long-standing Coast Guard Academy tradition, system, process, or internal policy impedes the implementation of necessary evidence-informed best practices followed by other military service academies in prevention, response, and recovery relating to sexual harassment and sexual violence; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H086E8E40837E43F2ABB5248963EA2570" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="H43B44E4879D941FA998626FB56202B79" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete such review; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFC4C101A276F4E4B87C735E3A81E9674" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modify such policy in accordance with subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCB262CAB70D9486ABD3109852DCA491D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In modifying the Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence referred to in subsection (a), the Superintendent shall ensure that such policy includes the following:</text> <paragraph id="H33BA0168683A470E8086A9E19B8CE5A9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each matter required to be specified by section 1902(b) of title 14, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77AF505F0D124E3AAE2EBFE68733A355" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates to achieve compliance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code (Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H29B5086F12F44F0DAE2AB7FE75D3494C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the roles and responsibilities of staff of the Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery program, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H494AA001A946419087711E5FEA9D1781" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F9ED2C7D6924189A68B66DE80B027F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Victim Advocate Program Specialist;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3270443B628745E6A058E0048C0EE119" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Volunteer Victim Advocate; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H25F3357B33F5459DB745B85D14D23E82" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Primary Prevention Specialist, as established under subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48339EDF43D9491B846B6C15B44F802C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the role of the Coast Guard Investigative Service with respect to sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention, response, and recovery at the Coast Guard Academy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B09672A9F87411D8907F5062F07ABD6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the role of support staff at the Coast Guard Academy, including chaplains, with respect to sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention, response, and recovery.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DAB66C32E8E432BA6E9323D98EC030F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures to promote awareness of dating violence.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DFCBFB0B149407A827761EF2E1683FA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A delineation of the relationship between—</text>
<subparagraph id="H827B08E0BC5E4E6EB31FF2AE6CF8918A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cadet advocacy groups organized for the prevention of, response to, and recovery from sexual harassment and sexual violence, including Cadets Against Sexual Assault; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H45B4CECA3B3747E2B45BD0A0D3C8E9BD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the staff of the Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91E073380F0E4E4A92424A0277F2649C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A provision that requires cadets and Coast Guard Academy personnel to participate in not fewer than one in-person training each academic year on the prevention of, responses to, and resources relating to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence, to be provided by the staff of the Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE90F1EEF4B354A7F8088E4B2CC5AE437" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The establishment, revision, or expansion, as necessary, of an anti-retaliation Superintendent’s Instruction for cadets who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1952E1C46E364C0797E26BEF10F72DB9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report incidents of sexual harassment or sexual violence;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD13902656154DE991457B45C3D87F8D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participate in cadet advocacy groups that advocate for the prevention of, response to, and recovery from sexual harassment and sexual violence; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H144C64FF9DBF4865B0FF30D7A0072BD0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek assistance from a company officer, company senior enlisted leader, athletic coach, or other Coast Guard Academy staff member with respect to a mental health or other medical emergency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H918CC563C3C44B61AAC09CD7400194C1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A provision that explains the purpose of and process for issuance of a no-contact order at the Coast Guard Academy, including a description of the manner in which such an order shall be enforced.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC72749205D74850A88F1E6199B9045C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A provision that explains the purpose of and process for issuance of a military protective order at the Coast Guard Academy, including a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="H019849C7E8B740F5AAC7A4352F511107" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manner in which such an order shall be enforced; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29E2DC6C274C484AB0F921F8013D56F9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the associated requirement to notify the National Criminal Information Center of the issuance of such an order.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H09BC22F7078440AB893DD48BC419F8D3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Primary prevention specialist</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall hire a Primary Prevention Specialist, to be located and serve at the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H934A2893C5F54F4C97EAF545B3563BEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary leave of absence To receive medical services and mental health and related support services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Superintendent shall ensure that the Academy’s policy regarding a cadet who has made a restricted or unrestricted report of sexual harassment to request a leave of absence from the Coast Guard Academy is consistent with other military service academies.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H025C20B2D198417F854A8CE3953DEA37" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>523.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual assault incident database</header> <subsection id="HDD84C38E5C934732A75740D2E2A262B1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memorandum of understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to enable the criminal offender case management and analytics database of the Coast Guard to have system interface access with the Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (referred to in this section as the <quote>Database</quote>) established by section 563 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1561">10 U.S.C. 1561</external-xref> note).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H424B41CC51314FA3B679119EF18C189B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header>
<paragraph id="HFFE3137D427C46889A8C0648B4394D49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after entering into the memorandum of understanding required under subsection (a), the Commandant, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to carry out the terms of such memorandum.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C2883C3B2914EBA8C2485BAABA924CA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H602FC5ED545245BE9B8797530050DDAB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures to ensure that authorized staff of the Coast Guard have system interface access to the Database, and a description of any barrier to such access.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D99D3AC57B64B58850BEEF4472453B7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures to ensure that authorized staff of the Coast Guard Academy have system interface access to the Database, and a description of any barrier to such access that is unique to the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5DAA8129B87434C84AE0A3CFECCA12F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures to facilitate formal or informal communication between the Coast Guard and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Department of Defense, or any other relevant Department of Defense component, to identify or seek a resolution to barriers to Database access.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9416AE755037407D9CAECFB046A885F1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the steps, measures, and improvements necessary to remove any barrier encountered by staff of the Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Academy in accessing the Database, including any failure of system interface access necessitating manual entry of investigative data.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA418192EC46D46099348860ED175C2EE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the technical challenges, timeframes, and costs associated with providing authorized staff of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy with system interface access for the Database that is substantially similar to such system interface access possessed by other branches of the Armed Forces.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF2925BC1AA54FEBA270EB46AC260EB8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of congress defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB004080D59B42DCBF33BE9B158DC5B0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1B2607E8B4F74D369BFCC3F45699F90B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H35B6984963914807B39714CC150CA480" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>524.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service</header>
<subsection id="HC709465A08844DBBA5C8516C88D24075" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H1C6BD7594BBA42349E0784E19567AEE7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H329788BBC822492D8A71A76A9064F6AE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>325.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service</header> <subsection id="H8F6F91821D4D4760B0CE2AC3D4B65875" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be a Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H67DB932D3C934C0AB145194328BEF3C7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chain of command</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service shall report directly to and be under the general supervision of the Commandant, acting through the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HADFF4B182FE54001BA49413B4213EC77" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/14/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 324 the following: </text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">325. Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HA7F8FCBB6672450E86C079E5FB1C82B7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>525.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired grade determinations</header>
<subsection id="HDC571A0BE56F4DA8999AAEB917C98277" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2501(d)(2) of title 14, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H64982DBBFE984FDBB947F1DA0689E4E4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>a</quote> before <quote>competent authority</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCF88792385A4EAD9F8B6A047017C9F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8070A648DA0499BBE40C0327734E802" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HDA29667ADAEC447FBBCECF9C45DBC3BA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">substantial evidence comes to light that, during the commissioned service of the officer, the officer failed to carry out applicable laws, with an intent to deceive or defraud;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD2AD8B79286F4DC8A81560A2455489B5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">substantial evidence comes to light after the retirement that the officer committed rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) at any time during the commissioned service of the officer;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F94BAD0B22847829055CE7C7204D91B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">substantial evidence comes to light after the retirement that the commissioned officer knew of and failed to report through proper channels, in accordance with existing law at the time of the alleged incident, any known instances of sexual assault by a member of the Coast Guard under the command of the officer during the officer’s service;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFDDD5AC275514858A5B0D8AEFC364A19" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance and revision of regulations relating to good cause to reopen retired grade determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-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 or revise, as applicable, and at the discretion of the Secretary consistent with this section, regulations of the Coast Guard to do the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H681EDA45C2B94EFBB29DE60D30C78732" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Define what constitutes good cause to reopen a retired grade determination referred to in subparagraph (H) of section 2501(d)(2) of title 14, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), to ensure that the following shall be considered good cause for such a reopening:</text> <subparagraph id="H2874AABFFD0E4980BE790F3F09C357C6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Circumstances that constitute a failure to carry out applicable laws regarding a report of sexual assault with an intent to deceive by a commissioned officer, that relate to a response made to a report of sexual assault, during the commissioned service of the officer.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA128BF02E9EC4527A4D4B04BBC4331CB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Substantial evidence of sexual assault by the commissioned officer concerned, at any time during the commissioned service of such officer, or such evidence that was not considered by the Coast Guard in a manner consistent with law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H32E506FCE6F94A64B639F8BC0B7B9FA3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identify the standard for making, and the evidentiary showing required to support, an adverse determination on the retired grade of a commissioned officer.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1B4BDC8CF24A4313AAAF60A4AB1CFCBB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revision of limitations on reopening retired grade determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-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 revise applicable guidance in section K.10 of chapter 3 of Commandant Instruction 1000.4A to remove any restriction that limits the ability to reopen the retired grade of a commissioned officer based on—</text> <paragraph id="H120379D536374399B2F4350879080C0B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether new evidence is discovered contemporaneously with or within a short time period after the date of retirement of the officer concerned; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE9E38CAB75B4326ABB2CEDF851FFA51" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the misconduct concerned was not discoverable through due diligence.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0C54A1C086DB4F29B0EF215B44A05AC0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No provision of this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to permit a review of conduct that was not in violation of law or policy at the time of the alleged conduct.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9F5510C92DF14B5E89596095216B2B65" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>526.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion and command review of information on covered misconduct in personnel service records</header>
<subsection id="H7F629D79E38D4281B19D894AE471579A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><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 id="HCF109611E99844768CC0A76D71B5D2F7" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HFF3BD9EAAD684BB7BF947847E3304535" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2522.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion and command review of information on covered misconduct in personnel service records</header> <subsection id="H5E875E5CAFB34A1396B662DB8DECBB49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on reports on covered misconduct</header> <paragraph id="H1FDE3471A92D4449A1B279698A6A7570" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a complaint of covered misconduct is made against a member of the Coast Guard and the member is convicted by court-martial or receives nonjudicial punishment or punitive administrative action for such covered misconduct, a notation to that effect shall be placed in the personnel service record of the member, regardless of the grade of the member.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F2771A2945A43D0B3DA743591A291DD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the inclusion of information in personnel service records under paragraph (1) is to alert supervisors and commanders to any member of their command who has received a court-martial conviction, nonjudicial punishment, or punitive administrative action for covered misconduct in order—</text> <subparagraph id="HC27A5AA92A2F4241A406A26D5409F7FC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the likelihood that repeat offenses will escape the notice of supervisors and commanders; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA6A3642EBA54EF882380B4FA2E05C95" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to help inform commissioning or promotability of the member;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB569FE606050499EB6BBDD262F60EF44" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on placement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notation under paragraph (1) may not be placed in the restricted section of the personnel service record of a member.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5627667302C4AB592B15AC8385EA639" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit or limit the capacity of a member of the Coast Guard to challenge or appeal the placement of a notation, or location of placement of a notation, in the personnel service record of the member in accordance with procedures otherwise applicable to such challenges or appeals.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2342ED3DA2F14067A453B9C5F0EF8645" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Command review of history of covered misconduct</header> <paragraph id="HD0B03D5DD19F44229F4C31DAEA20BD33" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under policy to be prescribed by the Secretary, the commanding officer of a unit or facility to which a covered member is assigned or transferred shall review the history of covered misconduct as documented in the personnel service record of a covered member in order to become familiar with such history of the covered member.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8ED6B73CC272407B9C4997ABE889576E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered member defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>covered member</term> means a member of the Coast Guard who, at the time of assignment or transfer as described in paragraph (1), has a history of 1 or more covered misconduct offenses as documented in the personnel service record of such member or such other records or files as the Commandant shall specify in the policy prescribed under subparagraph (A).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H26AE514E81644317B8F208D626571773" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of personnel service record to determine suitability for civilian employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under policy to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Commandant shall establish procedures that are consistent with the law, policies, and practices of the Department of Defense in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025</short-title> to consider and review the personnel service record of a former member of the Armed Forces to determine the suitability of the individual for civilian employment in the Coast Guard.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HE85AE80E9A5C414DB01C57A6740415DE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/2521">section 2521</external-xref> (as added by this Act) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H026A1AD4A4834671B2AADA45248F5531" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">2522. Inclusion and command review of information on covered misconduct in personnel service records.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section> <section id="H203E1E5AA0404254BA674C24C67FB4EB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>527.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of members who have reported sexual misconduct</header> <subsection id="H79FEF061387E48619BF4ABB67F63BF09" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy to require review of certain proposed involuntary separations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall establish, with respect to any proposed involuntary separation under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/59">chapter 59</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, a Coast Guard policy to review the circumstances of, and grounds for, such a proposed involuntary separation of any member of the Coast Guard who—</text>
<paragraph id="HD6A22A7DD4CB49CE8EAD41283D83F248" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made a restricted or unrestricted report of covered misconduct (as such term is defined in section 2519 of title 14, United States Code);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C1DE285F34D4BE2A298D6465154AC31" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within 2 years after making such a report, is recommended for involuntary separation from the Coast Guard; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC1160B0B15A4D92BEB2058A4A4F4001" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requests the review on the grounds that the member believes the recommendation for involuntary separation from the Coast Guard was initiated in retaliation for making the report.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD90BD6BBCDDC427896A8C1641D39FC49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recusal</header> <paragraph id="HE8B7A0076E8040DB9AFEC88BA1D6083F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policy established under subsection (a) shall set forth a process for the recusal of commanding officers and the flag officer described in subsection (c)(2) from making initial or subsequent decisions on proposed separations or from reviewing proposed separations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H548808D080664197BE32E22AFB7D2ADD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recusal process established under paragraph (1) shall specify criteria for recusal, including mandatory recusal from making a decision on a proposed separation, and from reviewing a proposed separation, if the commanding officer or the flag officer described in subsection (c)(2) was, at any time—</text> <subparagraph id="H4CC58F19F88E44BCA4149EF2EBAC2AD4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the subject of a complaint of any form of assault, harassment, or retaliation, filed by the member of the Coast Guard described in subsection (a) who is the subject of a proposed involuntary separation or whose proposed separation is under review; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A6FCA2647024224A762561FCCB587F3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">associated with the individual suspected or accused of perpetrating the incident of covered misconduct reported by such member.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H23D6A75B525E4A4785EA59CE45E44AB9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concurrence of flag officer required</header> <paragraph id="H119D709935B547EB8DEC8CBA36F0F39F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The policy established under subsection (a) shall require the concurrence of the flag officer described in paragraph (2) in order to separate the member of the Coast Guard described in such subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C5C0416845A45A5B79C3234FD6A217B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flag officer described</header>
<subparagraph id="H106FE6339D8546BD9FD841D71EDBCE14" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the flag officer described in this paragraph is—</text> <clause id="H99CA219453E4490CAD6F6F3CAA8E59A4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel policy; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HD45B7066C35A4E6D985AB582E8A3C99D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a designee of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel policy) who is in a grade not lower than O–7.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEF3443BB71524EC0B87099E3C3B55E4A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chain of command exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a member of the Coast Guard described in subsection (a) who is in the immediate chain of command of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel policy or the designee of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel policy, the flag officer described in this paragraph is a flag officer outside the chain of command of such member, as determined by the Commandant consistent with the policy established under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBCA334349A084BC28F5D95BCDBAB6A9E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any member of the Coast Guard who has made a report of covered misconduct and who receives a proposal for involuntary separation shall be notified at the time of such proposal of the right of the member to a review under this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3DC71DE9BB314617B134A03189E303AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>528.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic violence</header> <subsection id="HF8A9DF9FA4464AE6A367EBB3F1A6A505" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited transfer policy update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update Coast Guard policy as necessary to implement—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A2AF90A553F47778C62AA1D58FEAA9F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an expedited transfer process for covered individuals consistent with—</text> <subparagraph id="H423E0846DB104E8DAEACDB5AD69A3F42" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Defense policy on expedited transfers of victims of sexual assault or domestic violence in place on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55E6AC39B24241BB8BC3174A8EC09700" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (b); and </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6E145CD9F4A4E8D8DE4BED9AEFC845F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process by which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17244FEAD7E94A9F84ADD0A164D33FCA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a covered individual, the commanding officer of a covered individual, or any other Coast Guard official may initiate a request that a subject be administratively assigned to another unit in accordance with military assignments and authorized absence policy for the duration of the investigation and, if applicable, prosecution of such subject;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H02F246B2E9624250A8E55E1AFFFAACA5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Coast Guard shall ensure that any administrative assignment action in response to a request under subparagraph (A) will be taken not as a punitive measure, but solely for the purpose of maintaining good order and discipline within the unit of the covered individual or the subject; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC840DAAA10C94536BA736F0A55E2A78E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protection of due process for the subject is preserved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1C64AE309E5044EEA2922A67951C190A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recusal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The expedited transfer process implemented under this section shall require the recusal of any official involved in the approval or denial of an expedited transfer request if the official was, at any time—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E17C7E77E4D468F870B48E82CCA1B16" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the subject of a complaint of any form of assault, harassment, or retaliation, or any other type of complaint, filed by the covered individual; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1A0AE4C790F4207A426D392B1700ED6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">associated, beyond workplace interactions, with the subject in a manner that may present an actual or apparent conflict of interest.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCDE01BA7273046B79F911A4EC49C9E76" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a member of the Coast Guard who makes an unrestricted report of sexual assault or a report of domestic violence, the updated policy required under subsection (a) shall specify the appropriate officials of the Coast Guard who shall provide such member with information regarding expedited transfer authority.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE87B04A383B04617B172D3B8B82955B5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header> <paragraph id="H21CE825C877847EEBF69AF1852A863DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 1 of the year that is not less than 1 year after the date on which the updates required under subsection (a) are completed, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the report required by section 5112 of title 14, United States Code, a report on such updates that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4CE34A4AD4484455B22C6DF300D8DC07" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a copy of the updated policies of the Coast Guard relating to expedited transfers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB02DAA854D7A4773AC2074EE375F3DEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of such updated policies; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB58022D653694A7EA6C7B8FD8165E439" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the preceding year, the number of covered individuals who have requested an expedited transfer, disaggregated by gender of the requester and whether the request was granted or denied;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA22F977A910B41E6B99D663897ED22BD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each denial of an expedited transfer request during the preceding year, a description of the rationale for the denial; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6789DE90D024B149CDB5D5F35ECA902" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matter the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2CBF925867A48B6AE900A4CA2EBF845" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the Commandant submits the report required under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the report required by section 5112 of title 14, United States Code, a report on the updates required under subsection (a) that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H897F0F0695934C3DAFD5DC41640F6C7A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any policies of the Coast Guard relating to expedited transfers that have been updated since the previous report submitted under this subsection;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H167E0EBEF9C340ABBA01677150F3885A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of any such updated policies; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9C80DA8890C4F34A3E9F3F251C9CEC0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the information described under subparagraphs (C) through (E) of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBC656D4018A146E181C5B7CCDCA47BAE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H18DDC07C924E471292A922C308FC7DE9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered individual</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HD0427097002B421C915C668BFE8ABE01" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a member of the Coast Guard who is a victim of sexual assault in a case handled under the Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery Program or the Family Advocacy Program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF8D462D27804CA3894C83EE7C09C479" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a member of the Coast Guard who is a victim of domestic violence (as defined by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in the policies prescribed under this section) committed by the spouse or intimate partner of the member, regardless of whether the spouse or intimate partner is a member of the Coast Guard; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCAFC1A905F744AD5865F2A027ACE770C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a member of the Coast Guard whose dependent is a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F21BEE73B764FC4A2612FD73B310F38" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>subject</term> means a member of the Coast Guard who is the subject of an investigation related to alleged incidents of sexual assault or domestic violence and is stationed at the same installation as, or in close proximity to, the covered individual involved.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6F360D57D08846F2A0F55909B1CF7881" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>529.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged sex-related offenses</header> <subsection id="H0998B690CB0B4E7992588B1E54156697" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update the Coast Guard policy relating to temporary separation of members of the Coast Guard who are victims of alleged sex-related offenses as required under subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1B4F087A53484C4E933D383DDA14BB84" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The updated policy required under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H96EE09D8919B43A2BEA53028DA499CB6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a provision that allows a member of the Coast Guard to request to participate in the temporary separation program if the member has reported, in an unrestricted format or to the greatest extent practicable, a restricted format, being the victim of an alleged sex-related offense on a date that is during—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD999AEFB7B5145E59FDBDE5BB5EAF512" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 5-year period preceding the requested date of separation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE275ECDC03044ED9AEFF5C82B08027E8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the military service of the member;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A819A20C42E4D20B1C591FCC3B91C88" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a provision that provides eligibility for a member of the Coast Guard to request temporary separation if the member has reported being the victim of an alleged sex-related offense, even if—</text> <subparagraph id="HBE003C82A3004787BDF0B0765F55541D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the member has had a previous temporary separation including a previous temporary separation as the victim of a previous unrelated alleged sex-related offense; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42D180E447514DD7AFD79D302B5987FA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the enlistment period of the member is not nearing expiration or the tour or contract of the member is not nearing completion;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE87A4DF461A1460E9C60B5B385C32AD7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an updated standard of review consistent with the application of, and purposes of, this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAEDEB7CCB9E446E9A12B96A6D5F4D2E4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of a process—</text> <subparagraph id="HA7430E3979614555AC0340354EB6B764" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for eligible members to make requests for temporary separation under this section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F7BBEB8F25349F7A27C49CD6973BAA6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that allows the Commandant to consider whether to allow a member granted temporary separation under this section to fulfill the enlistment period or tour or contract obligation of the member after the end of the temporary separation period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2F836B55B2D54F7E9AB85FA1D173D33C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception from repayment of bonuses, incentive pay, or similar benefits and termination of remaining payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any temporary separation granted under the updated policy required under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may conduct a review to determine whether to exercise discretion in accordance with section 373(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H17D44EF4D8F448468B25663F1C7C0555" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HE76F365840DF478C830C323438B7062D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary concerned</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2FF950CE3904077B4C57328DEF1146B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sex-related offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>sex-related offense</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1044e(h) of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2D880D81CFB44667AB004929A1E71A0F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>530.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct</header> <subsection id="H7317637424674E208E215502A7A893A6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop and issue a comprehensive policy for the Coast Guard to reinvigorate the prevention of misconduct involving members and civilians of the Coast Guard that contains the policy elements described in section 1561 of title 10, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H587B07B017EC4E5AACFC2711459F6A57" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the issuance of the policy required under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall develop and implement for the Coast Guard a program to reinvigorate the prevention of misconduct involving members and civilians of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC9CC44BB063044A7ACE3F20DB9FC6C8F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>531.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuous vetting of security clearances</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1564(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5FE24E1AED7B45DEB1489DBB6AFD51F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD17C9D7E87424754B7D770C8D8BA594C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an investigation or adjudication under subsection (a) of any individual described in paragraph (3),</quote> after <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6E564A7BE0A4B94A162BB6629C5513E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(iv) by striking <quote>the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as the case may be,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF64422AC876A440D9B7903268EDF949F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>(other than an individual described in paragraph (3))</quote> after <quote>is an individual</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5673B727EF9942F69F2AF02B77E67363" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDFE2CC900DA4FF3BE54F39A40465DEF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H917D61AE1409467F97CED5DD4333C211" style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HEB57FB501729455086B4291290921FE1" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who has a security clearance and is—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C88E4EE79E546AFBF07A163E2137145" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a flag officer of the Coast Guard; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF97E8E3E54C494BB063B80A4515F9D6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employee of the Coast Guard in the Senior Executive Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block display="yes">; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H728EA2580B884B959AA3E147C2C35AEC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and all that follows through <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>Secretary of Defense, in the case of an individual described in paragraph (2), and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the case of an individual described in paragraph (3), shall ensure that relevant information on the conviction or determination described in paragraph (1) of such an individual</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H52AD70B5FC4A40968DE19D4A97BFBFEB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>532.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training and education programs for covered misconduct prevention and response</header>
<subsection id="H1EC00F9B324E411AB4E0A2E157957BB8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of curriculum</header>
<paragraph id="HA3EEA012CDF448EEAC2AA023F9BF493C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall revise the curriculum of the Coast Guard with respect to covered misconduct prevention and response training—</text> <subparagraph id="HC9C83EF99DDA47FBB1FCAF1D442F2993" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to include—</text>
<clause id="H139EC65578F043A3B84320726DACB407" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on procedures and responsibilities with respect to reporting requirements, investigations, survivor health and safety (including expedited transfers, no-contact orders, military and civilian protective orders, and temporary separations), and whistleblower protections;</text></clause> <clause id="H1959B19924264CF093F397DA752B94CC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on Department of Veterans Affairs resources available to veterans, active-duty personnel, and reserve personnel;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2A76232DADC54A9BB4B839E30B5B8F3F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on the right of any member of the Coast Guard to seek legal resources outside the Coast Guard;</text></clause> <clause id="H4EB22E0CE1D942D3BCD7F108D4E68864" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">general information regarding the availability of legal resources provided by civilian legal services organizations, presented in an organized and consistent manner that does not endorse any particular legal services organization; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8585EBC39E9A48E4A533DC4921A308CF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on the capability, operations, reporting structure, and requirements with respect to the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4F80670128C4635A47A6A5B8C65FCE1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address the workforce training recommendations set forth in the memorandum of the Coast Guard titled <quote>Commandant’s Directed Actions—Accountability and Transparency</quote>, issued on November 27, 2023.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC30607A09FBF48BFB78584926193D423" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collaboration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In revising the curriculum under this subsection, the Commandant shall solicit input from individuals outside the Coast Guard who are experts in sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention and response training.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE6798CF7B8614471BFB05F11AE4407B6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct prevention and response training and education</header> <paragraph id="HEFAA247C522642CC96AAC2B9A52A07B9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 ensure that all members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard are provided with annual covered misconduct prevention and response training and education for the purpose of strengthening individual knowledge, skills, and capacity relating to the prevention of and response to covered misconduct.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H989689CDC2304DB59B9A25D74B1B1379" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training and education referred to in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1D81C2409EE940D5877F7C06AF694850" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be provided as part of—</text>
<clause id="H1D5EE0ABF8D246A08AFC78358F9CFE2C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initial entry and accession training;</text></clause> <clause id="H11CBFD1CDDDA44308A2296C8BC61C710" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual refresher training;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE88E3FDC22D34433904BF62C3C03FA83" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initial and recurring training courses for covered first responders;</text></clause> <clause id="H692BBC13629B44DCBF15771E5BB80D3F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new and prospective commanding officer and executive officer training; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC9EB457AA26F476F91D01B7B8AFC454A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specialized leadership training; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0819888865F94C96B2D7335AC89FFCE1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be tailored for specific leadership levels, positions, pay grades, and roles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72BD67617EDE424BB64A952777D7DF18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training and education referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the information described in subsection (a)(1)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H037AA79BE65F4642BB156B53F6C1665A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered first responder training</header> <paragraph id="HCC05BDC16DDA4D6C958633E949749AD8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BC2C21AC7CD48E79C33ABFB86FE3FEA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training for covered first responders includes the covered misconduct prevention and response training described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF7DDB6892BD04A018D69661A4D439BFF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such covered misconduct prevention and response training is provided to covered first responders on a recurring basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DEE2107E1284DAE8D702E1F8874259C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the information described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the initial and recurring covered misconduct prevention and response training for covered first responders shall include information on procedures and responsibilities with respect to—</text> <subparagraph id="H16C9DD218BFA4563A484D28C2D611C78" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of care to a victim of covered misconduct, in accordance with professional standards or practice, that accounts for trauma experienced by the victim and associated symptoms or events that may exacerbate such trauma; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB85AE9F6E18D4D268E2C14D4514EFB53" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manner in which such a victim may receive such care.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAAA5C9BFC1AE42EEBC8BB42C7DAFAE99" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training for prospective commanding officers and executive officers</header> <paragraph id="H868D2659912F408C813CCD5D654D33DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that training for prospective commanders and executive officers at all levels of command includes the covered misconduct prevention and response training described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95DE5D1B876F4C8591FEF6C7F35463DE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the information described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the covered misconduct prevention and response training for prospective commanding officers and executive officers shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="HAF418A6DF538476284E8544967C93E39" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tailored to the responsibilities and leadership requirements of members of the Coast Guard as they are assigned to command positions; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC6A349E9DF04FB499C3A59FA2E66858" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">revised, as necessary, to include information on—</text> <clause id="H4ADDE66119D64E25AAC03108D2402A9A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fostering a command climate—</text>
<subclause id="H16B2BC9A0D784E21964DBCAF18318876" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that does not tolerate covered misconduct;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4D1ED9ED91144469AB1A4AE4CCB98C8C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which individuals assigned to the command are encouraged to intervene to prevent potential incidents of covered misconduct; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H65E65EE15871467DAF5D7653E1EF9DBE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that encourages victims of covered misconduct to report any incident of covered misconduct;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HBE74A7D9A98F4D1D9E7C72668763C1F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the possible variations in the effect of trauma on individuals who have experienced covered misconduct;</text></clause>
<clause id="H5CAD90119A9E4B6F8301B26CFE2E879E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential differences in the procedures and responsibilities, Department of Veterans Affairs resources, and legal resources described in subsection (a)(1)(A) depending on the operating environment in which an incident of covered misconduct occurred;</text></clause> <clause id="HAFD00C68B4FA477CB40A395DFFCDC3F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the investigation of alleged incidents of covered misconduct, including training on understanding evidentiary standards;</text></clause>
<clause id="H668664BD3EB24CE0A186330164FF5EA0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">available disciplinary options, including administrative action and deferral of discipline for collateral misconduct, and examples of disciplinary options in civilian jurisdictions; and</text></clause> <clause id="HEB1E3B02BB444DDFB1BA56BDCD28D9F5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capability, operations, reporting structure, and requirements with respect to the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC265A230B354009909A7ACAE5122A03" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entry and accession trainings</header>
<paragraph id="HB8182AE82E6D44988A2337E745713AE7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial training</header>
<subparagraph id="H87E29153F1414D82AB525C2944CE9110" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 provide for the inclusion of an initial covered misconduct prevention and response training module in the training for each new member of the Coast Guard, which shall be provided not later than 14 duty days after the date of accession.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD667A57F4A584C6686AB20895C65A852" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the information described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the initial training module referred to in subparagraph (A) shall include a comprehensive explanation of Coast Guard—</text>
<clause id="H4766549DE1394D8C95D1A2A1BAFB4164" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policy with respect to covered misconduct; and</text></clause> <clause id="H0E7F4B7AF87D489D84F2D41CD3BD55CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures for reporting covered misconduct.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD24469F408B14360A298967BB2EABC76" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent training</header>
<subparagraph id="H8DA56DC11C5C42F6857349BC4B5CD03E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant shall provide for the inclusion of a detailed covered misconduct prevention and response training module in the training for each new member of the Coast Guard, which shall be provided not later than 60 duty days after the date on which the initial training module described in paragraph (1)(A) is provided.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6F8E010F9804FFC92CAA7393D78EADC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The detailed training module referred to in subparagraph (A) shall include the information described in subsection (a)(1)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6C7EFE2742F94BEA91513AB2F712BFC2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H8BDEF354BB2649DD84A750087AE5EFFB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered first responder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered first responder</term> includes sexual assault response coordinators, victim advocates, Coast Guard medical officers, Coast Guard security forces, Coast Guard Investigative Service agents, judge advocates, special victims’ counsel, chaplains, and related personnel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5692185A8184512AC636D95EE51A5DB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered misconduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered misconduct</term> has the meaning given such term in section 2519 of title 14, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>VI</enum><header>Comptroller General Reports</header> <section id="H8950AB10BC6245DF8693BE1438856F65" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research, development, and innovation program</header> <subsection id="HCE7EF57FB0894E1A8A831CD7DA8CF440" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the state of the research, development, and innovation program of the Coast Guard during the 5-year period ending on such date of enactment.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2F5AC54EBFAB4EBCB5E816FA7607AA4B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H6CF85DCC7C9349EFB6209CBE09713425" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation and description of the process for selecting projects to be carried out under the research, development, and innovation program of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA9D1481B4E449909333910A72A214BC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the manner in which funding needs are determined and requested for such program, and for the activities and projects of such program, in alignment with the appropriate fiscal year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DCDA86F27EE4BE7B2AA7B40C7629778" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the manner in which the Coast Guard determines desired outcomes, and measures the impact, of successful projects on the execution of the operations and mission of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71600A2DD4D148C5BFAF033464D26391" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the manner in which the Coast Guard evaluates impacts and benefits of partnerships between the Coast Guard and the Department of Defense and other entities, and a description of the extent to which and manner in which the Coast Guard is leveraging such benefits and identifying and managing any potential challenge.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8CE59B61677426D8BDC70B75E61E52B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the manner in which the Commandant is working with partners to accelerate project transition from research, testing, evaluation, and prototype to production.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0E8543BA5504C94A04F807578152081" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the manner in which the authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants pursuant to sections 719 and 1158 of title 14, United States Code, has been exercised by the Commandant, and a description of any training or resources necessary (including additional agreements for officers and training) to more fully exercise such authority.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54A63A8504AD43B1BC4F07078206FB44" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the role of the Blue Tech Center of Expertise established in section 302 of the Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/265">Public Law 115–265</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06FC48AED80C4230ACA9F65F2682C9A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations regarding authorization, personnel, infrastructure, and other requirements necessary for the expeditious transition of technologies developed under such program from prototype to production in the field.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H446CF02A6BC343C5B852543A2609E880" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General may consult with—</text>
<paragraph id="H6A5C3152C8B34CD79F084E5FC2E44F63" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maritime and aviation industries;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C1AADF68C144B48AE4F75C10DEA1D7A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB351AA9C6E994D1CB37D660117C47260" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the intelligence community; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF8D4B5A87864F5D97F413C478D442E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any relevant—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9461C28811A842B6A710E92510DDC3EF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">federally funded research institutions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0C838B819334F5B935509653E77DDF9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nongovernmental organizations; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7ACAF46A7D24C58BBD98CEEB74167F2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H88815FEAF3AB4BB3A9DDBF41BEF8AD29" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General review of quality and availability of Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel wellness</header> <subsection id="H0A4964BEB872427F9CB2F5D69E888897" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a review of the quality and availability of behavioral health care and related resources for Coast Guard personnel at the locations described in subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H286B0FC6F7BE47C8A60B920A37EC8B2D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Locations to be reviewed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—</text> <paragraph id="H56312183A1414A8E96769EF1549793A9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">first review the practices and policies relating to the availability of behavioral health care and related resources at Training Center Cape May; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H305F33AACAFD41BDAA04562C8AB8DF39" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review such practices and policies at—</text> <subparagraph id="HE8EAF858C0424B478C28DD6BF23DFA8E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Coast Guard Academy, including Officer Candidate School; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H435F538784B4421C88D2026D76389E84" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Coast Guard training locations, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7ED92BBCBEE744F39A1F6648E2875751" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The review conducted under subsection (a) shall include, for each location described in subsection (b), an assessment, and a description of available trend information (as applicable) for the 10-year period preceding the date of the review, with respect to each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HEEC7A6AE418545F8895197D3083E8138" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The nature of Coast Guard resources directed toward behavioral health services at the location.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51B28A04BAC2416DB292E073DB54B3F0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The manner in which the Coast Guard has managed treatment for recruits, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel who may be experiencing a behavioral health crisis at the location (including individuals who have transferred to other buildings or facilities within the location).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEAF914436DF4CD5A56A273B89532443" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the Coast Guard has identified the resources, such as physical spaces and facilities, necessary to manage behavioral health challenges and crises that Coast Guard personnel may face at the location.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6999D4727164BF08D96407EC4CDC3A5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The behavioral health screenings required by the Coast Guard for recruits, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel at the location, and the manner in which such screenings compare with screenings required by the Department of Defense for military recruits, service academy cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel at military service accession points.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5686B77DC3040DD9613E2A68B5A5002" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the Coast Guard has assessed the adequacy of behavioral health resources and services for recruits, cadets, officer candidates, and other personnel at the location, and if so, the additional services and resources (such as resilience and life skills coaching), if any, needed to address any potential gaps.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H668E426D2CA54512ABC8ABA461D48199" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The manner in which the Coast Guard manages care transfers related to behavior health at the location, including command and other management input and privacy policies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF5DDBFE77444202B42EE686E32BBC6D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the Coast Guard has evaluated contributing factors or reasons for behavioral health crises experienced by newly enlisted personnel, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel at the location.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB4F56DEE6D9F4275828E133D1146953B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the Coast Guard has addressed, at the location, provider care staffing standards and credentialing deficiencies identified in the report of the Comptroller General titled <quote>Coast Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for Determining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to Care</quote>, issued on February 4, 2022.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0042FEAF14304258B6BBFBF044796448" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</text> <paragraph id="H264A36A45CFA4D098EA2A60FD12D8E5E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as soon as practicable but not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report relating to the results of the review conducted under subsection (a) relating to Training Center Cape May, including any recommendations the Comptroller General considers appropriate; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5FE756179384477A949A48588FD732B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act—</text> <subparagraph id="H19181D8E581944489B3054C761360797" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a) relating to—</text>
<clause id="HE9053FD267614DB68065FEBC2D468EFD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Coast Guard Academy, including Officer Candidate School; and</text></clause> <clause id="H437175E33277480E98797620F64740EB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Coast Guard training locations, as applicable; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC0C48FFBC15472DA51D1B34602D710B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HD704E5B98A5648F58896FCC9B3D919CD" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>603.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs and other entities</header> <subsection id="H522733F5F1494A71847D551BB389928E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study assessing the efforts of the Commandant—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F49719EED7A458CB7329569EF7E8BA4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF411318C474641DBB2A53A261129BAF6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to share medical data of members of the Coast Guard with the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBED4FF31568426B9A7DD3820F47D3FF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that electronic health records are provided in a format that is user friendly and easy to access.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6CFB8FB5682946769A81BF34B9F7E45F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H02BCFFE35F8C495784BAA6BECFAD0163" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The steps the Commandant has taken to reduce the prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records of members of the Coast Guard.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1CA05A7CB034ACE84C68F8BEF2E6EB4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">How implementation of an electronic health record system has affected the ability of the Commandant to manage health records of members of the Coast Guard, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0BB4C7CEF7F6489495763B4E9CC6C27E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the Commandant adds records from private medical providers to the electronic health record system;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E334FB9660E4F04933A47C740E45BA4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of the Commandant toward implementing the electronic health record system in shipboard sick bays of the Coast Guard;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0350B588602C4768BCE3EF22045BC39D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the Coast Guard shares medical records with the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC0FBF2F2D3444574B30E06C154ABF6AA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matter the Comptroller General considers appropriate with respect to medical record storage, use, and sharing and the associated consequences for member health and well-being.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC12AA397C54C4EA6A67E4C4F234DB5D7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ability of members of the Coast Guard, medical professionals of the Coast Guard and of the Department of Defense, personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other personnel to access and search, as appropriate, the electronic health records of individuals, including the ability to search or quickly find information within electronic health records.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3820751262544E02B6E038327349FC27" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3225A95F99C84770AC3BB4804AD5839C" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>604.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="HADB917A2819D4BF2AA19A0EF7828EDC2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure, including the specific needs of the Coast Guard training facilities described in subsection (c).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEF03A6E31E2C437EA2A65EBC1F0962FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H164FC1A2FD284E5BA82FD7BB6A42B8FB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to each Coast Guard training facility described in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H821E72B1441A401F93A2070C27AE7072" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of capital needs, including construction and repair;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA32D4DBC252C4315841EE484809ECF03" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of equipment upgrade backlogs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCEF2A610F5BE40BCAE3A56229B031EE2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of necessary improvements, including improvements to essential training equipment (including swimming pools, operational simulators, and marksmanship training ranges) to enable the Coast Guard to achieve all operational training objectives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H328A8BAD74244028A6EAEBA1C8EB50D3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the resources necessary to fully address all training needs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93C4EE2A504F4BBCBDACFF0C0060253B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of any security deficiency, including with respect to base access, training facility access, and trainee berthing area access;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H014DA30157134DC1AE7AA473233B27C6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of any exposed hazard that does not serve a training purpose;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85DCB95D5D6B4518A77555AB7520CAF1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of the presence of hazardous or toxic materials, including—</text>
<clause id="HDCEA243FA75E4ABD84547F2357B422D5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lead-based paint;</text></clause> <clause id="H07CF5CD64360444AAEFFFADAB5FE034A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">asbestos or products that contain asbestos;</text></clause>
<clause id="H69F1239B5CE641BDB6715E093160FA4F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">black mold;</text></clause> <clause id="H018DDB9808BB47DBA717C0E6248B3634" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">radon; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF9186E6C387C47CAB388FFFED50B2220" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contaminated drinking water; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF05E2C32A3334D57BA67EAB5B2FBFF9C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the need for, and estimated cost of, remediation of such toxic materials.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC468B5AECB3541E69C7D8EACAA83385F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the process used by the Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and construct Coast Guard training facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H12150B2B7BA44C9B9A0634A48E14315B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard training facilities described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard training facilities described in this subsection are the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H86FD5396DEDD47ACAB8FB22507D866A4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5921C5563BA4A6B8A97FFCF13CBEE2D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Leadership Development Center in New London, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BDBE3C66F1345BBB69F291E7FE23D9D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training Center Cape May, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA982716B78F4789A418DA024099FD99" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training Center Petaluma, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0A3D561FA7B465583AD1D7C56C8DEFE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training Center Yorktown, Virginia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H772EA4D2C1C04311B54819D65E24540E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston, South Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD79966390A94ED8A29B33C52E072B30" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Missions Training Center at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H216A283C0E0D4A8E824D63DA88E54FBD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center (GRFTC) in New Orleans, Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE9B8F4F2B7C42EBB6895021969310F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center (NPRFTC) in Kodiak, Alaska.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CCE9362CFE34D86B30AFCF4649C7C51" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (NRFTC) at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDC1B628A0CD455C89A3013FEDD4C287" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Southeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (SRFTC) in Charleston, South Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86CB3DB8B52042C9A5E5F501647D2CDA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center (PRFTC) in Alameda, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40A140640C174FB0A7DEF7139FCB988A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Motor Lifeboat School at Cape Disappointment, Washington.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0AC0740EBD5C4D7599103388C0BFC3BC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9B10D18ACFF46AC880BFC2DC0DC8F69" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAFA49E1FEC3D4BD79CE1AA1156C26044" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H614DF73A80624FCBB8C9E22B935F3DB8" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>605.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for housing</header>
<subsection id="H8CF55C36DBF9446CB8FDB51ABBA90E31" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Department of Defense issues the report on the Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study of Coast Guard involvement in, and efforts to support, the determination of the cost of adequate housing and the calculation of the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4A24337EAD594A9D9023EAB2E13ADC94" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study required under subsection (a) shall include, to the extent practicable, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1E284081EE2C4BD4986FF89AB8746687" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification of Coast Guard duty locations in which there is a misalignment between the basic allowance for housing rate and the prevailing housing cost for members of the Coast Guard such that the basic allowance for housing is less than 95 percent of the monthly cost of adequate housing for such members in the corresponding military housing area.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H688F3299A18747A2BD46C0C4E0A88304" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C7570A263AF455E88B999434C440A48" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Anchor points, including—</text> <clause id="HA7500A351AA44196A6481CAD067CAC4C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methodology for the establishment of anchor points; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFCD653D2C1AE4C9D9A8645CF164C2D7B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to housing provided as part of a public-private venture and Government-owned and Government-leased housing, the disparities between established anchor points and housing standards across the armed forces (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H538B6BD576FC410C8E037EA18DEA531C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Existing military housing boundary areas that affect the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F8A911CEAF9412A8DD990A0C4CEF3C8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actions taken by the Commandant to comprehensively monitor basic allowance for housing rates for Coast Guard duty locations.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB64EA0BDC0A445D7AB3C71A4C24475C7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The frequency of reviews conducted by the Commandant of the site visits used by the Department of Defense to inform military housing area boundaries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2BD14AA6B98F485B9701207D8F523071" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the study required under subsection (a) commences, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Commandant a report on the findings of the study, including any recommendation the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD47E7FC9EFFD4CFD8A9DC515802EC23D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report required by subsection (c) is submitted to the Commandant, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</text>
<paragraph id="H3FB7C4C4E8C3483C9E43ABDD7BDA0BD9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an implementation plan, including timeframes and milestones, addressing any recommendation made by the Comptroller General in such report, as the Commandant considers appropriate; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H05FCDFFD60DF4278A6DB5723639A2DAC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to any recommendation set forth in such report that the Commandant declines to implement, a written justification for the decision.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F8A1ECCD5904C5EB148904F5117D9AF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Anchor point defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>anchor point</term>—</text> <paragraph id="H704B4F2C5594416C830377EAB1602440" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means the minimum housing standard reference benchmark used to establish the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DE77933E2F346B2879746F1D14866A1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes housing type and size based on pay grade and dependent status.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HDAC5EF20245743488BACBC5041C36D8B" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>606.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General report on safety and security infrastructure at Coast Guard Academy</header> <subsection id="HCA44D90D679C4B44A1987DCC3439848E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO report</header> <paragraph id="HF55813F04256478B813D900B4D6D721E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the safety and security infrastructure at the Coast Guard Academy.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B3DA546794F4CC8A5CC5CBEA5A7A7B1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of each of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H5132B43BEB6A454C881CCC59478CA676" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Existing security infrastructure for the grounds, buildings, athletic facilities, and any other facility of the Coast Guard Academy, including access points, locks, surveillance, and other security methods, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7993E2537FF84677B6C337E2C143D542" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard policies with respect to the management, data storage and access, and operational capacity of the security infrastructure and methods evaluated under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3574F145155C462B9F32A6D5AACD6D98" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special security needs relating to events at the Coast Guard Academy, such as large athletic events and other widely attended events.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F7668385F9F4873992B97C608D0EF9B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard policies and procedures with respect to access to Coast Guard Academy grounds by—</text> <clause id="H7DE62EA7687741919542A14CB72B73A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">current or former members of the Coast Guard;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBEEC871FB09B4755B625BAF2516F099D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">current or former civilian employees of the Coast Guard;</text></clause> <clause id="HBFA845820D924AB2901AEF0E454E4B96" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast Guard personnel that reside at the Academy and families of cadets; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H24D4EEB06DE7414EAAE3A42D3273A283" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members of the public.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB969098C5F040FBA3067CA20DF01046" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Existing processes by which the Commandant, the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, or a designated individual may prohibit or restrict access to Coast Guard Academy grounds by any current or former member or civilian employee of the Coast Guard who—</text>
<clause id="H82231C8B93424B01940E2ED910ECFA42" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been subject to court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for sexual misconduct; or</text></clause> <clause id="HCE8C5D877228443280464C174758DA82" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been administratively disciplined for sexual misconduct.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32A7A4155E554BE0818B5C8C525B6494" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement processes regarding access to Coast Guard Academy grounds for individuals (including current and former cadets, members, and civilian employees of the Coast Guard) who are or have been subject to a no-contact order relating to—</text> <clause id="H655E99AC936144FCAA75B67DB9FD6FB2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a cadet or member of the faculty of the Academy; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H7660D4BB07C049179023DB6161A98036" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other individual with access to Academy grounds.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A969212140B40CDBF5BA5988ECC1BF9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations to improve—</text>
<clause id="H3AED9C33F2EE4376A6B3884FDEC47FB0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the security of the Coast Guard Academy; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5D70E555563C4110B0A3A5D0D1E2D4FD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety of—</text>
<subclause id="H4B915B3DEA8144F7A1662E0249F947A4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cadets at the Coast Guard Academy; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC283F5DF6B01418A843B869D411E4FD1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members of the Coast Guard stationed at, and civilian employees of, the Coast Guard Academy.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B0DD6C75B144F83852DF497FF85748C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actions by Commandant</header>
<paragraph id="H1BE6EA9ADB954861968F42219844974F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Comptroller General submits the report required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA3289ACAF8143C1862FAD9675C451D1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed plan to improve the security of, and the safety of cadets at, the Coast Guard Academy; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E281CF2AE914DBA9A5D30FF240E0E6D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed timeline for implementation of—</text> <clause id="H74A28BC1EE7349579B1AD9784F20C214" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recommendations made by the Comptroller General in such report; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H04274F65001B4335BFAB3370F15CBEB7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other safety improvement the Commandant considers appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H56BF9488D3C54867A4C30A7E75281D2C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Comptroller General submits the report required under subsection (a), the Commandant, in a manner that maintains good order and discipline, shall update Coast Guard policy relating to access to the Coast Guard Academy grounds to include procedures by which individuals may be prohibited from accessing the Coast Guard Academy—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0AB9601B4D2F48FB9DCE34E48E860098" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as the Commandant considers appropriate; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD74DF46942F140299F9B4318FFB1C134" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with the recommendations made by the Comptroller General in such report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H85942BB468A348DF9F3E7ED02209CB04" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>607.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of station process</header>
<subsection id="H198942FC96FC44AFB0E68EC01314972B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the permanent change of station process of the Coast Guard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB3A795BB81F54EABAE3FA9B28EBC0AB3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header> <paragraph id="HC9BF261091294CF69304F881E75A8A7A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D7883F763304484B611579EAE1E44BC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H67DF7D5377D84A779FE2D55939B0FA9B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the permanent change of station policies of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA643903E1FF4D26B588D5CCBFFC5E21" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of Coast Guard spending on permanent change of station moves and associated support costs.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB569F85E8D044552B9CC05C4257A94E2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the effectiveness of using contracted movers for permanent change of station moves, including the estimated costs associated with—</text>
<clause id="H9C5B9DA9D3814FE58E89474DF0C8DF12" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lost or damaged personal property of members of the Coast Guard;</text></clause> <clause id="H923874D8B802498787A8572A078674C2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delays in scheduling such a move through a contracted mover;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBD7820BA072345C39D6E34C1AB59D7F0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delayed delivery of household goods; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA103F7E39840485CBD446AF812EAC152" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other related challenges.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE4A576344934701935250C1AEFE499C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of changes to permanent change of station policies implemented during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, and the costs or savings to the Coast Guard directly associated with such changes.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1166A11B1A24D2190225EC3888B9219" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations to improve the permanent change of station process of the Coast Guard.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H946C4338BE514AF089BCFE2BAD0F519D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any additional information or related matter arising from the study, as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>VII</enum><header>Amendments</header> <section id="H7945440D98A942F5BB23F83CEDDAD20D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments</header> <subsection id="HEEFFF2CEC89E493C857771B2B64336D1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on entry and operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H1B12C2D9F76B467EAA0C6E596A941955" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port, harbor, and coastal facility security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70116(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H162D8304B1334FC1B01250E935875F20" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>terrorism cyber</quote> and inserting <quote>terrorism, cyber</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43C459D832D24B74B1BECCA1F8DC58BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by inserting a comma after <quote>acts of terrorism</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3BFA91B653F94228A076624856B00C49" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement by state and local officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70118(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE858BB26A004D6184616C866FC6F08F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H378F892D9D2F494AB7A0AFB2B246FD84" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H4EA899D7FE4545AE9FE2F80B945528C9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 701 definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 70131(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5A992C6FFBE14406922A7D27AEEB5997" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HA60DBE34C0B1410E9856DDDF9018E19C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HF47AA897AA32415F8E479C2FC4358FAF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of arrival requirements for vessels on the outer continental shelf</header> <paragraph id="H2C2A310F3ACF4F8A9E7E10C8B757FB55" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H20B9AE5BA3C3463A91507567884671F5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H6C4CDAF121E548498667E4DC38741F6C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amended by striking <quote>of title 46, United States Code,</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA56791710C324D159C37AFFB99E1C6EA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amended by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1223">33 U.S.C. 1223</external-xref> note)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70001">46 U.S.C. 70001</external-xref> note)</quote>; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H843557D9243B451C86A1EC4D5F200AD8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transferred to appear after 70001(k) of title 46, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HADFDEF4E8CF24F5AB79746CDD6C1A25A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">redesignated as subsection (l).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEFE35B1C15C947759C7B779067FD532D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 46</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H495C209DD9FA4D79BEB3305ACD27294B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2101(2) is amended by striking <quote>section 1</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0429CB692234FD5B5E313385C943383" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H08CFF7209F904E85BDED7D8C96C94E57" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H11CD538B2DD54C59A97473AF08A0392F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the analysis for chapter 700 by striking the item relating to section 70006 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section" bold="off">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 display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3089AEE0C4C043DBA56C5AC0F89D7934" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H9DD715A58FA14EF98CF33043EABCC8D1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H5FA1D385E07D46BA819166527E912556" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H617311E36B2045F780C459C96A533D00" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil pollution act of 1990</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H233554C0E8CF4A28B21C4C54B3BE3DC0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2701">33 U.S.C. 2701</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H45475DD47B6C4FBDB399E199568D8AE6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (32)(G) by striking <quote>pipeline</quote> and all that follows through <quote>offshore facility</quote> and inserting <quote>pipeline, offshore facility</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H07D9E07A5C044801A3814C45E940E68D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (39) by striking <quote>section 101(20)(G)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101(20)(H)(i)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A4F525D418B423396A5C113D70DFDA9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (40) by striking <quote>section 101(20)(G)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101(20)(H)(ii)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC71960E478B44669B7D234E1643A5715" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">) in paragraph (41) by striking <quote>section 101(20)(G)(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101(20)(H)(iii)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE22E850F51604B45A0556B584C1B63BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (42) by striking <quote>section 101(20)(G)(iv)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101(20)(H)(iv)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE03F898C5C6B48DCAD745BA4D2B2B663" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (43) by striking <quote>section 101(20)(G)(v)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101(20)(H)(v)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A8B78D519AE4AC0B0BBE8CB55386771" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (44) by striking <quote>section 101(20)(G)(vi)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101(20)(H)(vi)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB99CD5B58CBF419CAC87FD9A5FA1B6F7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1003(d)(6) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2703">33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>this paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>this subsection</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6958694A81E48E88498390001015018" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2716">33 U.S.C. 2716</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48B66B3F0BFF43EE9D5F2678440D1944" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2EDC0615F9C74F62B77C9F8B19F334F6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H1F4603D19ADC4520A27C262C54E8B771" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H0CD70652302E4F4E9913274341288D3C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1005(b)(5)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2716">33 U.S.C. 2716(b)(5)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 1016(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2716(f)</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1796856ECAF844EAA5A5C76860FD08C2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H4A301D5D04064AF58789A135A2DF2A82" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<subsection id="HE78DFF90BEB6412BA68CBDC28132A588"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998</header><text>Section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/892a">33 U.S.C. 892a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD003CEB0358E408CBA42381FA61C34B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>Act</quote> and inserting <quote>title</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4627453EB5324A2CBF8DDDD2CF0CC819"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6E63CD3D0621414FBE0723185D61E89C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Act</quote> and inserting <quote>title</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35B226AC348B4993B0B13C65BFA4B6EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subchapter IV of chapter 10</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter 11</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>