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fully functional for the mission for which 
it was intended, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the 
United States Senate within 30 days after 
accepting delivery of the asset a report 
explaining why acceptance of the asset in 
such a condition is in the best interests of 
the United States Government. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall— 
(A) specify the systems that are 
not able to achieve contractually re-
quired certifications within 30 days 
after the date of delivery and the sys-
tems that are not fully functional at 
the time of delivery for the missions 
for which they were intended; 
(B) identify milestones for the 
completion of required certifications 
and to make all systems fully func-
tional; and 
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(C) identify when the milestones 
will be completed, who will complete 
them, and the cost to complete them. 
SEC. 807. USE OF THE NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, THE 
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, AND THE 
SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COM-
MAND TO ASSIST THE COAST GUARD IN EX-
ERCISING TECHNICAL AUTHORITY FOR THE 
DEEPWATER PROGRAM AND OTHER COAST 
GUARD ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the 
Coast Guard’s use of the technical, contrac-
tual, and program management oversight ex-
pertise of the Department of the Navy in ship 
and aircraft production complements and 
augments the Coast Guard’s organic expertise 
as it procures assets for the Deepwater Pro-
gram. 
(b) 
INTER-SERVICE
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary may enter into a memo-
randum of understanding or a memorandum 
of agreement with the Secretary of the Navy 
to provide for the use of the Navy Systems 
Commands to assist the Coast Guard with the 
oversight of Coast Guard major acquisition 
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programs. 
Such 
memorandum 
of 
under-
standing or memorandum of agreement shall, 
at a minimum provide for— 
(1) the exchange of technical assist-
ance and support that the Coast Guard 
Chief Engineer and the Coast Guard 
Chief 
Information 
Officer, 
as 
Coast 
Guard Technical Authorities, may iden-
tify; 
(2) the use, as appropriate, of Navy 
technical expertise; and 
(3) the temporary assignment or ex-
change of personnel between the Coast 
Guard and the Navy Systems Commands 
to facilitate the development of organic 
capabilities in the Coast Guard. 
(c) TECHNICAL
AUTHORITIES.—The Coast 
Guard Chief Engineer, Chief Information Offi-
cer, and Chief Acquisition Officer shall adopt, 
to the extent practicable, procedures that are 
similar to those used by the Navy Senior Ac-
quisition Official to ensure the Coast Guard 
Technical Authorities, or designated Tech-
nical Warrant Holders, approve all technical 
requirements. 
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(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
may coordinate with the Secretary of the 
Navy, acting through the Chief of Naval Oper-
ations, to develop processes by which the as-
sistance will be requested from the Navy Sys-
tems Commands and provided to the Coast 
Guard. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and every 
twelve months thereafter, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall report to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on the activities under-
taken pursuant to such memorandum of un-
derstanding or memorandum of agreement. 
SEC. 808. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DEEPWATER
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Deepwater Program’’ means the Inte-
grated Deepwater Systems Program de-
scribed by the Coast Guard in its report 
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to Congress entitled ‘‘Revised Deepwater 
Implementation Plan 2005’’, dated March 
25, 2005. The Deepwater Program pri-
marily involves the procurement of cut-
ter and aviation assets that operate more 
than 50 miles offshore. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as fol-
lows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
Sec. 103. Transfer of bridge administration program authority 
and functions. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 201. Appointment of civilian Coast Guard judges. 
Sec. 202. Industrial activities. 
Sec. 203. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses. 
Sec. 204. Commissioned officers. 
Sec. 205. Coast Guard participation in the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home (AFRH) system. 
Sec. 206. Grants to international maritime organizations. 
Sec. 207. Emergency leave retention authority. 
Sec. 208. Enforcement authority. 
Sec. 209. Repeal. 
Sec. 210. Admirals and Vice Admirals. 
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