aid the District Ombudsman in obtaining the infor-
mation needed to conduct an investigation of a com-
pliant. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—At the conclusion of an inves-
tigation, the District Ombudsman shall submit a re-
port on the findings and recommendations of the 
District Ombudsman, to the Commander of the Dis-
trict in which the petitioner who brought the com-
plaint is located or operating. 
‘‘(6) DEADLINE.—The District Ombudsman 
shall seek to resolve each complaint brought in ac-
cordance with the guidelines— 
‘‘(A) in a timely fashion; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 4 months after the 
complaint is officially accepted by the District 
Ombudsman. 
‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT.—The Commandant shall ap-
point as the District Ombudsman a civilian who has expe-
rience in port and transportation systems and knowledge 
of port operations or of maritime commerce (or both). 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report 
annually to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate on the matters brought before the District Om-
budsmen, including— 
‘‘(1) the number of matters brought before each 
District Ombudsman; 
‘‘(2) a brief summary of each such matter; and 
‘‘(3) the eventual resolution of each such mat-
ter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of that chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘55. District Ombudsmen.’’. 
SEC. 217. ENSURING CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS 
CONCERNS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIME CONTRACTS.—The 
Secretary shall include in each contract awarded for pro-
curement of goods or services acquired for the Coast 
Guard— 
(1) a requirement that the contractor shall im-
plement a plan for the award, in accordance with 
other applicable requirements, of subcontracts under 
the contract to small business concerns, including 
small business concerns owned and controlled by so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individuals, 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women, small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans, HUBZone small 
business concerns, small business concerns partici-
pating in the program under section 8(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), institutions 
receiving assistance under title III or V of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., 
1101 et seq.), and Alaska Native Corporations cre-
ated pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), including the 
terms of such plan; and 
(2) a requirement that the contractor shall sub-
mit to the Secretary, during performance of the con-
tract, periodic reports describing the extent to which 
the contractor has complied with such plan, includ-
ing specification (by total dollar amount and by per-
centage of the total dollar value of the contract) of 
the value of subcontracts awarded at all tiers of sub-
contracting to small business concerns, institutions, 
and corporations referred to in subsection (a)(1). 
(b) UTILIZATION
OF ALLIANCES.—The Secretary 
shall seek to facilitate award of contracts by the United 
States under the Deepwater Program to alliances of small 
business concerns, institutions, and corporations referred 
to in subsection (a)(1). 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate by October 31 each year a report on the award 
of contracts under the Deepwater Program to small 
business concerns, institutions, and corporations re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1) during the preceding 
fiscal year. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
each report— 
(A) specification of the value of such con-
tracts, by dollar amount and as a percentage of 
the total dollar value of all contracts awarded 
by the United States under the Deepwater Pro-
gram in such fiscal year; 
(B) specification of the total dollar value of 
such contracts awarded to each of the cat-
egories of small business concerns, institutions, 
and corporations referred to in subsection 
(a)(1); and 
(C) if the percentage specified under sub-
paragraph (A) is less than 25 percent, an expla-
nation of—
(i) why the percentage is less than 25 
percent; and 
(ii) what will be done to ensure that 
the percentage for the following fiscal year 
will not be less than 25 percent. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEEPWATER PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Deep-
water Program’’ means the Integrated Deepwater 
Systems Program described by the Coast Guard in 
its report to Congress entitled ‘‘Revised Deepwater 
Implementation Plan 2005’’, dated March 25, 2005. 
The Deepwater Program primarily involves the pro-
curement of cutter 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. 
SEC. 218. ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR PORT AND WA-
TERWAY SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
‘‘§ 61. Assistant Commandant for Port and Waterway 
Security 
‘‘(a) There shall be in the Coast Guard an Assistant 
Commandant for Port and Waterway Security who shall 
be a Rear Admiral or civilian from the Senior Executive 
Service (career reserved) selected by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) The Assistant Commandant for Port and Water-
way Security shall serve as the principal advisor to the 
Commandant regarding port and waterway security and 
shall carry out the duties and powers delegated and im-
posed by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of that chapter is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘61. Assistant Commandant for Port and Waterway Security.’’. 
SEC. 219. SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 678. Disadvantaged business enterprise program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent that the 
Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent 
of the amounts obligated by the Coast Guard for contracts 
in any fiscal year shall be expended with small business 
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘small business concern’ has the meaning given that 
term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘(2) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals’ has the mean-
ing that term has under section 8(d) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant sub-
contracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, 
except that women shall be presumed to be socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals for pur-
poses of this subsection. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue final 
regulations governing the administration of the program 
created by this section by one year after the date of enact-
ment of this section. To the maximum extent feasible, 
these regulations shall impose requirements similar to 
those of part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
with respect to setting overall and contract goals, good 
faith efforts, and the contract award process, counting of 
credit for the participation of businesses owned and con-
trolled by socially and economically disadvantaged individ-