SEC. 2. CENTER OF EXPERTISE IN INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME 
GOVERNANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 324. Center of Expertise in Indo-Pacific Maritime 
Governance 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall establish a Center of Expertise in Indo- 
Pacific Maritime Governance (in this section referred to 
as the ‘Center’). The Commandant shall model the Center 
after the International Law Enforcement Academies and 
the Department of Defense Institutes. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The Center shall be used to provide 
and facilitate education, training, and research in mari-
time governance best practices, including how to build re-
gional state capacity. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—To assist the Center in carrying 
out the mission under subsection (b), upon request of the 
Center, the head of any Federal agency may grant to the 
Center access to the data, archives, and other resources 
of that agency, and may detail any personnel of that agen-
cy to the Center. 
‘‘(d) JOINT OPERATION WITH PARTNER COUN-
TRY.—The Commandant shall seek to engage with appro-
priate representatives of a foreign country selected at the 
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discretion of the Commandant to reach an agreement for 
the operation of the Center. Any such agreement shall pro-
vide for such country to furnish necessary administrative 
services and facilities for the Center, including by— 
‘‘(1) directly providing such services; 
‘‘(2) providing the funds for such services; or 
‘‘(3) coordinating with officials of an institution 
of higher education located in such foreign country 
for the provision of such services.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘324. Center of Expertise in Indo-Pacific Maritime Governance.’’. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS IN 
THE PACIFIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘§ 5116. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in 
the Pacific 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2025, and annually thereafter, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, in consultation with the Secretary of State 
and Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for Coast Guard oper-
ations in the Pacific region for the year after the year 
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during which the plan is submitted. Such plan shall in-
clude, for the year covered by the plan, each of the fol-
lowing elements: 
‘‘(1) A list of objectives for Coast Guard en-
gagement in the Pacific region in support of Depart-
ment of State and Department of Defense missions. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of the capabilities of the 
Coast Guard to support Department of State and 
Department of Defense missions in the Pacific re-
gion. 
‘‘(3) A list of any areas in the Pacific region 
where an increased Coast Guard presence would bet-
ter support Department of State and Department of 
Defense missions. 
‘‘(4) The projected demand for Coast Guard en-
gagement in the Pacific region from the Department 
of State and the Department of Defense for the year 
covered by the plan and the subsequent 10 years. 
‘‘(5) An assessment of whether the Coast 
Guard will be able to meet such projected demand 
for the year covered by the plan, including a list of 
any factors limiting the ability of the Coast Guard 
to meet such projected demand. 
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‘‘(6) A summary of the resources needed for the 
Coast Guard to meet such projected demand for the 
year covered by the plan, including— 
‘‘(A) staff; 
‘‘(B) infrastructure, including shore infra-
structure; 
‘‘(C) administrative and logistical support; 
and 
‘‘(D) technology. 
‘‘(7) Any other matter as determined relevant 
by the Commandant. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—Each plan under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 
15, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing on the annual plan required under subsection (a) 
submitted during the preceding year. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; 
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‘‘(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
‘‘(5) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(6) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
‘‘§ 5117. Annual budget display for Coast Guard oper-
ations in the Pacific 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 
2026, and annually thereafter, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a detailed budget display for Coast Guard op-
erations in the Pacific region for the fiscal year after the 
fiscal year during which the budget display is submitted. 
The Commandant shall base such budget display on the 
projected demand for Coast Guard engagement in the Pa-
cific region as identified in the most recent annual plan 
developed under section 5116 of this title. Such budget 
display shall include, for the year covered by the budget 
display, the following information: 
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‘‘(1) With respect to procurement accounts, 
amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line 
number, line item, and line item title. 
‘‘(2) With respect to research, development, 
test, and evaluation accounts, amounts displayed by 
account, budget activity, line number, program ele-
ment, and program element title. 
‘‘(3) With respect to operation and maintenance 
accounts, amounts displayed by account title, budget 
activity title, line number, and subactivity group 
title. 
‘‘(4) With respect to military personnel ac-
counts, amounts displayed by account, budget activ-
ity, budget subactivity, and budget subactivity title. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—Each display under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas-
sified annex. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 
15, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing on the budget display required by subsection (a) 
for the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which the 
briefing is provided. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
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sional committees’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 5116 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new items: 
‘‘5116. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific. 
‘‘5117. Annual budget display for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF STANDING INDO-PA-
CIFIC MARITIME GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the feasibility of establishing 
a standing Indo-Pacific maritime group, modeled after the 
Standing NATO Maritime Groups, to conduct humani-
tarian and law enforcement missions in the Indo-Pacific 
region. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Commandant shall include in 
the report required under subsection (a)— 
(1) findings on how such maritime group could 
enable the Coast Guard to work more effectively 
with partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region 
on— 
(A) multilateral humanitarian missions; 
(B) anti-piracy missions; 
(C) emergency responses; 
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(D) maritime domain awareness issues; 
and 
(E) the prevention of unregulated and un-
reported fishing efforts; and 
(2) any other matters as determined relevant by 
the Commandant. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF FORWARD OPER-
ATING BASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Commander of 
the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on es-
tablishing forward operating bases in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Commandant shall include in 
the report required under subsection (a)— 
(1) a description of gaps in Coast Guard oper-
ations in the Indo-Pacific region, including any 
logistical problems; 
(2) a list of locations selected for the establish-
ment of such forward operating bases, including mo-
bile forward operating bases; 
(3) a description of why each location on such 
list was selected; 
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(4) the cost of establishing such forward oper-
ating bases; 
(5) the non-monetary resources and approvals 
needed to establish such forward operating bases, in-
cluding authorizations and cooperation agreements; 
and 
(6) a timeline for completing by not later than 
January 1, 2030, the establishment of such forward 
operating bases. 
SEC. 6. REPORT ON COAST GUARD ATTACHE´ S. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on Coast Guard attache´s serving in em-
bassies in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Commandant shall include in 
the report required under subsection (a)— 
(1) the number of such attache´s actively serving 
in such embassies; 
(2) a list of any such embassies where an in-
creased allocation of such attache´s could better sup-
port United States objectives in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion; and 
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(3) a plan to increase the number of such 
attache´s actively serving in such embassies, includ-
ing the resources and approvals necessary to achieve 
such plan. 
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; 
(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(5) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(6) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
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