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tains the policy elements described in section 1561 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(b) PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—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. 
SEC. 531. CONTINUOUS VETTING OF SECURITY CLEAR-
ANCES. 
Section 1564(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, and the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall conduct an investigation or 
adjudication under subsection (a) of any indi-
vidual described in paragraph (3),’’ after ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(iv) by striking 
‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
as the case may be,’’;
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(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(other than 
an individual described in paragraph (3))’’ after ‘‘is 
an individual’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who has a security clearance and is— 
‘‘(A) a flag officer of the Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(B) an employee of the Coast Guard in the 
Senior Executive Service.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by para-
graph (3), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Secretary of Defense, in the case of an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (2), and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in the case of an individual 
described in paragraph (3), shall ensure that rel-
evant information on the conviction or determination 
described in paragraph (1) of such an individual’’. 
SEC. 532. TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR COV-
ERED MISCONDUCT PREVENTION AND RE-
SPONSE. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF CURRICULUM.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—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 re-
sponse training— 
(A) to include— 
(i) information on procedures and re-
sponsibilities with respect to reporting re-
quirements, investigations, survivor health 
and safety (including expedited transfers, 
no-contact orders, military and civilian 
protective orders, and temporary separa-
tions), and whistleblower protections; 
(ii) information on Department of 
Veterans Affairs resources available to vet-
erans, active-duty personnel, and reserve 
personnel; 
(iii) information on the right of any 
member of the Coast Guard to seek legal 
resources outside the Coast Guard; 
(iv) general information regarding the 
availability of legal resources provided by 
civilian legal services organizations, pre-
sented in an organized and consistent
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manner that does not endorse any par-
ticular legal services organization; and 
(v) information on the capability, op-
erations, reporting structure, and require-
ments with respect to the Chief Prosecutor 
of the Coast Guard; and 
(B) to address the workforce training rec-
ommendations set forth in the memorandum of 
the Coast Guard titled ‘‘Commandant’s Di-
rected 
Actions—Accountability 
and 
Trans-
parency’’, issued on November 27, 2023. 
(2) COLLABORATION.—In revising the cur-
riculum 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. 
(b) COVERED MISCONDUCT PREVENTION AND RE-
SPONSE TRAINING AND EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 indi-
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vidual knowledge, skills, and capacity relating to the 
prevention of and response to covered misconduct. 
(2) SCOPE.—The training and education re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be provided as part of— 
(i) initial entry and accession training; 
(ii) annual refresher training; 
(iii) initial and recurring training 
courses for covered first responders; 
(iv) new and prospective commanding 
officer and executive officer training; and 
(v) specialized leadership training; and 
(B) shall be tailored for specific leadership 
levels, positions, pay grades, and roles. 
(3) CONTENT.—The training and education re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall include the informa-
tion described in subsection (a)(1)(A). 
(c) COVERED FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
shall ensure that— 
(A) training for covered first responders 
includes the covered misconduct prevention and 
response training described in subsection (b); 
and
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(B) such covered misconduct prevention 
and response training is provided to covered 
first responders on a recurring basis. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to the infor-
mation described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the initial 
and recurring covered misconduct prevention and re-
sponse training for covered first responders shall in-
clude information on procedures and responsibilities 
with respect to— 
(A) the provision of care to a victim of cov-
ered misconduct, in accordance with profes-
sional standards or practice, that accounts for 
trauma experienced by the victim and associ-
ated symptoms or events that may exacerbate 
such trauma; and 
(B) the manner in which such a victim 
may receive such care. 
(d) TRAINING FOR PROSPECTIVE COMMANDING OF-
FICERS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant shall ensure that training for prospective 
commanders and executive officers at all levels of 
command includes the covered misconduct preven-
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tion and response training described in subsection 
(b). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to the infor-
mation described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the cov-
ered misconduct prevention and response training 
for prospective commanding officers and executive 
officers shall be— 
(A) tailored to the responsibilities and 
leadership requirements of members of the 
Coast Guard as they are assigned to command 
positions; and 
(B) revised, as necessary, to include infor-
mation on— 
(i) fostering a command climate— 
(I) that does not tolerate covered 
misconduct; 
(II) in which individuals assigned 
to the command are encouraged to in-
tervene to prevent potential incidents 
of covered misconduct; and 
(III) that encourages victims of 
covered misconduct to report any inci-
dent of covered misconduct;
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(ii) the possible variations in the ef-
fect of trauma on individuals who have ex-
perienced covered misconduct; 
(iii) potential differences in the proce-
dures and responsibilities, Department of 
Veterans Affairs resources, and legal re-
sources described in subsection (a)(1)(A) 
depending on the operating environment in 
which an incident of covered misconduct 
occurred; 
(iv) the investigation of alleged inci-
dents of covered misconduct, including 
training 
on 
understanding 
evidentiary 
standards; 
(v) available disciplinary options, in-
cluding administrative action and deferral 
of discipline for collateral misconduct, and 
examples of disciplinary options in civilian 
jurisdictions; and 
(vi) the capability, operations, report-
ing structure, and requirements with re-
spect to the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast 
Guard. 
(e) ENTRY AND ACCESSION TRAININGS.— 
(1) INITIAL TRAINING.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—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 re-
sponse 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. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the in-
formation described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the 
initial training module referred to in subpara-
graph (A) shall include a comprehensive expla-
nation of Coast Guard— 
(i) policy with respect to covered mis-
conduct; and 
(ii) procedures for reporting covered 
misconduct. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT TRAINING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—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
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the initial training module described in para-
graph (1)(A) is provided. 
(B) 
CONTENT.—The 
detailed 
training 
module referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
include the information described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
FIRST
RESPONDER.—The term 
‘‘covered first responder’’ includes sexual assault re-
sponse coordinators, victim advocates, Coast Guard 
medical officers, Coast Guard security forces, Coast 
Guard Investigative Service agents, judge advocates, 
special victims’ counsel, chaplains, and related per-
sonnel. 
(2) COVERED
MISCONDUCT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered misconduct’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2519 of title 14, United States Code. 
SEC. 533. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL OFFENSES. 
Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘harass-
ment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault in viola-
tion of employer policy or law’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual 
harassment or sexual assault in violation of employer 
policy or law and harassment’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) HARASSMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘harassment’ means— 
‘‘(1) unwelcome remarks about an individual’s 
characteristics as protected in title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and 
the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, or other unwel-
come verbal or physical conduct based on 1 or more 
of these categories, if— 
‘‘(A) submission to such remarks or con-
duct is made either explicitly or implicitly a 
term or condition of employment, pay, career, 
benefits, or entitlements of the individual; 
‘‘(B) submission to or rejection of such re-
marks or conduct by an individual is used as 
the basis for decisions affecting that individ-
ual’s job, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements; 
or 
‘‘(C) such remarks or conduct has the pur-
pose or effect of unreasonably interfering with 
an individual’s work performance; and 
‘‘(2) such remarks or conduct is so severe or 
pervasive that a reasonable person would perceive,
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and the individual does perceive, the work environ-
ment as hostile, intimidating or abusive. 
‘‘(i) RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to impede the ability of the respon-
sible entity of the vessel to take immediate personnel ac-
tion in response to an incident described in subsection 
(a)(1) to preserve the safety and security of individuals 
on the vessel.’’. 
TITLE VI—COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL REPORTS 
SEC. 601. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON COAST 
GUARD RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND IN-
NOVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
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(1) An evaluation and description of the process 
for selecting projects to be carried out under the re-
search, development, and innovation program of the 
Coast Guard. 
(2) An analysis of the manner in which funding 
needs are determined and requested for such pro-
gram, and for the activities and projects of such pro-
gram, in alignment with the appropriate fiscal year. 
(3) 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. 
(4) An assessment of the manner in which the 
Coast Guard evaluates impacts and benefits of part-
nerships between the Coast Guard and the Depart-
ment of Defense and other entities, and a descrip-
tion of the extent to which and manner in which the 
Coast Guard is leveraging such benefits and identi-
fying and managing any potential challenge. 
(5) 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.
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(6) An assessment of the manner in which the 
authority to enter into transactions other than con-
tracts 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 train-
ing or resources necessary (including additional 
agreements for officers and training) to more fully 
exercise such authority. 
(7) 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 (Public Law 115–265). 
(8) Recommendations regarding authorization, 
personnel, infrastructure, and other requirements 
necessary for the expeditious transition of tech-
nologies developed under such program from proto-
type to production in the field. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General may 
consult with— 
(1) the maritime and aviation industries; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense; 
(3) the intelligence community; and 
(4) any relevant— 
(A) federally funded research institutions;
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(B) nongovernmental organizations; and 
(C) institutions of higher education. 
SEC. 602. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF QUALITY 
AND AVAILABILITY OF COAST GUARD BEHAV-
IORAL HEALTH CARE AND RESOURCES FOR 
PERSONNEL WELLNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 qual-
ity and availability of behavioral health care and related 
resources for Coast Guard personnel at the locations de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) LOCATIONS TO BE REVIEWED.—In conducting 
the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(1) first review the practices and policies relat-
ing to the availability of behavioral health care and 
related resources at Training Center Cape May; and 
(2) review such practices and policies at— 
(A) the Coast Guard Academy, including 
Officer Candidate School; and 
(B) other Coast Guard training locations, 
as applicable. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The review conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include, for each location described in
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subsection (b), an assessment, and a description of avail-
able trend information (as applicable) for the 10-year pe-
riod preceding the date of the review, with respect to each 
of the following: 
(1) The nature of Coast Guard resources di-
rected toward behavioral health services at the loca-
tion. 
(2) The manner in which the Coast Guard has 
managed treatment for recruits, cadets, officer can-
didates, 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). 
(3) 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. 
(4) The behavioral health screenings required 
by the Coast Guard for recruits, cadets, officer can-
didates, 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
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candidates, or other personnel at military service ac-
cession points. 
(5) 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 poten-
tial gaps. 
(6) The manner in which the Coast Guard man-
ages care transfers related to behavior health at the 
location, including command and other management 
input and privacy policies. 
(7) The extent to which the Coast Guard has 
evaluated contributing factors or reasons for behav-
ioral health crises experienced by newly enlisted per-
sonnel, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel 
at the location. 
(8) 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 ‘‘Coast 
Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for De-
termining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to 
Care’’, issued on February 4, 2022.
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(d) REPORTS.—The Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives— 
(1) as soon as practicable but not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, a re-
port 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 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act— 
(A) a report on the results of the review 
conducted under subsection (a) relating to— 
(i) the Coast Guard Academy, includ-
ing Officer Candidate School; and 
(ii) other Coast Guard training loca-
tions, as applicable; and 
(B) any recommendations the Comptroller 
General considers appropriate.
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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. 
(a) STUDY.—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 ef-
forts of the Commandant— 
(1) to reduce the prevalence of missing or in-
complete medical records; 
(2) to share medical data of members of the 
Coast Guard with the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs; and 
(3) to ensure that electronic health records are 
provided in a format that is user friendly and easy 
to access. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall review the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The steps the Commandant has taken to re-
duce the prevalence of missing or incomplete medical 
records of members of the Coast Guard. 
(2) How implementation of an electronic health 
record system has affected the ability of the Com-
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mandant to manage health records of members of 
the Coast Guard, including— 
(A) how the Commandant adds records 
from private medical providers to the electronic 
health record system; 
(B) the progress of the Commandant to-
ward implementing the electronic health record 
system in shipboard sick bays of the Coast 
Guard; 
(C) how the Coast Guard shares medical 
records with the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs; and 
(D) any other matter the Comptroller Gen-
eral considers appropriate with respect to med-
ical record storage, use, and sharing and the 
associated consequences for member health and 
well-being. 
(3) The ability of members of the Coast Guard, 
medical professionals of the Coast Guard and of the 
Department of Defense, personnel of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and other personnel to ac-
cess and search, as appropriate, the electronic health 
records of individuals, including the ability to search 
or quickly find information within electronic health 
records.
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(c) REPORT.—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 In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of the study under subsection (a). 
SEC. 604. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST 
GUARD TRAINING FACILITY INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 spe-
cific needs of the Coast Guard training facilities described 
in subsection (c). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) With respect to each Coast Guard training 
facility described in subsection (c)— 
(A) a summary of capital needs, including 
construction and repair; 
(B) a summary of equipment upgrade 
backlogs; 
(C) an assessment of necessary improve-
ments, including improvements to essential
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training equipment (including swimming pools, 
operational 
simulators, 
and 
marksmanship 
training ranges) to enable the Coast Guard to 
achieve all operational training objectives; 
(D) a description of the resources nec-
essary to fully address all training needs; 
(E) an assessment of any security defi-
ciency, including with respect to base access, 
training facility access, and trainee berthing 
area access; 
(F) an identification of any exposed hazard 
that does not serve a training purpose; 
(G) an identification of the presence of 
hazardous or toxic materials, including— 
(i) lead-based paint; 
(ii) asbestos or products that contain 
asbestos; 
(iii) black mold; 
(iv) radon; and 
(v) contaminated drinking water; and 
(H) an assessment of the need for, and es-
timated cost of, remediation of such toxic mate-
rials.
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(2) An evaluation of the process used by the 
Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and construct 
Coast Guard training facilities. 
(c) COAST
GUARD
TRAINING
FACILITIES
DE-
SCRIBED.—The Coast Guard training facilities described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The Coast Guard Academy in New London, 
Connecticut. 
(2) The Leadership Development Center in 
New London, Connecticut. 
(3) Training Center Cape May, New Jersey. 
(4) Training Center Petaluma, California. 
(5) Training Center Yorktown, Virginia. 
(6) The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy 
in Charleston, South Carolina. 
(7) The Special Missions Training Center at 
Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. 
(8) The Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Cen-
ter (GRFTC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
(9) The North Pacific Regional Fisheries 
Training Center (NPRFTC) in Kodiak, Alaska. 
(10) The Northeast Regional Fisheries Train-
ing Center (NRFTC) at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 
(11) The Southeast Regional Fisheries Training 
Center (SRFTC) in Charleston, South Carolina.
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(12) The Pacific Regional Fisheries Training 
Center (PRFTC) in Alameda, California. 
(13) The National Motor Lifeboat School at 
Cape Disappointment, Washington. 
(14) The Aviation Technical Training Center in 
Elizabeth City, North Carolina. 
(15) The Aviation Training Center in Mobile, 
Alabama. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after com-
mencing 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. 
SEC. 605. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST 
GUARD BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Department of Defense issues the re-
port on the Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military 
Compensation, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall commence a study of Coast Guard involve-
ment in, and efforts to support, the determination of the 
cost of adequate housing and the calculation of the basic
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allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall include, to the extent practicable, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An identification of Coast Guard duty loca-
tions 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. 
(2) An analysis of each of the following: 
(A) Anchor points, including— 
(i) the methodology for the establish-
ment of anchor points; and 
(ii) with respect to housing provided 
as part of a public-private venture and 
Government-owned and Government-leased 
housing, the disparities between estab-
lished anchor points and housing standards 
across the armed forces (as such term is 
defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code).
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(B) Existing military housing boundary 
areas that affect the Coast Guard. 
(C) Actions taken by the Commandant to 
comprehensively monitor basic allowance for 
housing rates for Coast Guard duty locations. 
(D) The frequency of reviews conducted by 
the Commandant of the site visits used by the 
Department of Defense to inform military hous-
ing area boundaries. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the study required under subsection (a) com-
mences, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mandant a report on the findings of the study, including 
any recommendation the Comptroller General considers 
appropriate. 
(d) PLAN.—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 In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives—
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(1) an implementation plan, including time-
frames and milestones, addressing any recommenda-
tion made by the Comptroller General in such re-
port, as the Commandant considers appropriate; and 
(2) with respect to any recommendation set 
forth in such report that the Commandant declines 
to implement, a written justification for the decision. 
(e) ANCHOR POINT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘anchor point’’— 
(1) means the minimum housing standard ref-
erence benchmark used to establish the basic allow-
ance for housing under section 403 of title 37, 
United States Code; and 
(2) includes housing type and size based on pay 
grade and dependent status. 
SEC. 606. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON SAFETY 
AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE AT COAST 
GUARD ACADEMY. 
(a) GAO REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
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resentatives a report on the safety and security in-
frastructure at the Coast Guard Academy. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of each of 
the following: 
(A) Existing security infrastructure for the 
grounds, buildings, athletic facilities, and any 
other facility of the Coast Guard Academy, in-
cluding access points, locks, surveillance, and 
other security methods, as appropriate. 
(B) Coast Guard policies with respect to 
the management, data storage and access, and 
operational capacity of the security infrastruc-
ture and methods evaluated under subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) Special security needs relating to 
events at the Coast Guard Academy, such as 
large athletic events and other widely attended 
events. 
(D) Coast Guard policies and procedures 
with respect to access to Coast Guard Academy 
grounds by— 
(i) current or former members of the 
Coast Guard;
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(ii) current or former civilian employ-
ees of the Coast Guard; 
(iii) Coast Guard personnel that re-
side at the Academy and families of cadets; 
and 
(iv) members of the public. 
(E) Existing processes by which the Com-
mandant, the Superintendent of the Coast 
Guard Academy, or a designated individual may 
prohibit or restrict access to Coast Guard Acad-
emy grounds by any current or former member 
or civilian employee of the Coast Guard who— 
(i) has been subject to court-martial 
under the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice for sexual misconduct; or 
(ii) has been administratively dis-
ciplined for sexual misconduct. 
(F) Enforcement processes regarding ac-
cess to Coast Guard Academy grounds for indi-
viduals (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— 
(i) a cadet or member of the faculty 
of the Academy; or
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(ii) any other individual with access to 
Academy grounds. 
(G) Recommendations to improve— 
(i) the security of the Coast Guard 
Academy; and 
(ii) the safety of— 
(I) cadets at the Coast Guard 
Academy; and 
(II) members of the Coast Guard 
stationed at, and civilian employees 
of, the Coast Guard Academy. 
(b) ACTIONS BY COMMANDANT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Comptroller General submits 
the report required under subsection (a), the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes— 
(A) a detailed plan to improve the security 
of, and the safety of cadets at, the Coast Guard 
Academy; and 
(B) a detailed timeline for implementation 
of—
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(i) the recommendations made by the 
Comptroller General in such report; and 
(ii) any other safety improvement the 
Commandant considers appropriate. 
(2) POLICY.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Comptroller General submits the 
report required under subsection (a), the Com-
mandant, in a manner that maintains good order 
and discipline, shall update Coast Guard policy re-
lating to access to the Coast Guard Academy 
grounds to include procedures by which individuals 
may be prohibited from accessing the Coast Guard 
Academy— 
(A) as the Commandant considers appro-
priate; and 
(B) consistent with the recommendations 
made by the Comptroller General in such re-
port. 
SEC. 607. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON 
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION PROCESS. 
(a) STUDY.—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 ef-
fectiveness of the permanent change of station process of 
the Coast Guard.
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(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
commencing the study required by subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Com-
mittee 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. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the permanent change 
of station policies of the Coast Guard. 
(B) A description of Coast Guard spending 
on permanent change of station moves and as-
sociated support costs. 
(C) An evaluation of the effectiveness of 
using contracted movers for permanent change 
of station moves, including the estimated costs 
associated with— 
(i) lost or damaged personal property 
of members of the Coast Guard; 
(ii) delays in scheduling such a move 
through a contracted mover; 
(iii) delayed delivery of household 
goods; and
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(iv) other related challenges. 
(D) A review of changes to permanent 
change of station policies implemented during 
the 10-year period ending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and the costs or savings to 
the Coast Guard directly associated with such 
changes. 
(E) Recommendations to improve the per-
manent change of station process of the Coast 
Guard. 
(F) Any additional information or related 
matter arising from the study, as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate. 
TITLE VII—AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 701. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION.—Sec-
tion 70022(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Federal Register’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Federal Register’’. 
(b) PORT, HARBOR, AND COASTAL FACILITY SECU-
RITY.—Section 70116(b) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘terrorism 
cyber’’ and inserting ‘‘terrorism, cyber’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘acts of terrorism’’. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT
BY STATE
AND LOCAL OFFI-
CERS.—Section 70118(a) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 1 of title II of the Act 
of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 70051’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 7(b) of the Ports and 
Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 70116(b)’’. 
(d) CHAPTER 701 DEFINITIONS.—Section 70131(2) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 1 of title II of the Act 
of June 15, 1917 (50 U.S.C. 191)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 70051’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 7(b) of the Ports and 
Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 70116(b)’’. 
(e) NOTICE OF ARRIVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VES-
SELS ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
(1) 
PREPARATORY
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 70001 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (l) 
and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively.
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(2) TRANSFER OF PROVISION.—Section 704 of 
the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
2012 (Public Law 112–213; 46 U.S.C. 70001 note) 
is— 
(A) amended by striking ‘‘of title 46, 
United States Code,’’; 
(B) amended by striking ‘‘(33 U.S.C. 1223 
note)’’ and inserting ‘‘(46 U.S.C. 70001 note)’’; 
(C) transferred to appear after 70001(k) 
of title 46, United States Code; and 
(D) redesignated as subsection (l). 
(f) TITLE 46.—Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2101(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 1’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101’’. 
(2) Section 2116(b)(1)(D) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 93(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 504(c)’’. 
(3) In the analysis for subtitle VII by striking 
the period after ‘‘70001’’ in the item relating to 
chapter 700. 
(4) In the analysis for chapter 700 by striking 
the item relating to section 70006 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘70006. Establishment by Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating of anchorage grounds and regulations gen-
erally.’’.
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(5) In the heading for subchapter IV in the 
analysis for chapter 700 by inserting a comma after 
‘‘DEFINITIONS’’. 
(6) In the heading for subchapter VI in the 
analysis for chapter 700 by striking ‘‘OF THE 
UNITED’’and inserting ‘‘OF UNITED’’. 
(7) Section 70052(e)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (46 U.S.C. App. 91)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
60105’’. 
(g) OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990.—The Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Section 1001 (33 U.S.C. 2701) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (32)(G) by striking 
‘‘pipeline’’ and all that follows through ‘‘off-
shore facility’’ and inserting ‘‘pipeline, offshore 
facility’’; 
(B) in paragraph (39) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(i)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (40) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(ii)’’;
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(D) ) in paragraph (41) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 101(20)(G)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(iii)’’; 
(E) in paragraph (42) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(iv)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(iv)’’; 
(F) in paragraph (43) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(v)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(v)’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (44) by striking ‘‘section 
101(20)(G)(vi)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
101(20)(H)(vi)’’. 
(2) Section 1003(d)(6) (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(6)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this subsection’’. 
(3) Section 1016 (33 U.S.C. 2716) is amend-
ed— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(e) 
through (i) as subsections (d) through (h), re-
spectively; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’.
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(4) Section 1012(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 2712(b)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 1016(f)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1016(e)(1)’’. 
(5) 
Section 
1005(b)(5)(B) 
(33 
U.S.C. 
2716(b)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
1016(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2716(f)’’. 
(6) Section 1018(c) (33 U.S.C. 2718(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Act of March 3, 1851 (46 
U.S.C. 183 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 305 of 
title 46, United States Code’’. 
(7) Section 7001(h)(1) (33 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’. 
(h) HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT 
OF 1998.—Section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Im-
provement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘this title’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subchapter VI of chapter 
10’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 11’’. 
(i) CHAPTER 5.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by redesignating the second 
section 548 (relating to Marking anchorage grounds 
by Commandant of the Coast Guard) as section 551. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 550 
the following: 
‘‘551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 
(j) SECTION 807.—Section 807 of the Frank Lobi-
ondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (14 U.S.C. 
313 note) is amended by striking ‘‘District 9’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Great Lakes District’’. 
(k) SECTION 324.—Section 324 of title 14, United 
States Code, as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘Seventeenth 
Coast Guard District’’ and inserting ‘‘Coast Guard Arctic 
District’’ each place it appears. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.