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SEC. 210. MERCHANT MARINER MEDICAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 7115. Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Com-
mittee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Mer-
chant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Committee shall advise 
the Secretary on matters relating to— 
‘‘(A) medical certification determinations 
for issuance of merchant mariner credentials; 
‘‘(B) medical standards and guidelines for 
the physical qualifications of operators of com-
mercial vessels; 
‘‘(C) medical examiner education; and 
‘‘(D) medical research. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con-
sist of 14 members, none of whom is a Federal em-
ployee, and shall include— 
‘‘(A) ten who are health-care professionals 
with particular expertise, knowledge, or experi-
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ence regarding the medical examinations of 
merchant mariners or occupational medicine; 
and 
‘‘(B) four who are professional mariners 
with knowledge and experience in mariner occu-
pational requirements. 
‘‘(2) STATUS OF MEMBERS.—Members of the 
Committee shall not be considered Federal employ-
ees or otherwise in the service or the employment of 
the Federal Government, except that members shall 
be considered special Government employees, as de-
fined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to any administrative 
standards of conduct applicable to the employees of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating. 
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENTS; TERMS; VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall ap-
point the members of the Committee, and each 
member shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 
for a term of three years, except that, of the mem-
bers first appointed, three members shall be ap-
pointed for a term of two years and three members 
shall be appointed for a term of one year. 
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‘‘(3) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to 
fill the vacancy prior to the expiration of the term 
for which that member’s predecessor was appointed 
shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. 
‘‘(d) CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Sec-
retary shall designate one member of the Committee as 
the Chairman and one member as the Vice Chairman. The 
Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or 
incapacity of, or in the event of a vacancy in the office 
of, the Chairman. 
‘‘(e) COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.—Members 
of the Committee shall serve without compensation, except 
that, while engaged in the performance of duties away 
from their homes or regular places of business of the mem-
ber, the member of the Committee may be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as au-
thorized by section 5703 of title 5. 
‘‘(f) STAFF; SERVICES.—The Secretary shall furnish 
to the Committee the personnel and services as are consid-
ered necessary for the conduct of its business.’’. 
(b) FIRST MEETING.—No later than six months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Merchant Mariner 
Medical Advisory Committee established by the amend-
ment made by this section shall hold its first meeting. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 71 of that title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘7115. Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 211. RESERVE COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICER TO 
LIEUTENANT PROGRAM. 
Section 214(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) The president may appoint temporary commis-
sioned officers— 
‘‘(1) in the Regular Coast Guard in a grade, 
not above lieutenant, appropriate to their qualifica-
tions, experience, and length of service, as the needs 
of the Coast Guard may require, from among the 
commissioned warrant officers, warrant officers, and 
enlisted members of the Coast Guard, and from 
holders of licenses issued under chapter 71 of title 
46; and 
‘‘(2) in the Coast Guard Reserve in a grade, 
not above lieutenant, appropriate to their qualifica-
tions, experience, and length of service, as the needs 
of the Coast Guard may require, from among the 
commissioned warrant officers of the Coast Guard 
Reserve.’’. 
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SEC. 212. ENHANCED STATUS QUO OFFICER PROMOTION 
SYSTEM. 
Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 253(a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘considered,’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and the number of offi-
cers the board may recommend for promotion’’; 
(2) in section 258— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ be-
fore the existing text; 
(B) in subsection (a) (as so designated) by 
striking the colon at the end of the material 
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘—’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) In addition to the information provided 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may fur-
nish the selection board— 
‘‘(A) specific direction relating to the needs 
of the Coast Guard for officers having par-
ticular skills, including direction relating to the 
need for a minimum number of officers with 
particular skills within a specialty; and 
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‘‘(B) any other guidance that the Secretary 
believes may be necessary to enable the board 
to properly perform its functions. 
‘‘(2) Selections made based on the direction and 
guidance provided under this subsection shall not ex-
ceed the maximum percentage of officers who may 
be selected from below the announced promotion 
zone at any given selection board convened under 
section 251 of this title.’’; 
(3) in section 259(a), by inserting after ‘‘whom 
the board’’ the following: ‘‘, giving due consideration 
to the needs of the Coast Guard for officers with 
particular skills so noted in specific direction fur-
nished to the board by the Secretary under section 
258 of this title,’’; and 
(4) in section 260(b), by inserting after ‘‘quali-
fied for promotion’’ the following: ‘‘to meet the 
needs of the service (as noted in specific direction 
furnished the board by the Secretary under section 
258 of this title)’’. 
SEC. 213. LASER TRAINING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard shall test an integrated laser 
engagement system for the training of members of the 
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Coast Guard assigned to small vessels in the use of indi-
vidual weapons and machine guns on those vessels. The 
test shall be conducted on vessels on the Great Lakes 
using similar laser equipment used by other Federal agen-
cies. However, that equipment shall be adapted for use 
in the marine environment. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate within 6 
months after the conclusions of the test required under 
subsection (a) on the costs and benefits of using the sys-
tem regionally and nationwide to train members of the 
Coast Guard in the use of individual weapons and machine 
guns. 
SEC. 214. COAST GUARD VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO FIRE AT OR INTO A VESSEL.— 
Section 637(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) any other vessel or aircraft on government 
noncommercial service when— 
‘‘(A) the vessel or aircraft is under the tac-
tical control of the Coast Guard; and 
‘‘(B) at least one member of the Coast 
Guard is assigned and conducting a Coast 
Guard mission on the vessel or aircraft.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO DISPLAY COAST GUARD ENSIGNS 
AND PENNANTS.—Section 638(a) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard vessels 
and aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘Vessels and aircraft author-
ized by the Secretary’’. 
SEC. 215. COAST GUARD DISTRICT OMBUDSMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 55. District Ombudsmen 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall appoint 
an employee of the Coast Guard in each Coast Guard Dis-
trict as a District Ombudsman to serve as a liaison be-
tween ports, terminal operators, shipowners, and labor 
representatives and the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the District Om-
budsman shall be the following: 
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‘‘(1) To support the operations of the Coast 
Guard in each port in the District for which the Dis-
trict Ombudsman is appointed. 
‘‘(2) To improve communications between and 
among port stakeholders including, port and ter-
minal operators, ship owners, labor representatives, 
and the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(3) To seek to resolve disputes between the 
Coast Guard and all petitioners regarding require-
ments imposed or services provided by the Coast 
Guard. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPLAINTS.—The District Ombudsman 
may examine complaints brought to the attention of 
the District Ombudsman by a petitioner operating in 
a port or by Coast Guard personnel. 
‘‘(2) GUIDELINES FOR DISPUTES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The District Ombuds-
man shall develop guidelines regarding the 
types of disputes with respect to which the Dis-
trict Ombudsman will provide assistance. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The District Ombuds-
man shall not provide assistance with respect to 
a dispute unless it involves the impact of Coast 
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Guard requirements on port business and the 
flow of commerce. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In providing such assist-
ance, the District Ombudsman shall give pri-
ority to complaints brought by petitioners who 
believe they will suffer a significant hardship as 
the result of implementing a Coast Guard re-
quirement or being denied a Coast Guard serv-
ice. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The District Ombuds-
man may consult with any Coast Guard personnel 
who can aid in the investigation of a complaint. 
‘‘(4) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The District 
Ombudsman shall have access to any Coast Guard 
document, including any record or report, that will 
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. 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
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SEC. 216. COAST GUARD COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: COM-
PULSORY RETIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking section 293 and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘§ 293. Compulsory retirement 
‘‘(a) REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—Any reg-
ular commissioned officer, except a commissioned warrant 
officer, serving in a grade below rear admiral (lower half) 
shall be retired on the first day of the month following 
the month in which the officer becomes 62 years of age. 
‘‘(b) FLAG-OFFICER GRADES.—(1) Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), any regular commissioned officer 
serving in a grade of rear admiral (lower half) or above 
shall be retired on the first day of the month following 
the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age. 
‘‘(2) The retirement of an officer under paragraph 
(1) may be deferred— 
‘‘(A) by the President, but such a deferment 
may not extend beyond the first day of the month 
following the month in which the officer becomes 68 
years of age; or 
‘‘(B) by the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, but such a 
deferment may not extend beyond the first day of 
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the month following the month in which the officer 
becomes 66 years of age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 
relating to such section and inserting the following: 
‘‘289. Compulsory retirement.’’. 
SEC. 217. ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE TRADE LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 101. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws 
‘‘Officers and members of the Coast Guard are au-
thorized to enforce chapter 551 of title 46. The Secretary 
shall establish a program for these officers and members 
to enforce that chapter, including the application of those 
laws to vessels that support the exploration, development, 
and production of oil, gas, or mineral resources in the Gulf 
of Mexico.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for that 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘101. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate Com-
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mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation within 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act on the 
enforcement strategies and enforcement actions taken to 
enforce the coastwise trade laws. 
SEC. 218. ACADEMY NOMINATIONS. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.—Section 182(a) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) CORPS OF CADETS; NUMBER; NOMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) The authorized strength of the Corps of 
Cadets (determined for any academic program year 
as of the day before the last day of the academic 
program year) is 1,000, excluding those foreign na-
tionals admitted for instructions pursuant to section 
195. Subject to that limitation, cadets are selected 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) Not more than 10 individuals, ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in order of merit as established by competitive 
examination, from the children of members of 
the Armed Forces who were killed in action or 
died of, or have a service-connected disability at 
not less than 100 per centum resulting from, 
wounds or injuries received or diseases con-
tracted in, or preexisting injury or disease ag-
gravated by, active service, children of members 
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with the capability or asset or any sub-systems of 
the capability or asset not previously identified dur-
ing developmental or operational test and evaluation, 
the Commandant shall— 
(A) notify the program manager and the 
Chief Acquisition Officer of the safety concern 
as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 
days after the completion of the test and eval-
uation event or activity that identified the safe-
ty concern; and 
(B) notify the appropriate congressional 
Committee of the safety concern not later than 
30 days after notification is made to the pro-
gram manager and Chief Acquisition Officer, 
and include in such notification— 
(i) an explanation of the actions that 
will be taken to correct or mitigate the 
safety concern in all capabilities or assets 
and sub-systems of the capabilities or as-
sets yet to be produced, and the date by 
which those actions will be taken; 
(ii) an explanation of the actions that 
will be taken to correct or mitigate the 
safety concern in previously produced ca-
pabilities or assets and sub-systems of the 
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capabilities or assets, and the date by 
which those actions will be taken; and 
(iii) an assessment of the adequacy of 
current funding to correct or mitigate the 
safety concern in capabilities or assets and 
sub-systems of the capabilities or assets 
and in previously produced capabilities or 
assets and sub-systems. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEVELOPMENTAL
TEST
AND
EVALUA-
TION.—The term ‘‘developmental test and evalua-
tion’’ means— 
(A) the testing of a capability or asset and 
the sub-systems of the capability or asset to de-
termine whether they meet all contractual per-
formance requirements, including technical per-
formance requirements, supportability require-
ments, and interoperability requirements and 
related specifications; and 
(B) the evaluation of the results of such 
testing. 
(2) OPERATIONAL
TEST
AND
EVALUATION.— 
The term ‘‘operational test and evaluation’’ means— 
(A) the testing of a capability or asset and 
the sub-systems of the capability or asset, 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5490 
To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that 
annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an 
estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. STEWART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
to require that annual budget submissions of the Presi-
dent to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per 
taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT IN BUDGET SUBMISSION WITH 
RESPECT TO THE COST PER TAXPAYER OF 
THE DEFICIT. 
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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under conditions similar to those in which the 
capability or asset and subsystems will actually 
be deployed, for the purpose of determining the 
effectiveness and suitability of the capability or 
asset and sub-systems for use by typical Coast 
Guard users to conduct those missions for 
which the capability or asset and sub-systems 
are intended to be used; and 
(B) the evaluation of the results of such 
testing. 
(3) SAFETY CONCERN.—The term ‘‘safety con-
cern’’ means any hazard associated with a capability 
or asset or a sub-system of a capability or asset that 
is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to a 
typical Coast Guard user in testing, maintaining, re-
pairing, or operating the capability, asset, or sub- 
system or any hazard associated with the capability, 
asset, or sub-system that is likely to cause major 
damage to the capability, asset, or sub-system dur-
ing the course of its normal operation by a typical 
Coast Guard user. 
(4) TEMP.—The term ‘‘TEMP’’ means a Test 
and Evaluation Master Plan for which approval is 
required under this section. 
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‘‘§ 50. Vice admirals 
‘‘(a)(1) The President may designate 4 positions of 
importance and responsibility that shall be held by officers 
who— 
‘‘(A) while so serving, shall have the grade of 
vice admiral, with the pay and allowances of that 
grade; and 
‘‘(B) shall perform any duties as the Com-
mandant may prescribe. 
‘‘(2) The 4 vice admiral positions authorized under 
paragraph (1) are, respectively, the following: 
‘‘(A) The Deputy Commandant for Mission 
Support. 
‘‘(B) The Deputy Commandant for Operations 
Policy. 
‘‘(C) The Commander, Force Readiness Com-
mand. 
‘‘(D) The Commander, Operations Command. 
‘‘(3) The President may appoint, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, and reappoint, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, to each of the posi-
tions designated under paragraph (1) an officer of the 
Coast Guard who is serving on active duty above the grade 
of captain. The Commandant shall make recommendations 
for those appointments. 
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