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Union Calendar No. 91 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2741 
[Report No. 118–119] 
To authorize and amend authorities, programs, and statutes administered 
by the Coast Guard. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2023 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. WEB-
STER of Florida, and Mr. CARBAJAL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JUNE 27, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 20, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To authorize and amend authorities, programs, and statutes 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Commandant defined. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities and information technology. 
Sec. 103. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels and air-
craft. 
Sec. 104. Authorization for certain programs and services. 
Sec. 105. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 106. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 201. Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators. 
Sec. 202. Ports and waterways safety. 
Sec. 203. Minor construction increase. 
Sec. 204. Tsunami evacuation plans. 
Sec. 205. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency re-
sponse posture at the Port of Point Spencer, Alaska. 
Sec. 206. Service life extension programs. 
Sec. 207. Underwater inspections brief. 
Sec. 208. St. Lucie River railroad bridge. 
Sec. 209. Online incident reporting system. 
Sec. 210. Maritime Domain Awareness in Coast Guard Sector for Puerto Rico 
and Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 211. Public availability of information on monthly drug and migrant inter-
dictions. 
Sec. 212. Report on establishment of an unmanned systems capabilities office. 
Sec. 213. Rulemaking regarding port access routes. 
Sec. 214. Great Lakes icebreaker. 
TITLE III— MARITIME 
Subtitle A— American Samoa Mariners Act of 2023 
Sec. 301. Merchant seamen licenses, certificates, and documents; manning of ves-
sels. 
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Subtitle B—Vessel Operations 
Sec. 311. Definitions. 
Sec. 312. Notification. 
Sec. 313. Publication of fines and penalties. 
Subtitle C—Merchant Mariner Credentialing 
Sec. 321. Revising merchant mariner deck training requirements. 
Sec. 322. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 323. Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents. 
Subtitle D—Vessel Safety 
Sec. 331. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel. 
Sec. 332. Administrative procedure for security risks. 
Sec. 333. Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels. 
Sec. 334. Inspection and examination. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 341. Anchor handling activities. 
Sec. 342. Establishment of a national advisory committee on autonomous mari-
time systems. 
Sec. 343. Controlled substance onboard vessels. 
Sec. 344. Nonoperating individual. 
Sec. 345. Information on type approval certificates. 
Sec. 346. Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels, vehicles, and 
structures. 
Sec. 347. Classification societies. 
TITLE IV—OIL POLLUTION INCIDENT LIABILITY 
Sec. 401. Vessel response plans. 
Sec. 402. Use of marine casualty investigations. 
Sec. 403. Timing of review. 
TITLE V—TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING 
AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 501. Technical and conforming amendments. 
SEC. 2. COMMANDANT DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Commandant’’ means the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard. 
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