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SEC. 8438. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY 
AND REPORT ON VERTICAL EVACUATION FOR TSUNAMIS 
AT COAST GUARD STATIONS IN WASHINGTON AND 
OREGON. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study that examines the potential use, 
in the event of a Cascadia subduction zone event, of a vertical 
evacuation of Coast Guard personnel stationed at United States 
Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor and Sector Field Office 
Port Angeles, Washington, and at United States Coast Guard 
Station Yaquina Bay and United States Coast Guard Motor 
Lifeboat Station Coos Bay, Oregon, and the dependents of such 
Coast Guard personnel housed in Coast Guard housing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under paragraph (1) 
shall analyze the following: 
(A) The number of such personnel and dependents 
to be evacuated. 
(B) The resources available to conduct an evacuation, 
and the feasibility of a successful evacuation in a case 
in which inundation maps and timelines are available. 
(C) With the resources available, the amount of time 
needed to evacuate such personnel and dependents. 
(D) Any resource that is otherwise available within 
a reasonable walking distance to the Coast Guard facilities 
listed in paragraph (1). 
(E) The benefit to the surrounding community of such 
a vertical evacuation. 
(F) The interoperability of the tsunami warning system 
with the Coast Guard communication systems at the Coast 
Guard facilities listed in paragraph (1). 
(G) Current interagency coordination and communica-
tion policies in place for emergency responders to address 
a Cascadia subduction zone event. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, 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 containing the findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations, if any, from the study required under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 8439. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL 
COAST GUARD MUSEUM ASSOCIATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 316 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 316. National Coast Guard Museum 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant may establish, accept, 
operate, maintain and support the Museum, on lands which will 
be federally owned and administered by the Coast Guard, and 
are located in New London, Connecticut. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary shall not expend any funds appropriated 
to the Coast Guard on the construction of any museum estab-
lished under this section.
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‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec-
retary may expend funds appropriated to the Coast Guard 
on the engineering and design of a Museum. 
‘‘(3) The priority for the use of funds appropriated to the 
Coast Guard shall be to preserve, protect, and display historic 
Coast Guard artifacts, including the design, fabrication, and 
installation of exhibits or displays in which such artifacts are 
included. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING PLAN.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authoriza-
tion Act of 2020 and at least 90 days before the date on which 
the Commandant accepts the Museum under subsection (f), the 
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan 
for constructing, operating, and maintaining such Museum, 
including— 
‘‘(1) estimated planning, engineering, design, construction, 
operation, and maintenance costs; 
‘‘(2) the extent to which appropriated, nonappropriated, 
and non-Federal funds will be used for such purposes, including 
the extent to which there is any shortfall in funding for 
engineering, design, or construction; 
‘‘(3) an explanation of any environmental remediation 
issues related to the land associated with the Museum; and 
‘‘(4) a certification by the Inspector General of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating that the estimates 
provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) are reasonable 
and realistic. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) The Association may construct the Museum described 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The Museum shall be designed and constructed in 
compliance with the International Building Code 2018, and 
construction performed on Federal land under this section shall 
be exempt from State and local requirements for building or 
demolition permits. 
‘‘(e) AGREEMENTS.—Under such terms and conditions as the 
Commandant considers appropriate, notwithstanding section 504, 
and until the Commandant accepts the Museum under subsection 
(f), the Commandant may— 
‘‘(1) license Federal land to the Association for the purpose 
of constructing the Museum described in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2)(A) at a nominal charge, lease the Museum from the 
Association for activities and operations related to the Museum; 
and 
‘‘(B) authorize the Association to generate revenue from 
the use of the Museum. 
‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE.—Not earlier than 90 days after the Com-
mandant submits the plan under subsection (c), the Commandant 
shall accept the Museum from the Association and all right, title, 
and interest in and to the Museum shall vest in the United States 
when— 
‘‘(1) the Association demonstrates, in a manner acceptable 
to the Commandant, that the Museum meets the design and 
construction requirements of subsection (d); and
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‘‘(2) all financial obligations of the Association incident 
to the National Coast Guard Museum have been satisfied. 
‘‘(g) SERVICES.—The Commandant may solicit from the Associa-
tion and accept services from nonprofit entities, including services 
related to activities for construction of the Museum. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant may not establish a 
Museum except as set forth in this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MUSEUM.—The term ‘Museum’ means the National 
Coast Guard Museum. 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘Association’ means the 
National Coast Guard Museum Association.’’. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 1 of the fiscal year after 
the fiscal year in which the report required under subsection (d) 
of section 316 of title 14, United States Code, is provided, and 
not later than March 1 of each year thereafter until 1 year after 
the year in which the National Coast Guard Museum is accepted 
pursuant to subsection (f) of such section, the Commandant shall 
brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives on the following issues with 
respect to the Museum: 
(1) The acceptance of gifts. 
(2) Engineering. 
(3) Design and project status. 
(4) Land ownership. 
(5) Environmental remediation. 
(6) Operation and support issues. 
(7) Plans. 
SEC. 8440. VIDEO EQUIPMENT; ACCESS AND RETENTION OF RECORDS. 
(a) MAINTENANCE
AND PLACEMENT
OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE 
EQUIPMENT.—Section 3507(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The owner’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, as determined by the Secretary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end, the following: 
‘‘(B) PLACEMENT OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of the Elijah E. Cummings 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, the Com-
mandant in consultation with other relevant Federal 
agencies or entities as determined by the Commandant, 
shall establish guidance for performance of the risk 
assessment described in paragraph (2) regarding the 
appropriate placement of video surveillance equipment 
in passenger and crew common areas where there is 
no reasonable expectation of privacy. 
‘‘(ii) RISK ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the Commandant establishes the guidance described 
in paragraph (1), the owner shall conduct the risk 
assessment required under paragraph (1) and shall— 
‘‘(I) evaluate the placement of video surveil-
lance equipment to deter, prevent, and record a 
sexual assault aboard the vessel considering fac-
tors such as: ship layout and design, itinerary,
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crew complement, number of passengers, pas-
senger demographics, and historical data on the 
type and location of prior sexual assault incident 
allegations; 
‘‘(II) incorporate to the maximum extent prac-
ticable the video surveillance guidance established 
by the Commandant regarding the appropriate 
placement of video surveillance equipment; 
‘‘(III) arrange for the risk assessment to be 
conducted by an independent third party with 
expertise in the use and placement of camera 
surveillance to deter, prevent and record criminal 
behavior; and 
‘‘(IV) the independent third party referred to 
in paragraph (C) shall be a company that has 
been accepted by a classification society that is 
a member of the International Association of 
Classification Societies (hereinafter referred to as 
‘IACS’) or another classification society recognized 
by the Secretary as meeting acceptable standards 
for such a society pursuant to section 3316(b). 
‘‘(C) SURVEILLANCE
PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after completion of the risk assessment conducted under 
subparagraph (B)(ii), the owner of a vessel shall develop 
a plan to install video surveillance equipment in places 
determined to be appropriate in accordance with the results 
of the risk assessment conducted under subparagraph 
(B)(ii), except in areas where a person has a reasonable 
expectation of privacy. Such plan shall be evaluated and 
approved by an independent third party with expertise 
in the use and placement of camera surveillance to deter, 
prevent and record criminal behavior that has been 
accepted as set forth in paragraph (2)(D). 
‘‘(D) INSTALLATION.—The owner of a vessel to which 
this section applies shall, consistent with the surveillance 
plan approved under subparagraph (C), install appropriate 
video surveillance equipment aboard the vessel not later 
than 2 years after approval of the plan, or during the 
next scheduled drydock, whichever is later. 
‘‘(E) ATTESTATION.—At the time of initial installation 
under subparagraph (D), the vessel owner shall obtain 
written attestations from— 
‘‘(i) an IACS classification society that the video 
surveillance equipment is installed in accordance with 
the surveillance plan required under subparagraph (C); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the company security officer that the surveil-
lance equipment and associated systems are oper-
ational, which attestation shall be obtained each year 
thereafter. 
‘‘(F) UPDATES.—The vessel owner shall ensure the risk 
assessment described in subparagraph (B)(ii) and installa-
tion plan in subparagraph (C) are updated not later than 
5 years after the initial installation conducted under 
subparagraph (D), and every 5 years thereafter. The 
updated assessment and plan shall be approved by an 
independent third party with expertise in the use and