Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the 
evaluation of the data derived from the project. 
SEC. 208. BUDGETING OF COAST GUARD RELATING TO CER-
TAIN OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 5114. Expenses of performing and executing defense 
readiness mission activities 
‘‘The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall include 
in the annual budget submission of the President under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, a dedicated budget line item that 
adequately represents a calculation of the annual costs and 
expenditures of performing and executing all defense readi-
ness mission activities, including— 
‘‘(1) all expenses related to the Coast Guard’s co-
ordination, training, and execution of defense readi-
ness mission activities in the Coast Guard’s capacity 
as an Armed Force (as such term is defined in section 
101 of title 10) in support of Department of Defense 
national security operations and activities or for any 
other military department or defense agency (as such 
terms are defined in such section); 
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‘‘(2) costs associated with Coast Guard detach-
ments assigned in support of the Coast Guard’s de-
fense readiness mission; and 
‘‘(3) any other expenses, costs, or matters the 
Commandant determines appropriate or otherwise of 
interest to Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
51 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5114. Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness mission activi-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 209. REPORT ON SAN DIEGO MARITIME DOMAIN 
AWARENESS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
containing— 
(1) an overview of the maritime domain aware-
ness in the area of responsibility of the Coast Guard 
sector responsible for San Diego, California, includ-
ing— 
(A) the average volume of known maritime 
traffic that transited the area during fiscal years 
2020 through 2022; 
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(B) current sensor platforms deployed by 
such sector to monitor illicit activity occurring 
at sea in such area; 
(C) the number of illicit activity incidents 
at sea in such area that the sector responded to 
during fiscal years 2020 through 2022; 
(D) an estimate of the volume of traffic en-
gaged in illicit activity at sea in such area and 
the type and description of any vessels used to 
carry out illicit activities that such sector re-
sponded to during fiscal years 2020 through 
2022; and 
(E) the maritime domain awareness re-
quirements to effectively meet the mission of such 
sector; 
(2) a description of current actions taken by the 
Coast Guard to partner with Federal, regional, State, 
and local entities to meet the maritime domain 
awareness needs of such area; 
(3) a description of any gaps in maritime do-
main awareness within the area of responsibility of 
such sector resulting from an inability to meet the en-
during maritime domain awareness requirements of 
the sector or adequately respond to maritime disorder; 
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(4) an identification of current technology and 
assets the Coast Guard has to mitigate the gaps iden-
tified in paragraph (3); 
(5) an identification of capabilities needed to 
mitigate such gaps, including any capabilities the 
Coast Guard currently possesses that can be deployed 
to the sector; 
(6) an identification of technology and assets the 
Coast Guard does not currently possess and are need-
ed to acquire in order to address such gaps; and 
(7) an identification of any financial obstacles 
that prevent the Coast Guard from deploying existing 
commercially available sensor technology to address 
such gaps. 
SEC. 210. GREAT LAKES WINTER SHIPPING. 
(a) GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
PORT.— 
(A) 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 Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
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the House of Representatives a report on Coast 
Guard icebreaking in the Great Lakes. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) evaluate— 
(I) the economic impact related to 
vessel delays or cancellations associated 
with ice coverage on the Great Lakes; 
(II) the impact the standards pro-
posed in paragraph (2) would have on 
Coast Guard operations in the Great 
Lakes if such standards were adopted; 
(III) the fleet mix of medium ice-
breakers and icebreaking tugs necessary 
to meet the standards proposed in 
paragraph (2); and 
(IV) the resources necessary to 
support the fleet described in subclause 
(III), including billets for crew and op-
erating costs; and 
(ii) make recommendations to the 
Commandant for improvements to the Great 
Lakes icebreaking program, including with 
respect to facilitating shipping and meeting 
all Coast Guard mission needs. 
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