breaker at least as capable as Coast Guard Cutter 
Mackinaw (WLBB–30); and 
(2) for fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000 shall be 
authorized 
for 
the 
design 
and 
selection 
of 
icebreaking cutters for operation in the Great Lakes, 
the Northeastern United States, and the Arctic, as 
appropriate, that are at least as capable as the 
Coast Guard 140-foot icebreaking tugs. 
(d) DRUG
AND MIGRANT INTERDICTION.—Of the 
Fast Response Cutters authorized for acquisition under 
subsection (a), at least 1 shall be used for drug and mi-
grant interdiction in the Caribbean Basin (including the 
Gulf of Mexico). 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Military Personnel 
Matters 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH. 
Section 3702 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary may vary the authorized end 
strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves for a fiscal 
year by a number equal to not more than 3 percent of 
such end strength upon a determination by the Secretary 
that varying such authorized end strength is in the na-
tional interest.
‘‘(d) The Commandant may increase the authorized 
end strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves by a 
number equal to not more than 2 percent of such author-
ized end strength upon a determination by the Com-
mandant that such increase would enhance manning and 
readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or rat-
ings.’’. 
SEC. 202. CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS WITH CERTAIN 
CRITICAL SKILLS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2165 
the following: 
‘‘§ 2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard of-
ficers with certain critical skills 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may authorize 
an officer in a grade above grade O–2 to remain on active 
duty after the date otherwise provided for the retirement 
of such officer in section 2154 of this title, if the officer 
possesses a critical skill, or specialty, or is in a career field 
designated pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CRITICAL SKILLS, SPECIALTY, OR CAREER 
FIELD.—The Commandant shall designate any critical 
skill, specialty, or career field eligible for continuation on 
active duty as provided in subsection (a).
‘‘(c) DURATION OF CONTINUATION.—An officer con-
tinued on active duty pursuant to this section shall, if not 
earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month 
after the month in which the officer completes 40 years 
of active service. 
‘‘(d) POLICY.—The Commandant shall carry out this 
section by prescribing policy which shall specify the cri-
teria to be used in designating any critical skill, specialty, 
or career field for purposes of subsection (b).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 2165 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain critical 
skills.’’. 
SEC. 203. NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON 
ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST. 
(a) MAXIMUM
NUMBER
OF
OFFICERS.—Section 
2103(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of Coast 
Guard commissioned officers on the active duty pro-
motion list, excluding warrant officers, shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(A) 7,100 in fiscal year 2022;
‘‘(B) 7,200 in fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) 7,300 in fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(D) 7,400 in fiscal year 2025 and each 
subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY INCREASE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), the Commandant may temporarily 
increase the total number of commissioned officers 
permitted under such paragraph by up to 2 percent 
for no more than 60 days following the date of the 
commissioning of a Coast Guard Academy class. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after exceeding the total number of commissioned of-
ficers permitted under paragraph (1), and each 30 
days thereafter until the total number of commis-
sioned officers no longer exceeds the number of such 
officers permitted under paragraph (1), the Com-
mandant shall notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate of the number of 
officers on the active duty promotion list on the last 
day of the preceding 30-day period.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION 
LIST.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list 
‘‘Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 
number of Coast Guard officers serving at other Federal 
entities on a reimbursable basis but not on the active duty 
promotion list.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list.’’. 
SEC. 204. COAST GUARD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY. 
(a) INTERIM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish an 
interim behavioral health policy for members of the Coast 
Guard equivalent to the policy described in section 5.28 
(relating to behavioral health) of Department of Defense 
Instruction 6130.03, volume 2, ‘‘Medical Standards for 
Military Service: Retention’’.