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agreement with any eligible stranding network par-
ticipant or stranding network collaborator, as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate, for the pur-
poses described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) EMERGENCY AWARD FLEXIBILITY.—Fol-
lowing a request for emergency award flexibility and 
analysis of the merits of and necessity for such a 
request, the applicable Secretary may— 
‘‘(i) amend any contract, grant, or cooper-
ative agreement entered into under this para-
graph, including provisions concerning the pe-
riod of performance; or 
‘‘(ii) waive the requirements under sub-
section (f) for grant applications submitted 
during the provision of emergency assistance. 
‘‘(4) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall en-
sure, to the extent practicable, that funds awarded 
under the grant program are distributed equitably 
among the stranding regions. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining prior-
ities among the stranding regions under this para-
graph, the Secretary may consider— 
‘‘(i) equitable distribution within the 
stranding regions, including the subregions (in-
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cluding, but not limited to, the Gulf of Mex-
ico); 
‘‘(ii) any episodic stranding, entanglement, 
or mortality events, except for unusual mor-
tality events, that occurred in any stranding 
region in the preceding year; 
‘‘(iii) any data with respect to average an-
nual stranding, entanglements, and mortality 
events per stranding region; 
‘‘(iv) the size of the marine mammal pop-
ulations inhabiting a stranding region; 
‘‘(v) the importance of the region’s marine 
mammal populations to the well-being of indig-
enous communities; and 
‘‘(vi) the conservation of protected, de-
pleted, threatened, or endangered marine mam-
mal species. 
‘‘(C) STRANDINGS.—For the purposes of this 
program, priority is to be given to applications fo-
cusing on marine mammal strandings. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the grant program, a stranding network partici-
pant shall— 
‘‘(A) submit an application in such form and 
manner as the applicable Secretary prescribes; and
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‘‘(B) be in compliance with the data reporting 
requirements under section 402(d) and any applica-
ble reporting requirements of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service for species under its man-
agement jurisdiction. 
‘‘(6) GRANT
CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall, in 
consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, a 
representative from each of the stranding regions, and 
other individuals who represent public and private orga-
nizations that are actively involved in rescue, rehabilita-
tion, release, scientific research, marine conservation, 
and forensic science with respect to stranded marine 
mammals under that Department’s jurisdiction, develop 
criteria for awarding grants under their respective grant 
programs. 
‘‘(7) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—No grant made 
under the grant program for a single award may exceed 
$150,000 in any 12-month period. 
‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND EXPENSES.—The 
Secretary’s administrative costs and expenses related to 
reviewing and awarding grants under the grant program, 
in any fiscal year may not exceed the greater of— 
‘‘(A) 6 percent of the amounts made available 
each fiscal year to carry out the grant program; or 
‘‘(B) $80,000.
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‘‘(9) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available a list of grant proposals for the upcom-
ing fiscal year, funded grants, and requests for grant 
flexibility under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) JOSEPH R. GERACI MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE AND 
RAPID RESPONSE FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States an interest-bearing fund, 
to be known as the ‘Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal 
Rescue and Rapid Response Fund’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Rapid Response Fund’). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Rapid Re-
sponse Fund shall be available only for use by the Sec-
retary to provide emergency assistance. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the grant program $7,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2028, to remain available until 
expended, of which for each fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) $6,000,000 shall be made available to 
the Secretary of Commerce; and 
‘‘(ii) $1,000,000 shall be made available 
to the Secretary of the Interior.
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‘‘(B) DERIVATION OF FUNDS.—Funds to carry 
out the activities under this section shall be derived 
from amounts authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) that are enacted after the 
date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. 
‘‘(2) JOSEPH R. GERACI MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE 
AND RAPID RESPONSE FUND.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Rapid Response Fund $500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028. 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of carrying 
out this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, re-
ceive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and be-
quests without any further approval or administrative 
action. 
‘‘(2) MONETARY DONATIONS.—A monetary gift, de-
vise, or bequest accepted by the Secretary under para-
graph (1) shall be credited as discretionary offsetting 
collections to the currently applicable appropriation, ac-
count, or fund of the Department of Commerce and shall 
be made available for such purposes only to the extent 
and in the amounts provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts.’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL EDITS.—Section 408 of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f–1), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended in subsection 
(f), as redesignated by subsection (a)(3)— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the costs of an activity con-
ducted with a grant under this section shall be’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a project conducted with funds awarded 
under the grant program under this section shall be 
not less than’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such costs’’ and inserting 
‘‘such project’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an activity’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
project’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the activity’’ and inserting 
‘‘the project’’. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–522; 86 Stat. 1027) (as 
amended by section 5503(b)) is amended by striking the item 
related to section 408 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 408. Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid 
Response Fund.’’.
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SEC. 10407. HEALTH MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Marine Mammal Pro-
tection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 408 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 408A. MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH MONITORING AND ANAL-
YSIS PLATFORM (HEALTH MAP). 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a marine mammal health monitoring 
and analysis platform (referred to in this Act as the 
‘Health MAP’); 
‘‘(2) incorporate the Health MAP into the Observa-
tion System; and 
‘‘(3) make the Health MAP— 
‘‘(A) publicly accessible through the web portal 
of the Observation System; and 
‘‘(B) interoperable with other national data 
systems or other data systems for management or 
research purposes, as practicable. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Health MAP 
are— 
‘‘(1) to promote—
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‘‘(A) interdisciplinary research among individ-
uals with knowledge and experience in marine mam-
mal science, marine mammal veterinary and hus-
bandry practices, medical science, and oceanog-
raphy, and with other marine scientists; 
‘‘(B) timely and sustained dissemination and 
availability of marine mammal health, stranding, 
entanglement, and mortality data; 
‘‘(C) identification of spatial and temporal pat-
terns of marine mammal mortality, disease, and 
stranding; 
‘‘(D) evaluation of marine mammal health in 
terms of mortality, as well as sublethal marine 
mammal health impacts; 
‘‘(E) improved collaboration and forecasting of 
marine mammal and larger ecosystem health events; 
‘‘(F) rapid communication and dissemination 
of 
information 
regarding 
marine 
mammal 
strandings that may have implications for human 
health, such as those caused by harmful algal 
blooms; and 
‘‘(G) increased accessibility of data in a user 
friendly visual interface for public education and 
outreach; and
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‘‘(2) to contribute to an ocean health index that in-
corporates marine mammal health data. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Health MAP shall— 
‘‘(1) integrate in situ, remote, and other marine 
mammal health, stranding, and mortality data, including 
visualizations and metadata, collected by marine mam-
mal stranding networks, Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
governments, private partners, and academia; and 
‘‘(2) be designed— 
‘‘(A) to enhance data and information avail-
ability, including data sharing among stranding net-
work participants, scientists, and the public within 
and across stranding network regions; 
‘‘(B) to facilitate data and information access 
across scientific disciplines, scientists, and man-
agers; 
‘‘(C) to facilitate public access to national and 
regional marine mammal health, stranding, entan-
glement, and mortality data, including visualizations 
and metadata, through the national and regional 
data portals of the Observation System; and 
‘‘(D) in collaboration with, and with input 
from, States and stranding network participants.
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‘‘(d) PROCEDURES
AND GUIDELINES.—The Secretary 
shall establish and implement policies, protocols, and stand-
ards for— 
‘‘(1) reporting marine mammal health data collected 
by stranding networks consistent with subsections (c) 
and (d) of section 402; 
‘‘(2) promptly transmitting health data from the 
stranding networks and other appropriate data providers 
to the Health MAP; 
‘‘(3) disseminating and making publicly available 
data on marine mammal health, stranding, entangle-
ment, and mortality data in a timely and sustained man-
ner; and 
‘‘(4) integrating additional marine mammal health, 
stranding, or other relevant data as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall main-
tain and update the Health MAP in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of carrying 
out this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, re-
ceive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and be-
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quests without any further approval or administrative 
action. 
‘‘(2) MONETARY DONATIONS.—A monetary gift, de-
vise, or bequest accepted by the Secretary under para-
graph (1) shall be credited as discretionary offsetting 
collections to the currently applicable appropriation, ac-
count, or fund of the Department of Commerce and shall 
be made available for such purposes only to the extent 
and in the amounts provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–522; 86 Stat. 1027) (as 
amended by section 5507(b)) is amended by inserting after 
the item related to section 408 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 408A. Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform 
(Health MAP).’’. 
SEC. 10408. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Marine Mammal Pro-
tection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) (as amended 
by section 5508(a)) is amended by inserting after section 
408A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 408B. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION
OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’ means—
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‘‘(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(4) the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b) HEALTH MAP STATUS REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, in consultation with the Marine Mammal 
Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Na-
tional Ocean Research Leadership Council, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report de-
scribing the status of the Health MAP. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a detailed evaluation of the data made 
publicly available through the Health MAP; 
‘‘(B) a detailed list of any gaps in data col-
lected pursuant to the Health MAP, a description
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of the reasons for those gaps, and recommended ac-
tions to close those gaps; 
‘‘(C) an analysis of the effectiveness of using 
the website of the Observation System as the plat-
form to collect, organize, visualize, archive, and dis-
seminate marine mammal stranding and health 
data; 
‘‘(D) a list of publications, presentations, or 
other relevant work product resulting from, or pro-
duced in collaboration with, the Health MAP; 
‘‘(E) a description of emerging marine mam-
mal health concerns and the applicability of those 
concerns to human health; 
‘‘(F) an analysis of the feasibility of the Obser-
vation System being used as an alert system during 
stranding events, entanglement events, and unusual 
mortality events for the stranding network, Obser-
vation System partners, Health MAP partners, 
Federal and State agencies, and local and Tribal 
governments; 
‘‘(G) an evaluation of the use of Health MAP 
data to predict broader ecosystem events and 
changes that may impact marine mammal or 
human health and specific examples of proven or
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potential uses of Observation System data for those 
purposes; and 
‘‘(H) recommendations for the Health MAP 
with respect to— 
‘‘(i) filling any identified data gaps; 
‘‘(ii) standards that could be used to im-
prove data quality, accessibility, transmission, 
interoperability, and sharing; 
‘‘(iii) any other strategies that would con-
tribute to the effectiveness and usefulness of 
the Health MAP; and 
‘‘(iv) the funding levels needed to main-
tain and improve the Health MAP. 
‘‘(c) DATA GAP ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date on which the report required under subsection 
(b)(1) is submitted, and every 10 years thereafter, the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, in consultation with the Marine Mammal 
Commission and the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, shall— 
‘‘(A) make publicly available a report on the 
data gap analysis described in paragraph (2); and
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‘‘(B) provide a briefing to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress concerning that data gap anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The data gap analysis 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an overview of existing participants with-
in a marine mammal stranding network; 
‘‘(B) an identification of coverage needs and 
participant gaps within a network; 
‘‘(C) an identification of data and reporting 
gaps from members of a network; and 
‘‘(D) an analysis of how stranding and health 
data are shared and made available to scientists, 
academics, State, local, and Tribal governments, 
and the public. 
‘‘(d) MARINE MAMMAL RESPONSE CAPABILITIES IN THE 
ARCTIC.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United 
States Geologic Survey, in consultation with the Marine 
Mammal Commission, shall—
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‘‘(A) make publicly available a report describ-
ing the response capabilities for sick and injured 
marine mammals in the Arctic regions of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) provide a briefing to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress on that report. 
‘‘(2) ARCTIC.—The term ‘Arctic’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and 
Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description, developed in consultation 
with the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, of all marine mammal strand-
ing agreements in place for the Arctic region of the 
United States, including species covered, response 
capabilities, facilities and equipment, and data col-
lection and analysis capabilities; 
‘‘(B) a list of State and local government agen-
cies that have personnel trained to respond to ma-
rine mammal strandings in the Arctic region of the 
United States; 
‘‘(C) an assessment of potential response and 
data collection partners and sources of local infor-
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mation and knowledge, including Alaska Native peo-
ple and villages; 
‘‘(D) an analysis of spatial and temporal 
trends in marine mammal strandings and unusual 
mortality events that are correlated with changing 
environmental conditions in the Arctic region of the 
United States; 
‘‘(E) a description of training and other re-
source needs to meet emerging response require-
ments in the Arctic region of the United States; 
‘‘(F) an analysis of oiled marine mammal re-
sponse and rehabilitation capabilities in the Arctic 
region of the United States, including personnel, 
equipment, facilities, training, and husbandry capa-
bilities, and an assessment of factors that affect re-
sponse and rehabilitation success rates; and 
‘‘(G) recommendations to address future 
stranding response needs for marine mammals in 
the Arctic region of the United States.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–522; 86 Stat. 1027) (as 
amended by section 5508(b)) is amended by inserting after 
the item related to section 408A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 408B. Reports to Congress.’’.
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SEC. 10409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 409 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421g) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1993 and 1994;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2028;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1993 and 1994;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2028;’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
1993.’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2028.’’. 
SEC. 10410. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 410 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421h) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
paragraphs (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘entangle’ or ‘entanglement’ means 
an event in the wild in which a living or dead marine 
mammal has gear, rope, line, net, or other material 
wrapped around or attached to the marine mammal and 
is— 
‘‘(A) on lands under the jurisdiction of the 
United States, including beaches and shorelines; or 
‘‘(B) in waters under the jurisdiction of the 
United States, including any navigable waters.’’;
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(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by strik-
ing ‘‘The term’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as used in section 
408, the term’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Health MAP’ means the Marine 
Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform es-
tablished under section 408A(a)(1). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Observation System’ means the Na-
tional Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System 
established under section 12304 of the Integrated Coast-
al and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 
U.S.C. 3603).’’. 
SEC. 10411. STUDY ON MARINE MAMMAL MORTALITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Com-
mission, conduct a study evaluating the connections among 
marine heat waves, frequency and intensity of harmful algal 
blooms, prey availability, and habitat degradation, and the 
impacts of these conditions on marine mammal mortality. 
(b) REPORT.—The Undersecretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall
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prepare, post to a publicly available website, and brief the ap-
propriate committees of Congress on, a report containing the 
results of the study described in subsection (a). The report 
shall identify priority research activities, opportunities for col-
laboration, and current gaps in effort and resource limita-
tions related to advancing scientific understanding of how 
ocean heat waves, harmful algae blooms, availability of prey, 
and habitat degradation impact marine mammal mortality. 
The report shall include recommendations for policies needed 
to mitigate and respond to mortality events. 
TITLE CV—VOLCANIC ASH AND 
FUMES 
SEC. 10501. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY 
WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 5001 of the 
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recre-
ation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
(3); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—The term ‘Sec-
retary of Commerce’ means the Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(4) VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTER.—The term 
‘Volcanic Ash Advisory Center’ means an entity des-
ignated by the International Civil Aviation Organization 
that is responsible for informing aviation interests about 
the presence of volcanic ash in the airspace.’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) to strengthen the warning and moni-
toring systems of volcano observatories in the 
United States by integrating relevant capac-
ities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, including with the Volcanic 
Ash Advisory Centers located in Anchorage, 
Alaska, and Washington, D.C., to observe and 
model emissions of gases, aerosols, and ash, at-
mospheric dynamics and chemistry, and ocean 
chemistry resulting from volcanic eruptions.’’. 
(c) SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—Subsection (b)(2) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘spectrometry’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and unoccupied aerial vehi-
cles’’ after ‘‘emissions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING.— 
The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall 
develop and execute a memorandum of under-
standing to establish cooperative support for the ac-
tivities of the System from the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, including environ-
mental observations, modeling, and temporary duty 
assignments of personnel to support emergency ac-
tivities, as necessary or appropriate.’’. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.—Subsection (b)(3) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) UPDATE.— 
‘‘(I) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOS-
PHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
COST
ESTI-
MATES.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall submit to the Secretary annual cost 
estimates for modernization activities and
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support of the System for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
‘‘(II) 
UPDATE
OF
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—The Secretary shall update the 
management plan submitted under clause 
(i) to include the cost estimates submitted 
under subclause (I).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) 
COLLABORATION.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Commerce shall collaborate with the Secretary to 
implement activities carried out under this section 
related to the expertise of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, including observations 
and modeling of emissions of gases, aerosols, and 
ash, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, and 
ocean chemistry resulting from volcanic eruptions.’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of such section is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘, 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’’ after ‘‘AP-
PROPRIATIONS’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘to the United States Geologi-
cal Survey’’ after ‘‘appropriated’’;.
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
(3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS, NA-
TIONAL
OCEANIC
AND
ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for 
the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph 
(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘United States Geological Sur-
vey’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration’’ after ‘‘programs’’. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Interior, shall develop a plan to implement 
the amendments made by this Act during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the plan is devel-
oped.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan developed under para-
graph (1) shall include an estimate of the cost and 
schedule required for the implementation described in 
such paragraph. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Upon completion of the 
plan developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Commerce shall make the plan publicly available. 
TITLE 
CVI—LEARNING 
EXCEL-
LENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES 
FROM NEW DEVELOPERS 
SEC. 10601. LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES 
FROM NEW DEVELOPERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administration’’ 
means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration. 
(3) EARTH
PREDICTION
INNOVATION
CENTER.— 
The term ‘‘Earth Prediction Innovation Center’’ means 
the community global weather research modeling system 
described in paragraph (5)(E) of section 102(b) of the 
Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of
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2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)), as redesignated by this sec-
tion. 
(4) MODEL.—The term ‘‘model’’ means any vetted 
numerical model and associated data assimilation of the 
Earth’s system or its components— 
(A) developed, in whole or in part, by scientists 
and engineers employed by the Administration; or 
(B) otherwise developed, in whole or in part, 
using Federal funds. 
(5) OPEN LICENSE.—The term ‘‘open license’’ has 
the same meaning given such term in section 3502(21) 
of title 44, United States Code. 
(6) OPERATIONAL MODEL.—The term ‘‘operational 
model’’ means any model that has an output used by the 
Administration for operational functions. 
(7) SUITABLE MODEL.—The term ‘‘suitable model’’ 
means a model that meets the requirements described in 
paragraph (5)(E)(ii) of section 102(b) of the Weather 
Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (15 
U.S.C. 8512(b)), as redesignated by this title, as deter-
mined by the Administrator. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to support innovation in modeling by allowing 
interested stakeholders to have easy and complete access
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to operational model codes and to other models, as the 
Administrator determines appropriate; and 
(2) to use vetted innovations arising from access de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to improve modeling by the Ad-
ministration. 
(c) PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN TO MAKE 
CERTAIN MODELS AND DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall develop 
and implement a plan to make available to the public, 
at no cost and with no restrictions on copying, pub-
lishing, distributing, citing, adapting, or otherwise using 
under an open license, the following: 
(A) Operational models developed by the Ad-
ministration. 
(B) Models that are not operational models, in-
cluding experimental and developmental models, as 
the Administrator determines appropriate. 
(C) Applicable information and documentation 
for models described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
including a description of intended model outputs. 
(D) Subject to subsection (f), all data owned 
by the Federal Government and data that the Ad-
ministrator has the legal right to redistribute that 
are associated with models made available to the
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public pursuant to the plan and used in operational 
forecasting by the Administration, including— 
(i) relevant metadata; and 
(ii) data used for operational models used 
by the Administration as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) ACCOMMODATIONS.—In developing and imple-
menting the plan under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator may make such accommodations as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate to ensure that the public re-
lease of any model, information, documentation, or data 
pursuant to the plan do not jeopardize— 
(A) national security; 
(B) intellectual property or redistribution 
rights, including under titles 17 and 35, United 
States Code; 
(C) any trade secret or commercial or financial 
information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code; 
(D) any models or data that are otherwise re-
stricted by contract or other written agreement; or 
(E) the mission of the Administration to pro-
tect lives and property. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In developing and implementing the 
plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
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prioritize making available to the public the models de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 
(4) PROTECTIONS FOR PRIVACY AND STATISTICAL 
INFORMATION.—In developing and implementing the 
plan under subsection (a), the Administrator shall en-
sure that all requirements incorporated into any models 
described in paragraph (1)(A) ensure compliance with 
statistical laws and other relevant data protection re-
quirements, including the protection of any personally 
identifiable information. 
(5) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MODELS.—In devel-
oping and implementing the plan under paragraph (1), 
the Administrator may exclude models that the Adminis-
trator determines will be retired or superseded in fewer 
than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(6) PLATFORMS.—In carrying out paragraphs (1) 
and (2), the Administrator may use government servers, 
contracts or agreements with a private vendor, or any 
other platform consistent with the purpose of this title. 
(7) SUPPORT PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall 
plan for and establish a program to support infrastruc-
ture, including telecommunications and technology infra-
structure of the Administration and the platforms de-
scribed in paragraph (6), relevant to making operational
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models and data available to the public pursuant to the 
plan under subsection (a). 
(8) TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Section 102(b) of 
the Weather Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 
2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)) is amended by redesignating 
the second paragraph (4) (as added by section 4(a) of 
the National Integrated Drought Information System 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–423; 132 
Stat. 5456)) as paragraph (5). 
(d) REQUIREMENT TO REVIEW MODELS AND LEVERAGE 
INNOVATIONS.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) consistent with the mission of the Earth Pre-
diction Innovation Center, periodically review innovations 
and improvements made by persons not employed by the 
Administration as Federal employees to the operational 
models made available to the public pursuant to the plan 
under subsection (c)(1) in order to improve the accuracy 
and timeliness of forecasts of the Administration; and 
(2) if the Administrator identifies an innovation for 
a suitable model, develop and implement a plan to use 
the innovation to improve the model. 
(e) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
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a report on the implementation of this section that in-
cludes a description of— 
(A) the implementation of the plan required by 
subsection (c); 
(B) the process of the Administration under 
subsection (d)— 
(i) for engaging with interested stake-
holders to learn what innovations those stake-
holders have found; 
(ii) for reviewing those innovations; and 
(iii) for operationalizing innovations to im-
prove suitable models; and 
(C) the use of any Federal financial assistance, 
including under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 
3719) or the Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science 
Act (15 U.S.C. 3724), in order to facilitate and 
incentivize the sharing of externally developed im-
provements for testing, evaluation, validation, and 
application to further improve the mission of the 
Administration, and any other Administration prior-
ities. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(f) PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this section, for models developed in whole or 
in part with the Department of Defense, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, as 
appropriate, shall withhold any model or data if the Ad-
ministrator or the Secretary of Defense determines doing 
so to be necessary to protect the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to supersede any other provision 
of law governing the protection of the national security 
interests of the United States. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
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DIVISION K—DON YOUNG COAST 
GUARD 
AUTHORIZATION 
ACT 
OF 2022 
SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
Sec. 11001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 11002. Definitions. 
Sec. 11003. Rule of construction. 
TITLE CXI—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 11101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 11102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
Sec. 11103. Authorization for certain programs and services. 
Sec. 11104. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels. 
Sec. 11105. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 11106. Coast Guard yard resilient infrastructure and construction im-
provement. 
TITLE CXII—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Infrastructure and Assets 
Sec. 11201. Report on shoreside infrastructure and facilities projects. 
Sec. 11202. Report and briefing on resourcing strategy for Western Pacific re-
gion. 
Sec. 11203. Study and report on national security and drug trafficking threats 
in Florida Straits, Cuba, and Caribbean region. 
Sec. 11204. Coast Guard Yard. 
Sec. 11205. Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and 
grants to procure cost-effective technology for mission needs. 
Sec. 11206. Improvements to infrastructure and operations planning. 
Sec. 11207. Aqua alert notification system pilot program. 
Sec. 11208. Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through 
condition-based maintenance. 
Sec. 11209. Study on laydown of Coast Guard Cutters. 
Sec. 11210. Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates. 
Sec. 11211. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN. 
Subtitle B—Great Lakes 
Sec. 11212. Great Lakes winter commerce. 
Sec. 11213. Database on icebreaking operations in Great Lakes. 
Sec. 11214. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response.
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Sec. 11215. Great Lakes snowmobile acquisition plan. 
Sec. 11216. Great Lakes barge inspection exemption. 
Sec. 11217. Study on sufficiency of Coast Guard aviation assets to meet mis-
sion demands. 
Subtitle C—Arctic 
Sec. 11218. Establishment of medium icebreaker program office. 
Sec. 11219. Arctic activities. 
Sec. 11220. Study on Arctic operations and infrastructure. 
Sec. 11221. Pribilof Island transition completion actions. 
Sec. 11222. Report on shipyards of Finland and Sweden. 
Sec. 11223. Acquisition of icebreaker. 
Subtitle D—Maritime Cyber and Artificial Intelligence 
Sec. 11224. Enhancing maritime cybersecurity. 
Sec. 11225. Establishment of unmanned system program and autonomous con-
trol and computer vision technology project. 
Sec. 11226. Artificial intelligence strategy. 
Sec. 11227. Review of artificial intelligence applications and establishment of 
performance metrics. 
Sec. 11228. Cyber data management. 
Sec. 11229. Data management. 
Sec. 11230. Study on cyber threats to United States marine transportation sys-
tem. 
Subtitle E—Aviation 
Sec. 11231. Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft: program authoriza-
tion and eligible recipients. 
Sec. 11232. Report on Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hangar. 
Sec. 11233. Study on operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft and strat-
egy for Coast Guard Aviation. 
Subtitle F—Workforce Readiness 
Sec. 11234. Authorized strength. 
Sec. 11235. Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on active duty. 
Sec. 11236. Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion list. 
Sec. 11237. Career incentive pay for marine inspectors. 
Sec. 11238. Expansion of ability for selection board to recommend officers of 
particular merit for promotion. 
Sec. 11239. Modification to education loan repayment program. 
Sec. 11240. Retirement of Vice Commandant. 
Sec. 11241. Report on resignation and retirement processing times and denial. 
Sec. 11242. Calculation of active service. 
Sec. 11243. Physical Disability Evaluation System procedure review. 
Sec. 11244. Expansion of authority for multirater assessments of certain per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 11245. Promotion parity. 
Sec. 11246. Partnership program to diversify Coast Guard. 
Sec. 11247. Expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps. 
Sec. 11248. Improving representation of women and racial and ethnic minori-
ties among Coast Guard active-duty members. 
Sec. 11249. Strategy to enhance diversity through recruitment and accession.
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Sec. 11250. Support for Coast Guard Academy. 
Sec. 11251. Training for congressional affairs personnel. 
Sec. 11252. Strategy for retention of cuttermen. 
Sec. 11253. Study on performance of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command. 
Sec. 11254. Study on frequency of weapons training for Coast Guard per-
sonnel. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 11255. Modification of prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign- 
made unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 11256. Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations. 
Sec. 11257. Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness. 
Sec. 11258. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes. 
Sec. 11259. National Coast Guard Museum funding plan. 
Sec. 11260. Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 11261. Transfer and conveyance. 
Sec. 11262. Transparency and oversight. 
Sec. 11263. Study on safety inspection program for containers and facilities. 
Sec. 11264. Operational data sharing capability. 
Sec. 11265. Feasibility study on construction of Coast Guard station at Port 
Mansfield. 
Sec. 11266. Procurement of tethered aerostat radar system for Coast Guard 
Station South Padre Island. 
Sec. 11267. Prohibition on major acquisition contracts with entities associated 
with Chinese Communist Party. 
Sec. 11268. Review of drug interdiction equipment and standards; testing for 
fentanyl during interdiction operations. 
Sec. 11269. Public availability of information on monthly migrant interdictions. 
Sec. 11270. Cargo waiting time reduction. 
Sec. 11271. Study on Coast Guard oversight and investigations. 
Subtitle H—Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention 
Sec. 11272. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. 
Sec. 11273. Policy on requests for permanent changes of station or unit trans-
fers by persons who report being the victim of sexual assault. 
Sec. 11274. Sex offenses and personnel records. 
Sec. 11275. Study on Special Victims’ Counsel program. 
TITLE CXIII—ENVIRONMENT 
Subtitle A—Marine Mammals 
Sec. 11301. Definitions. 
Sec. 11302. Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port op-
erations on marine mammals. 
Sec. 11303. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large 
cetaceans. 
Sec. 11304. Pilot program to establish a Cetacean Desk for Puget Sound re-
gion. 
Sec. 11305. Monitoring ocean soundscapes. 
Subtitle B—Oil Spills 
Sec. 11306. Report on changing salvors.
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Sec. 11307. Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response con-
tracts. 
Sec. 11308. Improving oil spill preparedness. 
Sec. 11309. Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria. 
Sec. 11310. Coast Guard claims processing costs. 
Sec. 11311. Calculation of interest on debt owed to national pollution fund. 
Sec. 11312. Per-incident limitation. 
Sec. 11313. Access to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. 
Sec. 11314. Cost-reimbursable agreements. 
Sec. 11315. Oil spill response review. 
Sec. 11316. Additional exceptions to regulations for towing vessels. 
Sec. 11317. Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer. 
Subtitle C—Environmental Compliance 
Sec. 11318. Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established anchor-
age grounds. 
Sec. 11319. Study on impacts on shipping and commercial, Tribal, and rec-
reational fisheries from development of renewable energy on 
West Coast. 
Sec. 11320. Use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of marking fish-
ing gear. 
Subtitle D—Environmental Issues 
Sec. 11321. Notification of communication outages. 
Sec. 11322. Improvements to communication with fishing industry and related 
stakeholders. 
Sec. 11323. Advance notification of military or other exercises. 
Sec. 11324. Modifications to Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund 
administration. 
Sec. 11325. Load lines. 
Sec. 11326. Actions by National Marine Fisheries Service to increase energy 
production. 
Sec. 11327. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. 
Sec. 11328. Safety standards. 
Subtitle E—Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention 
Sec. 11329. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH SEAFOOD IMPORT 
MONITORING 
Sec. 11330. Enhancement of Seafood Import Monitoring Program Message Set 
in Automated Commercial Environment system. 
Sec. 11331. Data sharing and aggregation. 
Sec. 11332. Import audits. 
Sec. 11333. Availability of fisheries information. 
Sec. 11334. Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program. 
Sec. 11335. Authorization of appropriations. 
CHAPTER 2—STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TO 
COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 11336. Denial of port privileges. 
Sec. 11337. Identification and certification criteria.
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Sec. 11338. Equivalent conservation measures. 
Sec. 11339. Capacity building in foreign fisheries. 
Sec. 11340. Training of United States observers. 
Sec. 11341. Regulations. 
TITLE CXIV—SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Support for Coast Guard Members and Families 
Sec. 11401. Coast Guard child care improvements. 
Sec. 11402. Armed Forces access to Coast Guard child development services. 
Sec. 11403. Cadet pregnancy policy improvements. 
Sec. 11404. Combat-related special compensation. 
Sec. 11405. Study on food security. 
Subtitle B—Healthcare 
Sec. 11406. Development of medical staffing standards for Coast Guard. 
Sec. 11407. Healthcare system review and strategic plan. 
Sec. 11408. Data collection and access to care. 
Sec. 11409. Behavioral health policy. 
Sec. 11410. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic 
brain injury. 
Sec. 11411. Improvements to Physical Disability Evaluation System and transi-
tion program. 
Sec. 11412. Expansion of access to counseling. 
Sec. 11413. Expansion of postgraduate opportunities for members of Coast 
Guard in medical and related fields. 
Sec. 11414. Study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs. 
Sec. 11415. Study on Coast Guard telemedicine program. 
Subtitle C—Housing 
Sec. 11416. Study on Coast Guard housing access, cost, and challenges. 
Sec. 11417. Audit of certain military housing conditions of enlisted members of 
Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. 
Sec. 11418. Study on Coast Guard housing authorities and privatized housing. 
Sec. 11419. Strategy to improve quality of life at remote units. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 11420. Report on availability of emergency supplies for Coast Guard per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 11421. Fleet mix analysis and shore infrastructure investment plan. 
TITLE CXV—MARITIME 
Subtitle A—Vessel Safety 
Sec. 11501. Responses to safety recommendations. 
Sec. 11502. Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels. 
Sec. 11503. Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passenger vessels. 
Sec. 11504. At-sea recovery operations pilot program. 
Sec. 11505. Historic wood sailing vessels. 
Sec. 11506. Certificates of numbers for undocumented vessels. 
Sec. 11507. Comptroller General review and report on Coast Guard oversight 
of third-party organizations. 
Sec. 11508. Articulated tug-barge manning.
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Sec. 11509. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 11510. Exemptions for certain passenger vessels. 
Subtitle B—Merchant Mariner Credentialing 
Sec. 11511. Modernizing merchant mariner credentialing system. 
Sec. 11512. Assessment regarding application process for merchant mariner 
credentials. 
Sec. 11513. GAO report. 
Sec. 11514. Military to Mariners Act of 2022. 
Sec. 11515. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 11516. Nonoperating individual. 
Sec. 11517. Oceanographic research vessels. 
Sec. 11518. Port access routes briefing. 
Sec. 11519. Definition of stateless vessel. 
Sec. 11520. Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in aquaculture 
activities. 
Sec. 11521. Report on securing vessels and cargo. 
Sec. 11522. Report on enforcement of coastwise laws. 
Sec. 11523. Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California. 
Sec. 11524. Prohibition on entry and operation. 
Sec. 11525. Floating dry docks. 
Sec. 11526. Updated requirements for fishing crew agreements. 
TITLE CXVI—SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 11601. Definitions. 
Sec. 11602. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial. 
Sec. 11603. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or 
revocation. 
Sec. 11604. Accommodation; notices. 
Sec. 11605. Protection against discrimination. 
Sec. 11606. Alcohol at sea. 
Sec. 11607. Surveillance requirements. 
Sec. 11608. Master key control. 
Sec. 11609. Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment. 
Sec. 11610. Safety management system. 
Sec. 11611. Reports to Congress. 
TITLE CXVII—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
Officer Corps 
Sec. 11701. Definitions. 
Sec. 11702. Requirement for appointments. 
Sec. 11703. Repeal of requirement to promote ensigns after 3 years of service. 
Sec. 11704. Authority to provide awards and decorations. 
Sec. 11705. Retirement and separation. 
Sec. 11706. Improving professional mariner staffing. 
Sec. 11707. Legal assistance.
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Sec. 11708. Acquisition of aircraft for agency air, atmosphere, and weather re-
connaissance and research mission. 
Sec. 11709. Report on professional mariner staffing models. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 11710. Conveyance of certain property of National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration in Juneau, Alaska. 
TITLE CXVIII—TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING 
AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 11801. Terms and vacancies. 
Sec. 11802. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. 
Sec. 11803. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 11804. Transportation worker identification credential technical amend-
ments. 
Sec. 11805. Reinstatement. 
Sec. 11806. Determination of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 11807. Technical amendment. 
Sec. 11808. Lighthouse service amendments. 
SEC. 11002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) 
COMMANDANT.—The 
term 
‘‘Commandant’’ 
means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, the 
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating. 
SEC. 11003. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this division may be con-
strued— 
(1) to satisfy any requirement for government-to- 
government consultation with Tribal governments; or 
(2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of 
any Tribal government. 
(b) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Tribal government’’ means the recognized gov-
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erning body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, village, community, component band, or compo-
nent reservation, individually identified (including parentheti-
cally) in the list published most recently as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Feder-
ally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 
5131). 
TITLE CXI—AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 11101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal years 2020 and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) 
and (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(ii) $10,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; 
(B) 
in 
subparagraph 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$17,035,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,456,000’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘, (A)(ii) 
$17,376,000’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(ii), $24,353,000’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) 
and (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(ii) $3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking clauses (i) 
and (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(ii) $20,808,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $7,476,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) $14,681,084 for fiscal year 2023.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $240,577,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) $252,887,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
SEC. 11102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 
TRAINING. 
Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2020 
and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’; 
and
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(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2020 
and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’. 
SEC. 11103. AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND 
SERVICES. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under sec-
tion 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, there are au-
thorized to the Commandant for each of fiscal years 2022 
and 2023— 
(1) $25,000,000 for the child care subsidy program 
as established under section 11401and any additional el-
igible uses established by the Commandant under the 
amendment made by subsection (c) of section 11401; 
(2) $1,300,000 for expansion of behavioral health 
services in the Coast Guard under section 11412; 
(3) $3,000,000 for the Aqua Alert Notification Sys-
tem pilot program established under section 11207; and 
(4) $1,000,000 to prepare the evaluation of require-
ments for the Arctic Security Cutter. 
SEC. 11104. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR ACQUISITION OF 
ADDITIONAL VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by section 11101, for fiscal year 
2023—
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(1) $300,000,000 shall be authorized for the acqui-
sition of a twelfth National Security Cutter; 
(2) $420,000,000 shall be authorized for the acqui-
sition of 6 Fast Response Cutters; 
(3) $172,500,000 is authorized for the program 
management, design, and acquisition of 12 Pacific 
Northwest heavy weather boats that are at least as capa-
ble as the Coast Guard 52-foot motor surfboat; 
(4) $167,200,000 is authorized for the third Polar 
Security Cutter; 
(5) $150,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition 
or procurement of an available icebreaker (as such term 
is defined under section 11223); 
(6) for fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000 shall be au-
thorized for the acquisition of a Great Lakes icebreaker 
at least as capable as Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw 
(WLBB–30); 
(7) in addition to amounts authorized under para-
graph (6), $20,000,000 shall be authorized for the de-
sign 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; and 
(8) $650,000,000 is authorized for the continued 
acquisition of Offshore Patrol Cutters.
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(b) TREATMENT
OF ACQUIRED CUTTER.—Any cutter 
acquired using amounts authorized under subsection (a) shall 
be in addition to the National Security Cutters and Fast Re-
sponse Cutters approved under the existing acquisition base-
line in the program of record for the National Security Cut-
ter and Fast Response Cutter. 
SEC. 11105. SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United 
States Code— 
(1) for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 
$1,000,000,000 is authorized to fund maintenance, con-
struction, and repairs for Coast Guard shoreside infra-
structure; and 
(2) for fiscal year 2023, $127,000,000 is authorized 
for improvements to facilities of the Coast Guard Yard. 
(b) SET-ASIDES.—Of the amounts authorized under sub-
section (a)(1)— 
(1) up to $60,000,000 is authorized to fund Phase 
I, in fiscal year 2022, and $60,000,000 is authorized to 
fund Phase II, in fiscal year 2023, for the recapitaliza-
tion of the barracks at the United States Coast Guard 
Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey; 
(2) $67,500,000 is authorized for the construction 
of additional new child care development centers not
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constructed using funds authorized by title V of the In-
frastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117– 
58); and 
(3) up to $1,200,000 is authorized to— 
(A) complete repairs to the United States 
Coast Guard Station, New York, waterfront, includ-
ing repairs to the concrete pier; and 
(B) replace floating piers Alpha and Bravo, the 
South Breakwater and Ice Screen, the North 
Breakwater and Ice Screen and the seawall. 
(c) MITIGATION OF HAZARD RISKS.—In carrying out 
projects with funds authorized under subsection (a), the 
Coast Guard shall mitigate, to the greatest extent practicable, 
natural hazard risks identified in any Shore Infrastructure 
Vulnerability Assessment for Phase I related to such projects. 
SEC. 11106. COAST GUARD YARD RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT. 
There is authorized to appropriated for the period of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2028 for the Secretary— 
(1) $273,000,000 for the purposes of improvements 
to facilities of the Coast Guard Yard; and 
(2) $236,000,000 for the acquisition of a new float-
ing drydock at the Yard.
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TITLE CXII—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Infrastructure and Assets 
SEC. 11201. REPORT ON SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FA-
CILITIES PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, 
the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report that includes— 
(1) a detailed list of Coast Guard shoreside infra-
structure projects contemplated in each Coast Guard 
Sector area of responsibility and planned within the 7 
years following the submission of the annual report for 
all Coast Guard facilities located within each Coast 
Guard Sector area of responsibility in the order of pri-
ority, including recapitalization, maintenance needs in 
excess of $100,000, dredging, and other shoreside infra-
structure needs of the Coast Guard; 
(2) the estimated cost of projects to fulfill each 
project, to the extent available; and 
(3) a general description of the state of planning, 
including design and engineering, for each such project. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall include all unfunded shoreside infrastructure and fa-
cility priorities meeting the criteria under subsection (a) rec-
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ommended to the Commandant for consideration for inclusion 
in the unfunded priority list report to Congress under section 
5108 of title 14, United States Code, regardless of whether 
the unfunded shoreside infrastructure project is included in 
the final annual unfunded priority list to Congress. 
SEC. 11202. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON RESOURCING STRATEGY 
FOR WESTERN PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in con-
sultation with the Coast Guard Commander of the Pa-
cific Area, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific 
Command, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere, shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report outlining 
the resourcing needs of the Coast Guard to achieve opti-
mum operations in the Western Pacific region. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the risks and associated 
needs— 
(i) to United States strategic maritime in-
terests, in particular such interests in areas
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west of the International Date Line, including 
risks to bilateral maritime partners of the 
United States, posed by not fully staffing and 
equipping Coast Guard operations in the West-
ern Pacific region; 
(ii) to the Coast Guard mission and force 
posed by not fully staffing and equipping Coast 
Guard operations in the Western Pacific re-
gion; and 
(iii) to support the call of the President, 
as set forth in the Indo-Pacific Strategy, to ex-
pand Coast Guard presence and cooperation in 
Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Is-
lands, with a focus on advising, training, de-
ployment, and capacity building. 
(B) A description of the additional resources, 
including shoreside resources, required to fully im-
plement the needs described in subparagraph (A), 
including the United States commitment to bilateral 
fisheries law enforcement in the Pacific Ocean. 
(C) A description of the operational and per-
sonnel assets required and a dispersal plan for 
available and projected future Coast Guard cutters 
and aviation forces to conduct optimum operations 
in the Western Pacific region.
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(D) An analysis with respect to whether a na-
tional security cutter or fast response cutter located 
at a United States military installation in a foreign 
country in the Western Pacific region would en-
hance United States national security, partner 
country capacity building, and prevention and effec-
tive response to illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
fishing. 
(E) An assessment of the benefits and associ-
ated costs involved in— 
(i) increasing staffing of Coast Guard per-
sonnel within the command elements of United 
States Indo-Pacific Command or subordinate 
commands; and 
(ii) designating a Coast Guard patrol 
force under the direct authority of the Com-
mander of the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand with associated forward-based assets and 
personnel. 
(F) An identification of any additional author-
ity necessary, including proposals for legislative 
change, to meet the needs identified in accordance 
with subparagraphs (A) through (E) and any other 
mission requirement in the Western Pacific region.
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(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the Commandant submits the report under sub-
section (a), the Commandant, or a designated individual, 
shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a briefing on the findings and conclusions of such report. 
SEC. 11203. STUDY AND REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND 
DRUG 
TRAFFICKING 
THREATS 
IN 
FLORIDA 
STRAITS, CUBA, AND CARIBBEAN REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall conduct a 
study on threats to national security, drug trafficking, and 
other relevant threats the Commandant considers appropriate 
in the Florida Straits and Caribbean region, including Cuba. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of— 
(A) new technology and evasive maneuvers 
used by transnational criminal organizations to 
evade detection and interdiction by Coast Guard law 
enforcement units and interagency partners; and
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(B) capability gaps of the Coast Guard with 
respect to— 
(i) the detection and interdiction of illicit 
drugs in the Florida Straits and Caribbean re-
gion, including Cuba; and 
(ii) the detection of national security 
threats in such region. 
(2) An identification of— 
(A) the critical technological advancements re-
quired for the Coast Guard to meet current and an-
ticipated threats in such region; 
(B) the capabilities required to enhance infor-
mation sharing and coordination between the Coast 
Guard and interagency partners, foreign govern-
ments, and related civilian entities; and 
(C) any significant developing threats to the 
United States posed by illicit actors in such region. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report on the results 
of the study under subsection (a).
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SEC. 11204. COAST GUARD YARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the Coast Guard 
Yard, the uses of the amounts authorized under sections 
11105(a)(2) and 11106 are to— 
(1) improve resilience and capacity; 
(2) maintain and expand Coast Guard organic man-
ufacturing capacity; 
(3) expand training and recruitment; 
(4) enhance safety; 
(5) improve environmental compliance; and 
(6) ensure that the Coast Guard Yard is prepared 
to meet the growing needs of the modern Coast Guard 
fleet. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
Coast Guard Yard receives improvements that include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Facilities upgrades needed to improve resilience 
of the shipyard, its facilities, and associated infrastruc-
ture. 
(2) Acquisition of a large-capacity drydock. 
(3) Improvements to piers and wharves, drydocks, 
and capital equipment utilities. 
(4) Environmental remediation. 
(5) Construction of a new warehouse and paint fa-
cility. 
(6) Acquisition of a new travel lift.
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(7) Dredging necessary to facilitate access to the 
Coast Guard Yard. 
(c) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, a workforce development plan that— 
(1) outlines the workforce needs of the Coast Guard 
Yard with respect to civilian employees and active duty 
members of the Coast Guard, including engineers, indi-
viduals engaged in trades, cyber specialists, and other 
personnel necessary to meet the evolving mission set of 
the Coast Guard Yard; and 
(2) includes recommendations for Congress with re-
spect to the authorities, training, funding, and civilian 
and active-duty recruitment, including the recruitment of 
women and underrepresented minorities, necessary to 
meet workforce needs of the Coast Guard Yard for the 
10-year period beginning on the date of submission of 
the plan.
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SEC. 11205. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS OTHER 
THAN CONTRACTS AND GRANTS TO PROCURE 
COST-EFFECTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY 
FOR 
MISSION 
NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 1158. Authority to enter into transactions other than 
contracts and grants to procure cost-effec-
tive, advanced technology for mission-critical 
needs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
the Commandant may enter into transactions (other than 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) to operate, 
test, and acquire cost-effective technology for the purpose of 
meeting the mission needs of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(b) OPERATION, TESTING, AND ACQUISITION.—Oper-
ation, testing, and acquisition of technologies under sub-
section (a) shall be— 
‘‘(1) carried out in accordance with Coast Guard 
policies and guidance; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with the operational requirements of 
the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Commandant may not enter 
into a transaction under subsection (a) with respect to a tech-
nology that—
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‘‘(1) does not comply with the cybersecurity stand-
ards of the Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(2) is sourced from an entity domiciled in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, unless the Commandant deter-
mines that the prototype or procurement of such a tech-
nology is for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) counter-UAS or surrogate testing; or 
‘‘(B) intelligence, electronic warfare, and infor-
mation warfare, testing, and analysis. 
‘‘(d) EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.—The Commandant 
shall ensure that management, technical, and contracting per-
sonnel of the Coast Guard involved in the award or adminis-
tration of transactions under this section are provided ade-
quate education and training with respect to the authority 
under this section. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Commandant shall prescribe 
regulations as necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) COUNTER-UAS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘counter-UAS’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 44801 of title 49.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1157 the following: 
‘‘1158. Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to 
procure cost-effective, advanced technology for mission-critical 
needs.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port that— 
(A) describes the use of the authority pursuant 
to section 1158 of title 14, United States Code (as 
added by this section); and 
(B) assesses the mission and operational bene-
fits of such authority. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 11206. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPER-
ATIONS PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall incorporate 
the most recent oceanic and atmospheric data relating to the 
increasing rates of extreme weather, including flooding, into 
planning scenarios for Coast Guard infrastructure and mis-
sion deployments with respect to all Coast Guard Missions.
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(b) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL OCEANIC AND AT-
MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Commandant shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere to ensure the incorpo-
ration of the most recent environmental and climatic 
data; and 
(2) request technical assistance and advice from the 
Under Secretary in planning scenarios, as appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a briefing on the man-
ner in which the best-available science from the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration has been incorporated 
into at least 1 key mission area of the Coast Guard, and the 
lessons learned from incorporating such science. 
SEC. 11207. AQUA ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, establish a pilot program to 
improve the issuance of alerts to facilitate cooperation with
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the public to render aid to distressed individuals under sec-
tion 521 of title 14, United States Code. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM CONTENTS.—In carrying out the 
pilot program established under subsection (a), the Com-
mandant shall, to the maximum extent possible— 
(1) include a voluntary opt-in program under which 
members of the public, as appropriate, and the entities 
described in subsection (c), may receive notifications on 
cellular devices regarding Coast Guard activities to 
render aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of 
title 14, United States Code; 
(2) cover areas located within the area of responsi-
bility of 3 different Coast Guard sectors in diverse geo-
graphic regions; and 
(3) provide that the dissemination of an alert shall 
be limited to the geographic areas most likely to facili-
tate the rendering of aid to distressed individuals. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult— 
(1) the head of any relevant Federal agency; 
(2) the government of any relevant State; 
(3) any Tribal Government; 
(4) the government of any relevant territory or pos-
session of the United States; and
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(5) any relevant political subdivision of an entity 
described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4). 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
through 2026, the Commandant 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 
on the implementation of this section. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commandant shall 
make the report submitted under paragraph (1) avail-
able to the public. 
SEC. 11208. PILOT PROJECT FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD 
CUTTER READINESS THROUGH CONDITION-BASED 
MAINTENANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a 
pilot project to enhance cutter readiness and reduce lost pa-
trol days through the deployment of condition-based program 
standards for cutter maintenance, in accordance with the cri-
teria set forth in subsection (b). 
(b) CRITERIA
FOR CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE 
EVALUATION.—In conducting the pilot project under sub-
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section (a), the Commandant, in cooperation with government 
and industry partners, shall— 
(1) select at least 1 class of cutters under construc-
tion with respect to which the application of the pilot 
project would enhance readiness; 
(2) use condition-based program standards which 
incorporate artificial, intelligence, prognostic based 
maintenance planning; 
(3) create and model a full ship digital twin for the 
cutters selected under paragraph (1); 
(4) install or modify instrumentation capable of 
producing full hull, mechanical, and electrical data nec-
essary to analyze cutter operational conditions with ac-
tive maintenance alerts; and 
(5) evaluate and weight efficacy of potential emer-
gent repairs as well as planned depot maintenance activi-
ties. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—Prior to developing the pilot 
project in this section, the Commandant shall evaluate com-
mercially available products, technology, applications, stand-
ards, and technology for development and implementation of 
the pilot program. 
(d) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Commandant shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
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portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives— 
(1) an interim report not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act on the progress 
in carrying out the pilot project described in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) a final report not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act on the results of the pilot 
project described in subsection (a) that includes— 
(A) options to integrate condition-based pro-
gram standards with prognostic based maintenance 
planning to Coast Guard cutters; and 
(B) plans to deploy condition-based program 
standards with prognostic based maintenance plan-
ning to Coast Guard cutters. 
SEC. 11209. STUDY ON LAYDOWN OF COAST GUARD CUTTERS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the laydown 
of Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters to assess Coast Guard 
mission readiness and to identify areas of need for asset cov-
erage. 
SEC. 11210. ACQUISITION LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES. 
Section 1132(e) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting 
the following:
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‘‘(2) TYPES OF ESTIMATES.—For each Level 1 or 
Level 2 acquisition project or program, in addition to 
life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1), 
the Commandant shall require that— 
‘‘(A) life-cycle cost estimates developed under 
paragraph (1) be updated before— 
‘‘(i) each milestone decision is concluded; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the project or program enters a new 
acquisition phase; and 
‘‘(B) an independent cost estimate or inde-
pendent cost assessment, as appropriate, be devel-
oped to validate life-cycle cost estimates developed 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 11211. DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO E– 
LORAN. 
Section 914 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 914. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Commandant may dismantle or dispose of 
any real or personal property under the administrative con-
trol of the Coast Guard and used for the LORAN–C system. 
‘‘(b) RESTRICTION.—No action described in subsection 
(a) may be taken unless and until—
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‘‘(1) the Commandant notifies the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of Defense in writing 
of the proposed dismantling or disposal of a LORAN– 
C system; and 
‘‘(2) a period of 90 calendar days expires following 
the day on which the notice has been submitted. 
‘‘(c) RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION.—If, not later than 90 
calendar days of receipt of the written notification under sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary 
of Defense notifies the Commandant, in writing, of a deter-
mination under section 312(d) of title 49 that the property 
is required to provide a positioning, navigation, and timing 
system to provide redundant capability in the event the Glob-
al Positioning System signals are disrupted, the Commandant 
shall transfer the property to the Department of Transpor-
tation without any consideration. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION EXPIRATION.—If, at the end of the 
90 calendar day period no notification under subsection (b) 
has been received, the Commandant shall notify the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations in the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
that the period in subsection (b)(2) has expired, and may 
proceed with the dismantling and disposal of the personal
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property, and disposing of the real property in accordance 
with section 2945 of this title. 
‘‘(e) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition on actions in sub-
section (b) does not apply to actions necessary for the safety 
of human life.’’. 
Subtitle B—Great Lakes 
SEC. 11212. GREAT LAKES WINTER COMMERCE. 
(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 Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on Coast Guard icebreaking in 
the Great Lakes. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall evaluate— 
(i) the economic impact of vessel delays or 
cancellations associated with ice coverage on 
the Great Lakes; 
(ii) mission needs of the Coast Guard 
Great Lakes icebreaking program;
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(iii) the impact that the proposed stand-
ards described in paragraph (2) would have 
on— 
(I) Coast Guard operations in the 
Great Lakes; 
(II) Northeast icebreaking missions; 
and 
(III) inland waterway operations; 
(iv) a fleet mix analysis for meeting such 
proposed standards; 
(v) a description of the resources nec-
essary to support the fleet mix resulting from 
such fleet mix analysis, including billets for 
crew and operating costs; and 
(vi) recommendations to the Commandant 
for 
Improvements 
to 
the 
Great 
Lakes 
icebreaking program, including with respect to 
facilitating commerce and meeting all Coast 
Guard mission needs. 
(2) PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR ICEBREAKING OP-
ERATIONS.—The proposed standards described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
the Commandant shall keep ice-covered waterways 
in the Great Lakes open to navigation during not
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less than 90 percent of the hours that commercial 
vessels and ferries attempt to transit such ice-cov-
ered waterways. 
(B) In a year in which the Great Lakes are not 
open to navigation, because of ice of a thickness 
that occurs on average only once every 10 years, the 
Commandant shall keep ice-covered waterways in 
the Great Lakes open to navigation during not less 
than 70 percent of the hours that commercial ves-
sels and ferries attempt to transit such ice-covered 
waterways. 
(3) REPORT BY COMMANDANT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Comptroller General 
submits the report under paragraph (1), the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A plan for Coast Guard implementation of 
any recommendation made by the Comptroller Gen-
eral under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) that the Com-
mandant considers appropriate. 
(B) With respect to any recommendation made 
under such paragraph that the Commandant de-