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or other agreement with any element or instrumentality of the
Coast Guard or with another Federal department, agency, or
instrumentality to provide or obtain goods and services beneficial
to the efficient management and operation of the Coast Guard
Exchange System or that morale, welfare, and recreation system.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘152. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracts with other agencies and in-
strumentalities to provide or obtain goods and services.’’.
SEC. 203. TERM OF ENLISTMENTS.
Section 351(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘terms of full years not exceeding six years.’’ and
inserting ‘‘a period of at least two years but not more than six
years.’’.
SEC. 204. ENLISTED MEMBER CRITICAL SKILL TRAINING BONUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 373 the following:
‘‘§ 374. Critical skill training bonus
‘‘(a) The Secretary may provide a bonus, not to exceed $20,000,
to an enlisted member who completes training in a skill designated
as critical, if at least four years of obligated active service remain
on the member’s enlistment at the time the training is completed.
A bonus under this section may be paid in a single lump sum
or in periodic installments.
‘‘(b) If an enlisted member voluntarily or because of misconduct
does not complete the member’s term of obligated active service,
the Secretary may require the member to repay the United States,
on a pro rata basis, all sums paid under this section. The Secretary
may charge interest on the amount repaid at a rate, to be deter-
mined quarterly, equal to 150 percent of the average of the yields
on the 91-day Treasury bills auctioned during the calendar quarter
preceding the date on which the amount to be repaid is deter-
mined.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended
by inserting the following after the item relating to section 373:
‘‘374. Critical skill training bonus.’’.
SEC. 205. INDEMNITY FOR DISABLING VESSELS LIABLE TO SEIZURE
OR EXAMINATION.
(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO FIRE WARNING SHOT.—Sub-
section (a) of section 637 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘after a’’ and all that follows through
‘‘signal,’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph (2),’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Before firing at or into a vessel as authorized in paragraph
(1), the person in command or in charge of the authorized vessel
or authorized aircraft shall fire a gun as a warning signal, except
that the prior firing of a gun as a warning signal is not required
if that person determines that the firing of a warning signal would
unreasonably endanger persons or property in the vicinity of the
vessel to be stopped.’’.
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(b) EXTENSION TO MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF COAST GUARD INTER-
DICTION AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon;
and
(2) in paragraph (2) by—
(A) inserting ‘‘or military aircraft’’ after ‘‘surface naval
vessel’’; and
(B) striking ‘‘; or’’ and all that follows through para-
graph (3) and inserting a period.
(c) REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY TO NAVAL AIR-
CRAFT.—Subsection (d) of such section is repealed.
(d) REPORT.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall
transmit a report annually to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives describing
the location, vessels or aircraft, circumstances, and consequences
of each incident in the 12-month period covered by the report
in which the person in command or in charge of an authorized
vessel or an authorized aircraft (as those terms are used in section
637 of title 14, United States Code) fired at or into a vessel without
prior use of the warning signal as authorized by that section.
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—
(1) CORRECTION.—Section 637 of title 14, United States
Code, is amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘immu-
nity’’ and inserting ‘‘indemnity’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 637 and
inserting the following:
‘‘637. Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel.’’.
SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATIVE, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT COSTS
FOR CERTAIN FEES AND CHARGES.
Section 664 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (f);
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) In addition to the collection of fees and charges established
under this section, the Secretary may recover from the person
liable for the fee or charge the costs of collecting delinquent pay-
ments of the fee or charge, and enforcement costs associated with
delinquent payments of the fees and charges.
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary may employ any Federal, State, or local
agency or instrumentality, or any private enterprise or business,
to collect a fee or charge established under this section.
‘‘(2) A private enterprise or business employed by the Secretary
to collect fees or charges—
‘‘(A) shall be subject to reasonable terms and conditions
agreed to by the Secretary and the enterprise or business;
‘‘(B) shall provide appropriate accounting to the Secretary;
and
‘‘(C) may not institute litigation as part of that collection.
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall account for the agency’s costs of col-
lecting a fee or charge as a reimbursable expense, subject to the
availability of appropriations, and the costs shall be credited to
the account from which expended.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(g) In this section the term ‘costs of collecting a fee or charge’
includes the reasonable administrative, accounting, personnel, con-
tract, equipment, supply, training, and travel expenses of calcu-
lating, assessing, collecting, enforcing, reviewing, adjusting, and
reporting on a fee or charge.’’.
SEC. 207. EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES.
(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—Section 680 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) in order as
paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible entity’ means any private person,
corporation, firm, partnership, or company and any State or
local government or housing authority of a State or local govern-
ment.’’.
(b) DIRECT LOANS FOR PROVIDING HOUSING.—Section 682 of
title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘Loan guarantees’’
and inserting ‘‘Direct loans and loan guarantees’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as (b) and
(c) respectively;
(3) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated)
the following:
‘‘(a) DIRECT LOANS.—(1) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary
may make direct loans to an eligible entity in order to provide
funds to the eligible entity for the acquisition or construction of
housing units that the Secretary determines are suitable for use
as military family housing or as military unaccompanied housing.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish such terms and conditions
with respect to loans made under this subsection as the Secretary
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States,
including the period and frequency for repayment of such loans
and the obligations of the obligors on such loans upon default.’’;
(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b),’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c),’’; and
(5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)—
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘GUARANTEE’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Loan guarantees’’ and inserting ‘‘Direct
loans and loan guarantees’’.
(c) LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section
684 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘nongovernmental’’
and inserting ‘‘eligible’’;
(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘nongovernmental’’ and
inserting ‘‘eligible’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘a nongovernmental’’
and inserting ‘‘an eligible’’;
(4) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘a nongovernmental’’
and inserting ‘‘an eligible’’; and
(5) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘nongovernmental’’ and
inserting ‘‘eligible’’.
(d) HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN ALASKA.—Section
687(g) of title 14, United Sates Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PROJECT’’ and inserting
‘‘PROJECTS’’;
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(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘a demonstration project’’
and inserting ‘‘demonstration projects’’;
(3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Kodiak, Alaska;’’ and
inserting ‘‘Kodiak, Alaska, or any other Coast Guard installa-
tion in Alaska;’’;
(4) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the demonstration project’’
and inserting ‘‘such a demonstration project’’; and
(5) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘the demonstration project’’
and inserting ‘‘such demonstration projects’’.
(e) DIFFERENTIAL LEASE PAYMENTS.—Chapter 18 of title 14,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 687
the following:
‘‘§ 687a. Differential lease payments
‘‘Pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Secretary and
a lessor of military family housing or military unaccompanied
housing to members of the armed forces, the Secretary may pay
the lessor an amount, in addition to the rental payments for the
housing made by the members, as the Secretary determines appro-
priate to encourage the lessor to make the housing available to
members of the armed forces as military family housing or as
military unaccompanied housing.’’.
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 18 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the item related to section 682 and inserting
the following:
‘‘682. Direct loans and loan guarantees.’’;
(2) in the item related to section 684 by striking ‘‘non-
governmental’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible’’; and
(3) by inserting after the item related to section 687 the
following:
‘‘687a. Differential lease payments.’’.
SEC. 208. REQUIREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT.
Section 727 of title 14, United States Code, is amended in
the second sentence by striking ‘‘three years’’ and inserting ‘‘one
year’’.
SEC. 209. MAXIMUM AGES FOR RETENTION IN AN ACTIVE STATUS.
Section 742 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 742. Maximum ages for retention in an active status
‘‘(a) A Reserve officer, if qualified, shall be transferred to the
Retired Reserve on the day the officer becomes 60 years of age
unless on active duty. If not qualified for retirement, a Reserve
officer shall be discharged effective upon the day the officer becomes
60 years of age unless on active duty.
‘‘(b) A Reserve officer on active duty shall, if qualified, be
retired effective upon the day the officer become 62 years of age.
If not qualified for retirement, a Reserve officer on active duty
shall be discharged effective upon the day the officer becomes
62 years of age.
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a)and (b), the Secretary may
authorize the retention of a Reserve rear admiral or rear admiral
(lower half) in an active status not longer than the day on which
the officer concerned becomes 64 years of age.
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‘‘(d) For purposes of this section, ‘active duty’ does not include
active duty for training, duty on a board, or duty of a limited
or temporary nature if assigned to active duty from an inactive
duty status.’’.
SEC. 210. TRAVEL CARD MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 517. Travel card management
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require that travel or
transportation allowances due a civilian employee or military
member of the Coast Guard be disbursed directly to the issuer
of a Federal contractor-issued travel charge card, but only in an
amount not to exceed the authorized travel expenses charged by
that Coast Guard member to that travel charge card issued to
that employee or member.
‘‘(b) WITHHOLDING OF NONDISPUTED OBLIGATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may also establish requirements similar to those established
by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 2784a of title
10 for deduction or withholding of pay or retired pay from a Coast
Guard employee, member, or retired member who is delinquent
in payment under the terms of the contract under which the card
was issued and does not dispute the amount of the delinquency.’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis for
chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 516 the following:
‘‘517. Travel card management.’’.
SEC. 211. COAST GUARD FELLOWS AND DETAILEES.
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard
is operating, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall by
not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act—
(1) review the Coast Guard Commandant Instruction
5730.3, 
regarding 
congressional 
detailees 
(COMDTINST
5370.3), dated April 18, 2003, and compare the standards set
forth in the instruction to the standards applied by other execu-
tive agencies to congressional detailees;
(2) determine if any changes to such instruction are nec-
essary to protect against conflicts of interest and preserve the
doctrine of separation of powers; and
(3) submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives on the findings and conclusions of the review.
SEC. 212. LONG-TERM LEASE OF SPECIAL USE REAL PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 672 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by—
(1) striking the heading and inserting the following:
‘‘§ 672. Long-term lease of special purpose facilities’’;
(2) in subsection (a), inserting ‘‘special purpose facilities,
including,’’ after ‘‘automatic renewal clauses, for’’ ; and
(3) striking ‘‘(b) The’’ and inserting:
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‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘special purpose
facilities’ means any facilities used to carry out Coast Guard avia-
tion, maritime, or navigation missions other than general purpose
office and storage space facilities.
‘‘(c) In the case of ATON, VTS, or NDS sites, the’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 17, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 672 and inserting the following:
‘‘672. Long-term lease of special purpose facilities.’’.
SEC. 213. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 98. National Coast Guard Museum
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant may establish a
National Coast Guard Museum, on lands which will be federally
owned and administered by the Coast Guard, and are located in
New London, Connecticut, at, or in close proximity to, the Coast
Guard Academy.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not expend any appropriated
Federal funds for the engineering, design, or construction of any
museum established under this section.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall fund the operation and maintenance
of the National Coast Guard Museum with nonappropriated and
non-Federal funds to the maximum extent practicable. The priority
use of Federal operation and maintenance funds should be to pre-
serve and protect historic Coast Guard artifacts.
‘‘(c) FUNDING PLAN.—Before the date on which the Commandant
establishes a museum under subsection (a), the Commandant shall
provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan for con-
structing, operating, and maintaining such a museum, including—
‘‘(1) estimated planning, engineering, design, construction,
operation, and maintenance costs;
‘‘(2) the extent to which appropriated, nonappropriated,
and non-Federal funds will be used for such purposes, including
the extent to which there is any shortfall in funding for
engineering, design, or construction; and
‘‘(3) a certification by the Inspector General of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating that the estimates
provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) are reasonable
and realistic.
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant may not establish a Coast
Guard museum except as set forth in this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis at the begin-
ning of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘98. National Coast Guard Museum.’’.
SEC. 214. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Section 42 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘6,200’’ and inserting
‘‘6,700 in each fiscal year 2004, 2005, and 2006’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘commander 12.0; lieuten-
ant commander 18.0’’ and inserting ‘‘commander 15.0; lieuten-
ant commander 22.0’’.
SEC. 215. REDISTRICTING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.
The Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
at least 180 days before—
(1) implementing any plan to reduce the number of, change
the location of, or change the geographic area covered by any
existing Coast Guard Districts; or
(2) permanently transferring more than 10 percent of the
personnel or equipment from a district office where such per-
sonnel or equipment is based.
SEC. 216. REPORT ON SHOCK MITIGATION STANDARDS.
(a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast
Guard shall issue a report on the necessity of, and possible stand-
ards for, decking materials for Coast Guard vessels to mitigate
the adverse effects on crew members from shock and vibration.
(b) RECOMMENDED STANDARDS.—The standards recommended
in the report may—
(1) incorporate appropriate industry or manufacturing
standards; and
(2) consider the weight and durability of decking material,
the effects of repeated use and varying weather conditions,
and the capability of decking material to lessen impact.
SEC. 217. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS BY COMMANDANT OF
THE COAST GUARD.
Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (w) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon
at the end;
(2) in paragraph (x) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(y) after informing the Secretary, make such recommenda-
tions to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Com-
mandant considers appropriate.’’.
SEC. 218. COAST GUARD EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 13 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 471 the following:
‘‘§ 472. Education loan repayment program
‘‘(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary
may repay—
‘‘(A) any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part
B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1071 et seq.);
‘‘(B) any loan made under part D of such title (the William
D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et
seq.); or
‘‘(C) any loan made under part E of such title (20 U.S.C.
1087aa et seq.).
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Repayment of any such loan shall be made on the basis of each
complete year of service performed by the borrower.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may repay loans described in paragraph
(1) in the case of any person for service performed on active duty
as an enlisted member of the Coast Guard in a specialty specified
by the Secretary.
‘‘(b) The portion or amount of a loan that may be repaid
under subsection (a) is 331⁄3 percent or $1,500, whichever is greater,
for each year of service.
‘‘(c) If a portion of a loan is repaid under this section for
any year, interest on the remainder of such loan shall accrue
and be paid in the same manner as is otherwise required.
‘‘(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize
refunding any repayment of a loan.
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe a schedule
for the allocation of funds made available to carry out this section
during any year for which funds are not sufficient to pay the
sum of the amounts eligible for repayment under subsection (a).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 471 the following:
‘‘472. Education loan repayment program.’’.
SEC. 219. CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Section 476 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 220. RESERVE ADMIRALS.
(a) PRECEDENCE.—Section 725 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a Reserve officer shall
not lose precedence by reason of promotion to the grade of rear
admiral or rear admiral (lower half), if the promotion is determined
in accordance with a running mate system.
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall adjust the date of rank of a Reserve
officer so that no changes of precedence occur.’’.
(b) PROMOTION.—Section 736(b) of title 14, United States Code,
is amend to read as follows:
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject
to subsection (c), if promotion of an inactive duty promotion list
officer to the grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half)
is determined in accordance with a running mate system, a reserve
officer, if acceptable to the President and the Senate, shall be
promoted to the next higher grade no later than the date the
officer’s running mate is promoted.’’.
(c) DATE OF APPOINTMENT.—Section 736(c) of title 14, United
States Code, is amend by striking ‘‘of subsection (a)’’.
(d) MAXIMUM SERVICE.—Section 743 of title 14, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§743. Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum
service in grade
‘‘(a) Unless retained in or removed from an active status under
any other law, a reserve rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half)
shall be retired on July 1 of the promotion year immediately fol-
lowing the promotion year in which that officer completes 4 years
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of service after the appointment of the officer to rear admiral
(lower half).
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if promotion
of inactive duty promotion list officers to the grade of rear admiral
is not determined in accordance with a running mate system, a
Reserve officer serving in an active status in the grade of rear
admiral (lower half) shall be promoted to the grade of rear admiral,
if acceptable to the President and the Senate, on the date the
officer has served 2 years in an active status in grade of rear
admiral (lower half), or in the case of a vacancy occurring prior
to having served 2 years in an active status, on the date the
vacancy occurs, if the officer served at least 1 year in an active
status in the grade of rear admiral (lower half).’’.
SEC. 221. CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 658 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘$15,000 per annum’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000 each fiscal
year’’.
SEC. 222. INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION ALTERNATIVES.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may consult with the
Office of Naval Research and other Federal agencies with research
and development programs that may provide innovative construc-
tion alternatives for the Integrated Deepwater System.
SEC. 223. DELEGATION OF PORT SECURITY AUTHORITY.
The undesignated text following paragraph (b) of the second
unnumbered paragraph of section 1 of title II of the Act of June
15, 1917 (chapter 30; 40 Stat. 220; 50 U.S.C. 191) is amended
by adding at the beginning the following: ‘‘The President may
delegate the authority to issue such rules and regulations to the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating.’’.
SEC. 224. FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT PLANS AND REPORTING.
(a) FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT PLANS.—In preparing the Coast
Guard’s annual fisheries enforcement plan, the Commandant of
the Coast Guard shall consult with the Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere and with State and local enforce-
ment authorities.
(b) FISHERY PATROLS.—Prior to undertaking fisheries patrols,
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and appropriate
State and local enforcement authorities of the projected dates for
such patrols.
(c) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard
shall prepare and make available to the Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere, State and local enforcement
entities, and other relevant stakeholders, an annual summary
report of fisheries enforcement activities for the preceding year,
including a summary of the number of patrols, law enforcement
actions taken, and resource hours expended.
SEC. 225. USE OF COAST GUARD AND MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CENTERS.
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the department
in which the Coast Guard is operating, when operating other than
as a service in the Navy, may agree to provide child care services