I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6865 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2022 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. 
GIBBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
Sec. 103. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities. 
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Sec. 104. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional cutters. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Military Personnel Matters 
Sec. 201. Authorized strength. 
Sec. 202. Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on active duty. 
Sec. 203. Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion list. 
Sec. 204. Coast Guard behavioral health policy. 
Sec. 205. Improving representation of women and of racial and ethnic minori-
ties among Coast Guard active-duty members. 
Subtitle B—Operational Matters 
Sec. 206. Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through 
condition-based maintenance. 
Sec. 207. Unmanned systems strategy. 
Sec. 208. Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations. 
Sec. 209. Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness. 
Sec. 210. Great Lakes winter shipping. 
Sec. 211. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 212. Responses of Commandant of the Coast Guard to safety rec-
ommendations. 
Sec. 213. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes. 
Sec. 214. Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates. 
Sec. 215. National Coast Guard Museum funding plan. 
Sec. 216. Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 217. Pribilof Island transition completion actions. 
Sec. 218. Notification of communication outages. 
TITLE III—MARITIME 
Subtitle A—Shipping 
Sec. 301. Nonoperating individual. 
Sec. 302. Oceanographic research vessels. 
Sec. 303. Atlantic Coast port access routes briefing. 
Subtitle B—Vessel Safety 
Sec. 304. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 305. Requirements for DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessels. 
Sec. 306. Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passengers vessels. 
Subtitle C—Shipbuilding Program 
Sec. 307. Loans for retrofitting to qualify as a vessel of the United States. 
Sec. 308. Qualified vessel. 
Sec. 309. Establishing a capital construction fund. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Navigation 
Sec. 401. Restriction on changing salvors. 
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Sec. 402. Towing vessel inspection fees. 
Sec. 403. Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established anchorage 
grounds. 
Sec. 404. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. 
Sec. 405. Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in aquaculture ac-
tivities. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 406. Information on type approval certificates. 
Sec. 407. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. 
Sec. 408. Cargo waiting time reduction. 
Sec. 409. Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response contracts. 
Sec. 410. Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer. 
Sec. 411. Alaska oil spill planning criteria. 
Sec. 412. Nonapplicability. 
TITLE V—SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 501. Definitions. 
Sec. 502. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial. 
Sec. 503. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or 
revocation. 
Sec. 504. Accommodation; notices. 
Sec. 505. Protection against discrimination. 
Sec. 506. Alcohol prohibition. 
Sec. 507. Surveillance requirements. 
Sec. 508. Master key control. 
Sec. 509. Safety management systems. 
Sec. 510. Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment. 
Sec. 511. Civil actions for personal injury or death of seamen. 
Sec. 512. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. 
TITLE VI—TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING 
AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 601. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 602. Transportation worker identification credential technical amend-
ments. 
Sec. 603. Reinstatement. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘years 2020 and 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘years 2022 and 2023’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$8,151,620,850 for 
fiscal 
year 
2020’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$9,282,360,000 for fiscal year 2022’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$8,396,169,475 for 
fiscal 
year 
2021’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$10,210,596,000 for fiscal year 2023’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘$17,035,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,723,520’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘$17,376,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,077,990’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$2,794,745,000 for 
fiscal 
year 
2020’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2022’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$3,312,114,000 for 
fiscal 
year 
2021’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2023’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
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