Sec. 207. Selection boards; oath of members. 
Sec. 208. Special selection boards; correction of errors. 
Sec. 209. Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations. 
Sec. 210. Major acquisitions. 
Sec. 211. Advance procurement funding. 
Sec. 212. Minor construction. 
Sec. 213. Capital investment plan and annual list of projects to Congress. 
Sec. 214. Aircraft accident investigations. 
Sec. 215. Coast Guard Auxiliary enrollment eligibility. 
Sec. 216. Repeals. 
Sec. 217. Technical corrections to title 14. 
Sec. 218. Acquisition workforce expedited hiring authority. 
Sec. 219. Renewal of temporary early retirement authority. 
Sec. 220. Response Boat-Medium procurement. 
Sec. 221. National Security Cutters. 
Sec. 222. Coast Guard polar icebreakers. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 
Sec. 301. Identification of actions to enable qualified United States flag capacity 
to meet national defense requirements. 
Sec. 302. Limitation of liability for non-Federal vessel traffic service operators. 
Sec. 303. Survival craft. 
Sec. 304. Classification societies. 
Sec. 305. Dockside examinations. 
Sec. 306. Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates. 
Sec. 307. Clarification of restrictions on American Fisheries Act vessels. 
Sec. 308. Investigations by Secretary. 
Sec. 309. Penalties. 
Sec. 310. United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System. 
Sec. 311. Technical correction to title 46. 
Sec. 312. Deepwater ports. 
TITLE IV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the 
merchant marine for fiscal year 2013. 
Sec. 403. Maritime environmental and technical assistance. 
Sec. 404. Property for instructional purposes. 
Sec. 405. Short sea transportation. 
Sec. 406. Limitation of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels to those over 1,500 
gross tons. 
Sec. 407. Transfer of vessels to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 408. Clarification of heading. 
Sec. 409. Mission of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 410. Amendments relating to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 411. Requirement for barge design. 
Sec. 412. Container-on-barge transportation. 
Sec. 413. Department of Defense national strategic ports study and Comptroller 
General studies and reports on strategic ports. 
Sec. 414. Maritime workforce study. 
Sec. 415. Maritime Administration vessel recycling contract award practices.
TITLE V—PIRACY 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Training for use of force against piracy. 
Sec. 503. Security of Government-impelled cargo. 
Sec. 504. Actions taken to protect foreign-flagged vessels from piracy. 
TITLE VI—MARINE DEBRIS 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Short title amendment; references. 
Sec. 603. Purpose. 
Sec. 604. NOAA Marine Debris Program. 
Sec. 605. Repeal of obsolete provisions. 
Sec. 606. Coordination. 
Sec. 607. Confidentiality of submitted information. 
Sec. 608. Definitions. 
Sec. 609. Severe marine debris event determination. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 701. Distant water tuna fleet. 
Sec. 702. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 703. Extension of moratorium. 
Sec. 704. Notice of arrival. 
Sec. 705. Waivers. 
Sec. 706. National Response Center notification requirements. 
Sec. 707. Vessel determinations. 
Sec. 708. Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota. 
Sec. 709. Transportation Worker Identification Credential process reform. 
Sec. 710. Investment amount. 
Sec. 711. Integrated cross-border maritime law enforcement operations between 
the United States and Canada. 
Sec. 712. Bridge permits. 
Sec. 713. Tonnage of Aqueos Acadian. 
Sec. 714. Navigability determination. 
Sec. 715. Coast Guard housing. 
Sec. 716. Assessment of needs for additional Coast Guard presence in high-lati-
tude regions. 
Sec. 717. Potential Place of Refuge. 
Sec. 718. Merchant mariner medical evaluation program. 
Sec. 719. Determinations. 
Sec. 720. Impediments to the United States-flag registry. 
Sec. 721. Arctic deepwater seaport. 
Sec. 722. Risk assessment of transporting Canadian oil sands. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for necessary expenses of the 
Coast Guard as follows:
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard— 
(A) $6,882,645,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) $6,981,036,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
of which $24,500,000 is authorized each fiscal year to 
be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 
carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 
(2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and off-
shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip-
ment related thereto— 
(A) $1,545,312,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) $1,546,448,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
to remain available until expended and of which 
$20,000,000 is authorized each fiscal year to be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 
carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 
(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, in-
cluding personnel and training costs, equipment, and 
services— 
(A) $138,111,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) $140,016,000 for fiscal year 2014.
(4) For environmental compliance and restora-
tion of Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and facilities 
(other than parts and equipment associated with op-
eration and maintenance)— 
(A) $16,699,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) $16,701,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
to remain available until expended. 
(5) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for 
research, development, test, and evaluation of tech-
nologies, materials, and human factors directly re-
lated to improving the performance of the Coast 
Guard’s mission with respect to search and rescue, 
aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environ-
mental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, 
ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense 
readiness— 
(A) $19,848,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) $19,890,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(6) For alteration or removal of bridges over 
navigable waters of the United States constituting ob-
structions to navigation, and for personnel and ad-
ministrative costs associated with the Alteration of 
Bridges Program— 
(A) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH 
AND TRAINING. 
(a) ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH.—The Coast Guard is 
authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel 
of 47,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. 
(b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—The Coast 
Guard is authorized average military training student 
loads for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 as follows: 
(1) For recruit and special training, 2,500 stu-
dent years. 
(2) For flight training, 165 student years. 
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions, 350 student years. 
(4) For officer acquisition, 1,200 student years. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 201. INTERFERENCE WITH COAST GUARD TRANS-
MISSIONS. 
Section 88 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) An individual who knowingly and willfully oper-
ates a device with the intention of interfering with the 
broadcast or reception of a radio, microwave, or other sig-
nal (including a signal from a global positioning system) 
transmitted, retransmitted, or augmented by the Coast 
Guard for the purpose of maritime safety is— 
‘‘(1) guilty of a class E felony; and
‘‘(2) subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
$1,000 per day for each violation.’’. 
SEC. 202. COAST GUARD AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AND 
MAINTAIN COAST GUARD ASSETS. 
Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COAST GUARD 
ASSETS AND FACILITIES.—All authority, including pro-
grammatic budget authority, for the operation and mainte-
nance of Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, systems, aids to 
navigation, infrastructure, and other assets or facilities 
shall be allocated to and vested in the Coast Guard and 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.’’. 
SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES. 
Section 149(d) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The amount of funds used under this sub-
section may not exceed $100,000 in any fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 204. ACADEMY PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND EMOLUMENTS. 
Section 195 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘person’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘foreign national’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘pay and allowances’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘pay, allowances, and 
emoluments’’. 
SEC. 205. POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL VI-
OLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 200. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual vio-
lence 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED POLICY.—The Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall direct the Superintendent of the Coast 
Guard Academy to prescribe a policy on sexual harassment 
and sexual violence applicable to the cadets and other per-
sonnel of the Academy. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE SPECIFIED IN POLICY.—The 
policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence under this 
section shall include specification of the following: 
‘‘(1) Programs to promote awareness of the inci-
dence of rape, acquaintance rape, and other sexual of-
fenses of a criminal nature that involve cadets or 
other Academy personnel. 
‘‘(2) Information about how the Coast Guard 
and the Academy will protect the confidentiality of 
victims of sexual harassment or sexual violence, in-
cluding how any records, statistics, or reports in-
tended for public release will be formatted such that 
the confidentiality of victims is not jeopardized. 
‘‘(3) Procedures that cadets and other Academy 
personnel should follow in the case of an occurrence 
of sexual harassment or sexual violence, including— 
‘‘(A) if the victim chooses to report an oc-
currence of sexual harassment or sexual violence, 
a specification of the person or persons to whom 
the alleged offense should be reported and options 
for confidential reporting, including written in-
formation to be given to victims that explains 
how the Coast Guard and the Academy will pro-
tect the confidentiality of victims; 
‘‘(B) a specification of any other person 
whom the victim should contact; and 
‘‘(C) procedures on the preservation of evi-
dence potentially necessary for proof of criminal 
sexual assault. 
‘‘(4) Procedures for disciplinary action in cases 
of criminal sexual assault involving a cadet or other 
Academy personnel. 
‘‘(5) Sanctions authorized to be imposed in a 
substantiated case of sexual harassment or sexual vio-
lence involving a cadet or other Academy personnel, 
including with respect to rape, acquaintance rape, or
other criminal sexual offense, whether forcible or non-
forcible. 
‘‘(6) Required training on the policy for all ca-
dets and other Academy personnel who process allega-
tions of sexual harassment or sexual violence involv-
ing a cadet or other Academy personnel. 
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall di-
rect the Superintendent to conduct at the Academy 
during each Academy program year an assessment to 
determine the effectiveness of the policies of the Acad-
emy with respect to sexual harassment and sexual vi-
olence involving cadets or other Academy personnel. 
‘‘(2) BIENNIAL SURVEY.—For the assessment at 
the Academy under paragraph (1) with respect to an 
Academy program year that begins in an odd-num-
bered calendar year, the Superintendent shall conduct 
a survey of cadets and other Academy personnel— 
‘‘(A) to measure— 
‘‘(i) the incidence, during that pro-
gram year, of sexual harassment and sexual 
violence events, on or off the Academy res-
ervation, that have been reported to an offi-
cial of the Academy; and
‘‘(ii) the incidence, during that pro-
gram year, of sexual harassment and sexual 
violence events, on or off the Academy res-
ervation, that have not been reported to an 
official of the Academy; and 
‘‘(B) to assess the perceptions of the cadets 
and other Academy personnel with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the Academy’s policies, training, 
and procedures on sexual harassment and 
sexual violence involving cadets or other 
Academy personnel; 
‘‘(ii) the enforcement of such policies; 
‘‘(iii) the incidence of sexual harass-
ment and sexual violence involving cadets 
or other Academy personnel; and 
‘‘(iv) any other issues relating to sex-
ual harassment and sexual violence involv-
ing cadets or other Academy personnel. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall di-
rect the Superintendent to submit to the Commandant 
a report on sexual harassment and sexual violence in-
volving cadets or other Academy personnel for each 
Academy program year.
‘‘(2) REPORT
SPECIFICATIONS.—Each report 
under paragraph (1) shall include, for the Academy 
program year covered by the report, the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of sexual assaults, rapes, 
and other sexual offenses involving cadets or 
other Academy personnel that have been reported 
to Academy officials during the Academy pro-
gram year and, of those reported cases, the num-
ber that have been substantiated. 
‘‘(B) A plan for the actions that are to be 
taken in the following Academy program year 
regarding prevention of and response to sexual 
harassment and sexual violence involving cadets 
or other Academy personnel. 
‘‘(3) BIENNIAL
SURVEY.—Each report under 
paragraph (1) for an Academy program year that be-
gins in an odd-numbered calendar year shall include 
the results of the survey conducted in that Academy 
program year under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(4) TRANSMISSION
OF
REPORT.—The Com-
mandant shall transmit each report received by the 
Commandant under this subsection, together with the 
Commandant’s comments on the report, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and
‘‘(B) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(5) FOCUS GROUPS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each Academy pro-
gram year with respect to which the Super-
intendent is not required to conduct a survey at 
the Academy under subsection (c)(2), the Com-
mandant shall require focus groups to be con-
ducted at the Academy for the purposes of 
ascertaining information relating to sexual as-
sault and sexual harassment issues at the Acad-
emy. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION IN REPORTS.—Information 
derived from a focus group under subparagraph 
(A) shall be included in the next transmitted 
Commandant’s report under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) VICTIM CONFIDENTIALITY.—To the extent that in-
formation collected under the authority of this section is 
reported or otherwise made available to the public, such in-
formation shall be provided in a form that is consistent 
with applicable privacy protections under Federal law and 
does not jeopardize the confidentiality of victims.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
9 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 199 the following: 
‘‘200. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence.’’.
SEC. 206. APPOINTMENTS OF PERMANENT COMMISSIONED 
OFFICERS. 
Section 211 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘origi-
nal’, with respect to the appointment of a member of the 
Coast Guard, refers to that member’s most recent appoint-
ment in the Coast Guard that is neither a promotion nor 
a demotion.’’. 
SEC. 207. SELECTION BOARDS; OATH OF MEMBERS. 
Section 254 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 254. Selection boards; oath of members 
‘‘Each member of a selection board shall swear— 
‘‘(1) that the member will, without prejudice or 
partiality, and having in view both the special fitness 
of officers and the efficiency of the Coast Guard, per-
form the duties imposed upon the member; and 
‘‘(2) an oath in accordance with section 635.’’. 
SEC. 208. SPECIAL SELECTION BOARDS; CORRECTION OF 
ERRORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 262 the 
following:
‘‘§ 263. Special selection boards; correction of errors 
‘‘(a) OFFICERS NOT CONSIDERED DUE TO ADMINIS-
TRATIVE ERROR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that as the result of an administrative error— 
‘‘(A) an officer or former officer was not 
considered for selection for promotion by a selec-
tion board convened under section 251; or 
‘‘(B) the name of an officer or former officer 
was not placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers 
list; 
the Secretary shall convene a special selection board 
to determine whether such officer or former officer 
should be recommended for promotion and such officer 
or former officer shall not be considered to have failed 
of selection for promotion prior to the consideration 
of the special selection board. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO RECOMMEND FOR 
PROMOTION.—If a special selection board convened 
under paragraph (1) does not recommend for pro-
motion an officer or former officer, whose grade is 
below the grade of captain and whose name was re-
ferred to that board for consideration, the officer or 
former officer shall be considered to have failed of se-
lection for promotion.
‘‘(b) OFFICERS CONSIDERED BUT NOT SELECTED; 
MATERIAL ERROR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an officer or 
former officer who was eligible for promotion, was 
considered for selection for promotion by a selection 
board convened under section 251, and was not se-
lected for promotion by that board, the Secretary may 
convene a special selection board to determine whether 
the officer or former officer should be recommended for 
promotion, if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) an action of the selection board that 
considered the officer or former officer— 
‘‘(i) was contrary to law in a matter 
material to the decision of the board; or 
‘‘(ii) involved material error of fact or 
material administrative error; or 
‘‘(B) the selection board that considered the 
officer or former officer did not have before it for 
consideration material information. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO RECOMMEND FOR 
PROMOTION.—If a special selection board convened 
under paragraph (1) does not recommend for pro-
motion an officer or former officer, whose grade is 
that of commander or below and whose name was re-
ferred to that board for consideration, the officer or 
former officer shall be considered— 
‘‘(A) to have failed of selection for pro-
motion with respect to the board that considered 
the officer or former officer prior to the consider-
ation of the special selection board; and 
‘‘(B) to incur no additional failure of selec-
tion for promotion as a result of the action of the 
special selection board. 
‘‘(c) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SPECIAL
SELECTION 
BOARDS.—Each special selection board convened under this 
section shall— 
‘‘(1) be composed in accordance with section 252 
and the members of the board shall be required to 
swear the oaths described in section 254; 
‘‘(2) consider the record of an applicable officer 
or former officer as that record, if corrected, would 
have appeared to the selection board that should have 
considered or did consider the officer or former officer 
prior to the consideration of the special selection 
board and that record shall be compared with a sam-
pling of the records of— 
‘‘(A) those officers of the same grade who 
were recommended for promotion by such prior 
selection board; and
‘‘(B) those officers of the same grade who 
were not recommended for promotion by such 
prior selection board; and 
‘‘(3) submit to the Secretary a written report in 
a manner consistent with sections 260 and 261. 
‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR 
PROMOTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or former officer 
whose name is placed on a promotion list as a result 
of the recommendation of a special selection board 
convened under this section shall be appointed, as 
soon as practicable, to the next higher grade in ac-
cordance with the law and policies that would have 
been applicable to the officer or former officer had the 
officer or former officer been recommended for pro-
motion by the selection board that should have consid-
ered or did consider the officer or former officer prior 
to the consideration of the special selection board. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—An officer or former officer who 
is promoted to the next higher grade as a result of the 
recommendation of a special selection board convened 
under this section shall have, upon such promotion, 
the same date of rank, the same effective date for the 
pay and allowances of that grade, and the same posi-
tion on the active duty promotion list as the officer
‘‘(2) REMAND AND RECONSIDERATION.—If, with 
respect to a review under paragraph (1), a court 
makes a finding described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of that paragraph, the court shall remand the 
case to the Secretary and the Secretary shall provide 
the applicable officer or former officer consideration 
by a new special selection board convened under this 
section. 
‘‘(h) DESIGNATION OF BOARDS.—The Secretary may 
designate a selection board convened under section 251 as 
a special selection board convened under this section. A se-
lection board so designated may function in the capacity 
of a selection board convened under section 251 and a spe-
cial selection board convened under this section.’’. 
(b) SELECTION BOARDS; SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.— 
Section 261(d) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘selection board, 
including a special selection board convened under section 
263,’’. 
(c) FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.—Sec-
tion 262 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 262. Failure of selection for promotion 
‘‘An officer, other than an officer serving in the grade 
of captain, who is, or is senior to, the junior officer in the
promotion zone established for his grade under section 256 
of this title, fails of selection if he is not selected for pro-
motion by the selection board which considered him, or if 
having been recommended for promotion by the board, his 
name is thereafter removed from the report of the board by 
the President.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 262 the following: 
‘‘263. Special selection boards; correction of errors.’’. 
(e) APPLICABILITY; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act and the Secretary may convene a special 
selection board on or after that date under section 263 
of title 14, United States Code, with respect to any 
error or other action for which such a board may be 
convened if that error or other action occurred on or 
after the date that is 1 year before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Sections 271, 
272, and 273 of title 14, United States Code, apply 
to the activities of— 
(A) a selection board convened under section 
251 of such title; and
(B) a special selection board convened 
under section 263 of such title. 
SEC. 209. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN INVOLUNTARY ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by inserting after section 426 the following: 
‘‘§ 427. Prohibition of certain involuntary administra-
tive separations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary may not authorize the involuntary ad-
ministrative separation of a covered individual based on 
a determination that the covered individual is unsuitable 
for deployment or other assignment due to a medical condi-
tion of the covered individual considered by a Physical 
Evaluation Board during an evaluation of the covered indi-
vidual that resulted in the covered individual being deter-
mined to be fit for duty. 
‘‘(b) REEVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require a 
Physical Evaluation Board to reevaluate any covered 
individual if the Secretary determines there is reason 
to believe that a medical condition of the covered in-
dividual considered by a Physical Evaluation Board 
during an evaluation of the covered individual ren-
ders the covered individual unsuitable for continued 
duty. 
‘‘(2) RETIREMENTS AND SEPARATIONS.—A cov-
ered individual who is determined, based on a re-
evaluation under paragraph (1), to be unfit to per-
form the duties of the covered individual’s office, 
grade, rank, or rating may be retired or separated for 
physical disability under this chapter. 
‘‘(c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered individual’ means any member of the 
Coast Guard who has been determined by a Physical Eval-
uation Board, pursuant to a physical evaluation by that 
board, to be fit for duty.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
11 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 426 the following: 
‘‘427. Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations.’’. 
SEC. 210. MAJOR ACQUISITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 15 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 569a. Major acquisitions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the trans-
mittal by the President to Congress of the budget of the 
United States for fiscal year 2014 and biennially thereafter,
the Secretary 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 on the status of all major acqui-
sition programs. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 
under subsection (a) shall include for each major acquisi-
tion program— 
‘‘(1) a statement of the Coast Guard’s mission 
needs and performance goals relating to such pro-
gram, including a justification for any change to 
those needs and goals subsequent to a report pre-
viously submitted under this section; 
‘‘(2) a justification explaining how the projected 
number and capabilities of assets acquired under such 
program meet applicable mission needs and perform-
ance goals; 
‘‘(3) an identification of any and all mission 
hour gaps, accompanied by an explanation of how 
and when the Coast Guard will close those gaps; 
‘‘(4) an identification of any changes with re-
spect to such program, including— 
‘‘(A) any changes to the timeline for the ac-
quisition of each new asset and the phaseout of 
legacy assets; and
‘‘(B) any changes to— 
‘‘(i) the costs of new assets or legacy 
assets for that fiscal year or future fiscal 
years; or 
‘‘(ii) the total acquisition cost; 
‘‘(5) a justification explaining how any change 
to such program fulfills the mission needs and per-
formance goals of the Coast Guard; 
‘‘(6) a description of how the Coast Guard is 
planning for the integration of each new asset ac-
quired under such program into the Coast Guard, in-
cluding needs related to shore-based infrastructure 
and human resources; 
‘‘(7) an identification of how funds in the appli-
cable fiscal year’s budget request will be allocated, in-
cluding information on the purchase of specific assets; 
‘‘(8) a projection of the remaining operational 
lifespan and life-cycle cost of each legacy asset that 
also identifies any anticipated resource gaps; 
‘‘(9) a detailed explanation of how the costs of 
legacy assets are being accounted for within such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(10) an annual performance comparison of new 
assets to legacy assets.
‘‘(c) ADEQUACY OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.—Each 
report under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) include information on the scope of the ac-
quisition activities to be performed in the next fiscal 
year and on the adequacy of the current acquisition 
workforce to meet that anticipated workload; 
‘‘(2) specify the number of officers, members, and 
employees of the Coast Guard currently and planned 
to be assigned to each position designated under sec-
tion 562(c) of this subchapter; and 
‘‘(3) identify positions that are or will be under-
staffed and actions that will be taken to correct such 
understaffing. 
‘‘(d) CUTTERS NOT MAINTAINED IN CLASS.—Each re-
port under subsection (a) shall identify which, if any, Coast 
Guard cutters that have been issued a certificate of classi-
fication by the American Bureau of Shipping have not been 
maintained in class, with an explanation detailing the rea-
sons why the cutters have not been maintained in class. 
‘‘(e) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘major acquisition program’ means 
an ongoing acquisition undertaken by the Coast Guard with 
a life-cycle cost estimate greater than or equal to 
$300,000,000.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
15 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 569 the following: 
‘‘569a. Major acquisitions.’’. 
(c) REPEALS.— 
(1) Section 408(a) of the Coast Guard and Mari-
time Transportation Act of 2006 (14 U.S.C. 663 note) 
is repealed. 
(2) Title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 562, by repealing subsection 
(e); and 
(B) in section 573(c)(3), by repealing sub-
paragraph (B). 
SEC. 211. ADVANCE PROCUREMENT FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 577. Advance procurement funding 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any Coast Guard 
vessel for which amounts are appropriated and any 
amounts otherwise made available for vessels for the Coast 
Guard in any fiscal year, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may enter into a contract or place an order, in ad-
vance of a contract or order for construction of a vessel, 
for—
‘‘(1) materials, parts, components, and labor for 
the vessel; 
‘‘(2) the advance construction of parts or compo-
nents for the vessel; 
‘‘(3) protection and storage of materials, parts, 
or components for the vessel; and 
‘‘(4) production planning, design, and other re-
lated support services that reduce the overall procure-
ment lead time of the vessel. 
‘‘(b) USE OF MATERIALS, PARTS, AND COMPONENTS 
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES.—In entering 
into contracts and placing orders under subsection (a), the 
Commandant may give priority to persons that manufac-
ture materials, parts, and components in the United 
States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
15 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 576 the following: 
‘‘577. Advance procurement funding.’’. 
SEC. 212. MINOR CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 656 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the reporting re-
quirements set forth in paragraph (2), each fiscal
year the Secretary may expend from amounts made 
available for the operating expenses of the Coast 
Guard not more than $1,500,000 for minor construc-
tion and improvement projects at any location. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary 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 on each 
project undertaken during the course of the preceding 
fiscal year for which the amount expended under 
paragraph (1) exceeded $500,000.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) HEADING.—Section 656 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by striking the section designation and 
heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 656. Use of certain appropriated funds’’. 
(2) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 17 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 656 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘656. Use of certain appropriated funds.’’.
SEC. 213. CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN AND ANNUAL LIST 
OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN.—Section 663 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 663. Capital investment plan 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the Presi-
dent submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate— 
‘‘(1) a capital investment plan for the Coast 
Guard that identifies for each capital asset for which 
appropriations are proposed in that budget— 
‘‘(A) the proposed appropriations included 
in the budget; 
‘‘(B) the total estimated cost of completion; 
‘‘(C) projected funding levels for each fiscal 
year for the next 5 fiscal years or until project 
completion, whichever is earlier; 
‘‘(D) an estimated completion date at the 
projected funding levels; and 
‘‘(E) an acquisition program baseline, as 
applicable; and 
‘‘(2) a list of each unfunded priority for the 
Coast Guard.
‘‘(b) UNFUNDED PRIORITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘unfunded priority’ means a program or mission 
requirement that— 
‘‘(1) has not been selected for funding in the ap-
plicable proposed budget; 
‘‘(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associ-
ated with an operational need; and 
‘‘(3) the Commandant would have recommended 
for inclusion in the applicable proposed budget had 
additional resources been available or had the require-
ment emerged before the budget was submitted.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS.—Sec-
tion 693 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 693. Annual list of projects to Congress 
‘‘The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
prioritized list of projects eligible for environmental compli-
ance and restoration funding for each fiscal year concurrent 
with the President’s budget submission for that fiscal 
year.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) ANALYSIS FOR CHAPTER 17.—The analysis 
for chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by striking 
the item relating to section 663 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘663. Capital investment plan.’’. 
(2) ANALYSIS FOR CHAPTER 19.—The analysis 
for chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 693 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘693. Annual list of projects to Congress.’’. 
(3) COAST
GUARD
AUTHORIZATION
ACT
OF 
2010.—Section 918 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2010 (14 U.S.C. 663 note), and the item relat-
ing to that section in the table of contents in section 
1(b) of that Act, are repealed. 
SEC. 214. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 678. Aircraft accident investigations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard conducts an accident investigation of an acci-
dent involving an aircraft under the jurisdiction of the 
Commandant, the records and report of the investigation 
shall be treated in accordance with this section.