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holders), establish a contingency plan to ensure that 
notifications of an outage of the Rescue 21 system in 
Alaska are broadly disseminated in advance of such 
an outage. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The contingency plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall require the Coast Guard 
to— 
(A) disseminate updates regarding outages 
of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska on social 
media not less frequently than every 48 hours 
during an outage; 
(B) provide updates on a publicly accessible 
website not less frequently than every 48 hours 
during an outage; 
(C) notify mariners in areas in which cel-
lular connectivity does not exist; 
(D) develop and advertise a web-based com-
munications update hub on AM/FM radio for 
mariners; and 
(E) identify technology gaps necessary to 
implement the plan and provides a budgetary 
assessment necessary to implement the plan. 
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SEC. 11322. IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNICATION WITH 
FISHING INDUSTRY AND RELATED STAKE-
HOLDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant, in coordination 
with the National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory 
Committee established by section 15102 of title 46, United 
States Code, shall develop a publicly accessible website that 
contains all information related to fishing industry activi-
ties, including vessel safety, inspections, enforcement, haz-
ards, training, regulations (including proposed regula-
tions), outages of the Rescue 21 system in Alaska and simi-
lar outages, and any other fishing-related activities. 
(b) AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATIONS.—The Commandant 
shall provide methods for regular and automatic email com-
munications with stakeholders who elect, through the 
website developed under subsection (a), to receive such com-
munications. 
SEC. 11323. ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY OR 
OTHER EXERCISES. 
In consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of State, and commercial fishing industry partici-
pants, the Commandant shall develop and publish on a 
publicly available website a plan for notifying United 
States mariners and the operators of United States fishing 
vessels in advance of— 
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(1) military exercises in the exclusive economic 
zone (as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1802)); or 
(2) other military activities that will impact rec-
reational or commercial activities. 
SEC. 11324. MODIFICATIONS TO SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
AND BOATING TRUST FUND ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
ACT AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Section 4(b)(1)(B)(i) 
of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 777c(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) for the fiscal year that includes 
November 15, 2021, the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(I) $12,786,434; and 
‘‘(II) the change, relative to the 
preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
published by the Department of Labor; 
and’’. 
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(2) AUTHORIZED
EXPENSES.—Section 9(a) of 
the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 777h(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘full- 
time’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘on a full- 
time basis’’. 
(b) PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION 
ACT AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Section 4(a)(1)(B)(i) 
of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) for the fiscal year that includes 
November 15, 2021, the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(I) $12,786,434; and 
‘‘(II) the change, relative to the 
preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
published by the Department of Labor; 
and’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZED
EXPENSES.—Section 9(a) of 
the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669h(a)) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘full- 
time’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘on a full- 
time basis’’. 
SEC. 11325. LOAD LINES. 
(a) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN VESSELS.—During the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date that is 3 years after the date on which 
the report required under subsection (b) is submitted, the 
load line requirements of chapter 51 of title 46, United 
States Code, shall not apply to covered fishing vessels. 
(b) GAO REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives— 
(A) a report on the safety and seaworthiness 
of vessels described in section 5102(b)(5) of title 
46, United States Code; and 
(B) recommendations for exempting certain 
vessels from the load line requirements under 
chapter 51 of title 46 of such Code. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of stability requirements 
of vessels referenced in section 5102(b)(5) of title 
46, United States Code. 
(B) An analysis of vessel casualties, mis-
haps, or other safety information relevant to load 
line requirements when a vessel is operating 
part-time as a fish tender vessel. 
(C) An assessment of any other safety infor-
mation as the Comptroller General determines 
appropriate. 
(D) A list of all vessels that, as of the date 
of the report— 
(i) 
are 
covered 
under 
section 
5102(b)(5) of title 46, United States Code; 
(ii) are acting as part-time fish tender 
vessels; and 
(iii) are subject to any captain of the 
port zone subject to the oversight of the 
Commandant. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall consider consultation with, at a minimum, the 
maritime industry, including— 
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(A) relevant Federal, State, and Tribal 
maritime associations and groups; and 
(B) relevant federally funded research insti-
tutions, nongovernmental organizations, and 
academia. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
limit any authority available, as of the date of enactment 
of this Act, to the captain of a port with respect to safety 
measures or any other authority as necessary for the safety 
of covered fishing vessels. 
(d) DEFINITION OF COVERED FISHING VESSEL.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered fishing vessel’’ means a vessel 
that operates exclusively in one, or both, of the Thirteenth 
and Seventeenth Coast Guard Districts and that— 
(1) was constructed, under construction, or 
under contract to be constructed as a fish tender vessel 
before January 1, 1980; 
(2) was converted for use as a fish tender vessel 
before January 1, 2022, and— 
(A) has a valid stability letter issued in ac-
cordance with regulations prescribed under chap-
ter 51 of title 46, United States Code; and 
(B) the hull and internal structure of the 
vessel has been verified as suitable for intended 
service as examined by a marine surveyor of an 
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organization accepted by the Secretary two times 
in the past five years with no interval of more 
than three years between such examinations; or 
(3) operates part-time as a fish tender vessel for 
a period of less than 180 days. 
SEC. 11326. ACTIONS BY NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES 
SERVICE TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Marine Fisheries 
Service shall, immediately upon the enactment of this Act, 
take action to address the outstanding backlog of letters of 
authorization for the Gulf of Mexico. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the National Marine Fisheries Service should— 
(1) take immediate action to issue a rule that al-
lows the Service to approve outstanding and future 
applications for letters of authorization consistent 
with the permitting activities of the Service; and 
(2) on or after the effective date of such rule, 
prioritize the consideration of applications in a man-
ner that is consistent with applicable Federal law. 
SEC. 11327. AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE. 
(a) RECREATIONAL VESSEL DEFINED.—Section 1003 
of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and 
Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 
(17) as paragraphs (15) through (19), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) ‘State’ means each of the several States, the 
District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puer-
to Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States; 
‘‘(14) ‘recreational vessel’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362);’’. 
(b) OBSERVERS.—Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous 
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4721) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) OBSERVERS.—The chairpersons designated under 
subsection (d) may invite representatives of nongovern-
mental entities to participate as observers of the Task 
Force.’’. 
(c) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE.—Sec-
tion 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (10); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) the Director of the National Park Service; 
‘‘(8) the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment; 
‘‘(9) the Commissioner of Reclamation; and’’. 
(d) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES PROGRAM.—Section 
1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention 
and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Task Force may provide technical assist-
ance and recommendations for best practices to an 
agency or entity engaged in vessel inspections or de-
contaminations for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) effectively managing and controlling 
the movement of aquatic nuisance species into, 
within, or out of water of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) inspecting recreational vessels in a 
manner that minimizes disruptions to public ac-
cess for boating and recreation in non-contami-
nated vessels. 
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‘‘(5) CONSULTATION
AND
INPUT.—In carrying 
out paragraph (4), including the development of rec-
ommendations, the Task Force may consult with In-
dian Tribes and solicit input from— 
‘‘(A) State and Tribal fish and wildlife 
management agencies; 
‘‘(B) other State and Tribal agencies that 
manage fishery resources of the State or sustain 
fishery habitat; and 
‘‘(C) relevant nongovernmental entities.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (k) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2022, the Task Force shall submit a report to 
Congress recommending legislative, programmatic, or 
regulatory changes to eliminate remaining gaps in 
authorities between members of the Task Force to ef-
fectively manage and control the movement of aquatic 
nuisance species.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS
AND
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.—The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) 
is further amended— 
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(1) in section 1002(b)(2) by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘funded’’; 
(2) in section 1003 in paragraph (7) by striking 
‘‘Canandian’’ and inserting ‘‘Canadian’’; 
(3) in section 1203(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(F) by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after ‘‘research,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘encour-
age’’ and inserting ‘‘encouraged’’; 
(4) in section 1204(b)(4) in the paragraph head-
ing by striking ‘‘ADMINISRATIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘AD-
MINISTRATIVE’’; and 
(5) in section 1209 by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1202(a)’’. 
SEC. 11328. SAFETY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4502 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)(4) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)(4) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2023’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 9 
of the Maritime Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2702(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘4902(1)’’. 
Subtitle E—Illegal Fishing and 
Forced Labor Prevention 
SEC. 11329. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) FORCED LABOR.—The term ‘‘forced labor’’ 
means any labor or service provided for or obtained 
by any means described in section 1589(a) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(2) HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘human 
trafficking’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘severe 
forms of trafficking in persons’’ in section 103 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
(3) ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED 
FISHING.—The term ‘‘illegal, unreported, or unregu-
lated fishing’’ has the meaning given such term in the 
implementing regulations or any subsequent regula-
tions issued pursuant to section 609(e) of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j(e)). 
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(4) OPPRESSIVE CHILD LABOR.—The term ‘‘op-
pressive child labor’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203). 
(5) SEAFOOD.—The term ‘‘seafood’’ means all 
marine animal and plant life meant for consumption 
as food other than marine mammals and birds, in-
cluding fish, shellfish, shellfish products, and proc-
essed fish. 
(6) SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘Seafood Import Monitoring Program’’ 
means the Seafood Traceability Program established 
in subpart Q of part 300 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. 
CHAPTER 1—COMBATING HUMAN TRAF-
FICKING THROUGH SEAFOOD IMPORT 
MONITORING 
SEC. 11330. ENHANCEMENT OF SEAFOOD IMPORT MONI-
TORING PROGRAM MESSAGE SET IN AUTO-
MATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM. 
The Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall, not later 
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than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, de-
velop a strategy to improve the quality and verifiability 
of already collected Seafood Import Monitoring Program 
Message Set data elements in the Automated Commercial 
Environment system. Such strategy shall prioritize the use 
of enumerated data types, such as checkboxes, dropdown 
menus, or radio buttons, and any additional elements the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration finds appropriate. 
SEC. 11331. DATA SHARING AND AGGREGATION. 
(a) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON ILLEGAL, UN-
REPORTED, OR UNREGULATED FISHING.—Section 3551(c) 
of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (13) 
as paragraphs (5) through (14), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) maximizing the utility of the import data 
collected by the members of the Working Group by 
harmonizing data standards and entry fields;’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON AGGREGATED CATCH DATA FOR 
CERTAIN SPECIES.—Beginning not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, for the purposes of compli-
ance with respect to Northern red snapper under the Sea-
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food Import Monitoring Program, the Secretary may not 
allow an aggregated harvest report of such species, regard-
less of vessel size. 
SEC. 11332. IMPORT AUDITS. 
(a) AUDIT PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
implement procedures to audit information and supporting 
records of sufficient numbers of imports of seafood and sea-
food products subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Pro-
gram to support statistically robust conclusions that the 
samples audited are representative of all seafood imports 
covered by the Seafood Import Monitoring Program with 
respect to a given year. 
(b) EXPANSION
OF MARINE FORENSICS LABORA-
TORY.—The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, begin the process of expanding 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 
Marine Forensics Laboratory, including by establishing suf-
ficient capacity for the development and deployment of 
rapid, and follow-up, analysis of field-based tests focused 
on identifying Seafood Import Monitoring Program species, 
and prioritizing such species at high risk of illegal, unre-
ported, or unregulated fishing and seafood fraud. 
(c) ANNUAL REVISION.—In developing the procedures 
required in subsection (a), the Secretary shall use predictive 
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analytics to inform whether to revise such procedures to 
prioritize for audit those imports originating from na-
tions— 
(1) identified pursuant to section 609(a) or 
610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) or 1826k(a)) that 
have not yet received a subsequent positive certifi-
cation pursuant to section 609(d) or 610(c) of such 
Act, respectively; 
(2) identified by an appropriate regional fishery 
management organization as being the flag state or 
landing location of vessels identified by other nations 
or regional fisheries management organizations as en-
gaging in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing; 
(3) identified as having human trafficking or 
forced labor in any part of the seafood supply chain, 
including on vessels flagged in such nation, and in-
cluding feed for cultured production, in the most re-
cent Trafficking in Persons Report issued by the De-
partment of State in accordance with the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.); 
(4) identified as producing goods that contain 
seafood using forced labor or oppressive child labor in 
the most recent List of Goods Produced by Child 
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Labor or Forced Labor in accordance with the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.); and 
(5) identified as at risk for human trafficking, 
including forced labor, in their seafood catching and 
processing industries by the report required under sec-
tion 3563 of the Maritime SAFE Act (Public Law 
116–92). 
SEC. 11333. AVAILABILITY OF FISHERIES INFORMATION. 
Section 402(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a(b)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period 
at the end of such subparagraph and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) to Federal agencies, to the extent nec-
essary and appropriate, to administer Federal 
programs established to combat illegal, unre-
ported, or unregulated fishing or forced labor (as 
such terms are defined in section 11329 of the 
Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2022), which shall not include an authorization 
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for such agencies to release data to the public un-
less such release is related to enforcement.’’. 
SEC. 11334. REPORT ON SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND PUBLIC AVAILABILITY 
OF REPORTS.—The Secretary shall, not later than 120 days 
after the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources and the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes 
the National Marine Fisheries Service’s efforts to prevent 
the importation of seafood harvested through illegal, unre-
ported, or unregulated fishing, particularly with respect to 
seafood harvested, produced, processed, or manufactured by 
forced labor. Each such report shall be made publicly avail-
able on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the volume and value of seafood species sub-
ject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, re-
ported by 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States codes, imported during the previous fis-
cal year; 
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(2) the enforcement activities and priorities of 
the National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to 
implementing the requirements under the Seafood Im-
port Monitoring Program; 
(3) the percentage of import shipments subject to 
the Seafood Import Monitoring Program selected for 
inspection or the information or records supporting 
entry selected for audit, as described in section 
300.324(d) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(4) the number and types of instances of non-
compliance with the requirements of the Seafood Im-
port Monitoring Program; 
(5) the number and types of instances of viola-
tions of State or Federal law discovered through the 
Seafood Import Monitoring Program; 
(6) the seafood species with respect to which vio-
lations described in paragraphs (4) and (5) were most 
prevalent; 
(7) the location of catch or harvest with respect 
to which violations described in paragraphs (4) and 
(5) were most prevalent; 
(8) the additional tools, such as high perform-
ance computing and associated costs, that the Sec-
retary needs to improve the efficacy of the Seafood 
Import Monitoring Program; and 
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(9) such other information as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate with respect to monitoring and en-
forcing compliance with the Seafood Import Moni-
toring Program. 
SEC. 11335. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out 
enforcement actions pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027. 
CHAPTER 
2—STRENGTHENING 
INTER-
NATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 
TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
SEC. 11336. DENIAL OF PORT PRIVILEGES. 
Section 101(a)(2) of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries 
Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DENIAL OF PORT PRIVILEGES.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall, in accordance 
with international law— 
‘‘(A) withhold or revoke the clearance re-
quired by section 60105 of title 46, United States 
Code, for any large-scale driftnet fishing vessel of 
a nation that receives a negative certification 
under section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas 
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Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j(d) or 1826k(c)), or fishing vessels of 
a nation that has been listed pursuant to section 
609(b) or section 610(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(b) or 1826k(a)) in 2 or more consecutive 
reports for the same type of fisheries activity, as 
described under section 607 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826h), until a positive certification has 
been received; 
‘‘(B) withhold or revoke the clearance re-
quired by section 60105 of title 46, United States 
Code, for fishing vessels of a nation that has been 
listed pursuant to section 609(a) or 610(a) of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protec-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) or 1826k(a)) in 2 
or more consecutive reports as described under 
section 607 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826h); and 
‘‘(C) deny entry of that vessel to any place 
in the United States and to the navigable waters 
of the United States, except for the purposes of 
inspecting such vessel, conducting an investiga-
tion, or taking other appropriate enforcement ac-
tion.’’. 
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SEC. 11337. IDENTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION CRI-
TERIA. 
(a) DENIAL OF PORT PRIVILEGES.—Section 609(a) of 
the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) FOR ACTIONS OF A NATION.—The Secretary 
shall identify, and list in such report, a nation engag-
ing in or endorsing illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
fishing. In determining which nations to list in such 
report, the Secretary shall consider the following: 
‘‘(A) Any nation that is violating, or has 
violated at any point during the 3 years pre-
ceding the date of the determination, conserva-
tion and management measures, including catch 
and other data reporting obligations and re-
quirements, required under an international 
fishery management agreement to which the 
United States is a party. 
‘‘(B) Any nation that is failing, or has 
failed in the 3-year period preceding the date of 
the determination, to effectively address or regu-
late illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing 
within its fleets in any areas where its vessels 
are fishing. 
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‘‘(C) Any nation that fails to discharge du-
ties incumbent upon it under international law 
or practice as a flag, port, or coastal state to 
take action to prevent, deter, and eliminate ille-
gal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. 
‘‘(D) Any nation that has been identified as 
producing for export to the United States sea-
food-related goods through forced labor or oppres-
sive child labor (as those terms are defined in 
section 11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2022) in the most recent 
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or 
Forced Labor in accordance with the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 
et seq.).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TIMING.—The Secretary shall make an 
identification under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time 
that the Secretary has sufficient information to make 
such identification.’’. 
(b) ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED CER-
TIFICATION DETERMINATION.—Section 609 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (d) by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) EFFECT
OF
CERTIFICATION
DETERMINA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) 
EFFECT
OF
NEGATIVE
CERTIFI-
CATION.—The provisions of subsection (a) and 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of sec-
tion 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries En-
forcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a) and (b)(3) 
and (4)) shall apply to any nation that, after 
being identified and notified under subsection (b) 
has failed to take the appropriate corrective ac-
tions for which the Secretary has issued a nega-
tive certification under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) 
EFFECT
OF
POSITIVE
CERTIFI-
CATION.—The provisions of subsection (a) and 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of sec-
tion 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries En-
forcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a) and (b)(3) 
and (4)) shall not apply to any nation identified 
under subsection (a) for which the Secretary has 
issued a positive certification under this sub-
section.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) RECORDKEEPING
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that seafood or seafood products author-
ized for entry under this section are imported consistent 
with the reporting and the recordkeeping requirements of 
the Seafood Import Monitoring Program described in part 
300.324(b) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulation).’’. 
SEC. 11338. EQUIVALENT CONSERVATION MEASURES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.—Section 610(a) of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826k(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall identify 
and list in the report under section 607— 
‘‘(A) a nation if— 
‘‘(i) any fishing vessel of that nation is 
engaged, or has been engaged during the 3 
years preceding the date of the determina-
tion, in fishing activities or practices on the 
high seas or within the exclusive economic 
zone of any nation, that have resulted in 
bycatch of a protected living marine re-
source; and 
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‘‘(ii) the vessel’s flag state has not 
adopted, implemented, and enforced a regu-
latory program governing such fishing de-
signed to end or reduce such bycatch that is 
comparable in effectiveness to the regulatory 
program of the United States, taking into 
account differing conditions; and 
‘‘(B) a nation if— 
‘‘(i) any fishing vessel of that nation is 
engaged, or has engaged during the 3 years 
preceding the date of the determination, in 
fishing activities on the high seas or within 
the exclusive economic zone of another na-
tion that target or incidentally catch sharks; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the vessel’s flag state has not 
adopted, implemented, and enforced a regu-
latory program to provide for the conserva-
tion of sharks, including measures to pro-
hibit removal of any of the fins of a shark, 
including the tail, before landing the shark 
in port, that is comparable to that of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall make an 
identification under paragraph (1) at any time that 
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the Secretary has sufficient information to make such 
identification.’’. 
(b) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NEGOTIATION.—Section 
610(b) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Pro-
tection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION
AND NEGOTIATION.—The Sec-
retary of State, acting in consultation with the Secretary, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) notify, as soon as practicable, the President 
and nations that are engaged in, or that have any 
fishing vessels engaged in, fishing activities or prac-
tices described in subsection (a), about the provisions 
of this Act; 
‘‘(2) initiate discussions as soon as practicable 
with all foreign nations that are engaged in, or a 
fishing vessel of which has engaged in, fishing activi-
ties described in subsection (a), for the purpose of en-
tering into bilateral and multilateral treaties with 
such nations to protect such species and to address 
any underlying failings or gaps that may have con-
tributed to identification under this Act; 
‘‘(3) seek agreements calling for international re-
strictions on fishing activities or practices described 
in subsection (a) through the United Nations, the 
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Committee on Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations, and appropriate 
international fishery management bodies; and 
‘‘(4) initiate the amendment of any existing 
international treaty for the protection and conserva-
tion of such species to which the United States is a 
party in order to make such treaty consistent with the 
purposes and policies of this section.’’. 
(c) CONSERVATION
CERTIFICATION
PROCEDURE.— 
Section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato-
rium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘the public 
and’’ after ‘‘comment by’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ensure that any such fish or fish prod-
ucts authorized for entry under this section are 
imported consistent with the reporting and the 
recordkeeping requirements of the Seafood Im-
port Monitoring Program established in subpart 
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Q of part 300 of title 50, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or any successor regulation).’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘(except to the 
extent that such provisions apply to sport fishing 
equipment or fish or fish products not caught by the 
vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
fishing)’’. 
(d) DEFINITION OF PROTECTED LIVING MARINE RE-
SOURCE.—Section 610(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(e)) is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), means 
nontarget fish, sea turtles, or marine mammals that 
are protected under United States law or inter-
national agreement, including— 
‘‘(A) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (16 
U.S.C. 1822 note); and 
‘‘(D) the Convention on International Trade 
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 
UST 1087; TIAS 8249); but’’. 
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SEC. 11339. CAPACITY BUILDING IN FOREIGN FISHERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall 
develop and carry out with partner governments and civil 
society— 
(1) multi-year international environmental co-
operation agreements and projects; and 
(2) multi-year capacity-building projects for im-
plementing measures to address illegal, unreported, or 
unregulated fishing, fraud, forced labor, bycatch, and 
other conservation measures. 
(b) CAPACITY BUILDING.—Section 3543(d) of the Mar-
itime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8013(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘as appropriate,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘as appro-
priate’’ and inserting ‘‘for all priority regions identi-
fied by the Working Group’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Section 3553 of the Maritime SAFE 
Act (16 U.S.C. 8033) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9) the status of work with global enforcement 
partners.’’. 
SEC. 11340. TRAINING OF UNITED STATES OBSERVERS. 
Section 403(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881b(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ensure that each observer has received train-
ing to identify indicators of forced labor and human 
trafficking (as such terms are defined in section 
11329 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2022) and refer this information to appro-
priate authorities; and’’. 
SEC. 11341. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations 
as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle and the 
amendments made by this subtitle. 
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TITLE CXIV—SUPPORT FOR 
COAST GUARD WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Support for Coast 
Guard Members and Families 
SEC. 11401. COAST GUARD CHILD CARE IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) FAMILY DISCOUNT
FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
SERVICES.—Section 2922(b)(2) of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) In the case of an active duty member with two 
or more children attending a Coast Guard child develop-
ment center, the Commandant may modify the fees to be 
charged for attendance for the second and any subsequent 
child of such member by an amount that is 15 percent less 
than the amount of the fee otherwise chargeable for the at-
tendance of the first such child enrolled at the center, or 
another fee as the Commandant determines appropriate, 
consistent with multiple children.’’. 
(b) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER STANDARDS AND 
INSPECTIONS.—Section 2923(a) of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) STANDARDS.—The Commandant shall require 
each Coast Guard child development center to meet stand-
ards of operation— 
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‘‘(1) that the Commandant considers appropriate 
to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the chil-
dren and employees at the center; and 
‘‘(2) necessary for accreditation by an appro-
priate national early childhood programs accrediting 
entity.’’. 
(c) CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 
29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 2927. Child care subsidy program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant may oper-
ate a child care subsidy program to provide financial 
assistance to eligible providers that provide child care 
services or youth program services to members of the 
Coast Guard, members of the Coast Guard with de-
pendents who are participating in the child care sub-
sidy program, and any other individual the Com-
mandant considers appropriate, if— 
‘‘(A) providing such financial assistance— 
‘‘(i) is in the best interests of the Coast 
Guard; and 
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‘‘(ii) enables supplementation or ex-
pansion of the provision of Coast Guard 
child care services, while not supplanting or 
replacing Coast Guard child care services; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Commandant ensures, to the extent 
practicable, that the eligible provider is able to 
comply, and does comply, with the regulations, 
policies, and standards applicable to Coast 
Guard child care services. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.—A provider of child 
care services or youth program services is eligible for 
financial assistance under this section if the pro-
vider— 
‘‘(A) is licensed to provide such services 
under applicable State and local law or meets all 
applicable State and local health and safety re-
quirements if licensure is not required; 
‘‘(B) is either— 
‘‘(i) is a family home daycare; or 
‘‘(ii) is a provider of family child care 
services that— 
‘‘(I) otherwise provides federally 
funded or federally sponsored child de-
velopment services; 
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‘‘(II) provides such services in a 
child development center owned and 
operated by a private, not-for-profit or-
ganization; 
‘‘(III) provides a before-school or 
after-school child care program in a 
public school facility; 
‘‘(IV) conducts an otherwise feder-
ally funded or federally sponsored 
school-age child care or youth services 
program; or 
‘‘(V) conducts a school-age child 
care or youth services program oper-
ated by a not-for-profit organization; 
or 
‘‘(C) is a provider of another category of 
child care services or youth program services the 
Commandant considers appropriate for meeting 
the needs of members or civilian employees of the 
Coast Guard. 
‘‘(3) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
IN-HOME 
CHILD CARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may 
provide financial assistance to members of the 
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Coast Guard who pay for services provided by 
in-home child care providers. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
such program, the Commandant shall establish a 
policy and procedures to— 
‘‘(i) support the needs of families who 
request 
services 
provided 
by 
in-home 
childcare providers; 
‘‘(ii) provide the appropriate amount 
of financial assistance to provide to families 
described in paragraph, that is at min-
imum consistent with the program author-
ized in subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(iii) ensure the appropriate qualifica-
tions for such in-home child care provider, 
which shall at minimum— 
‘‘(I) take into consideration quali-
fications for available in-home child 
care providers in the private sector; 
and 
‘‘(II) ensure that the qualifica-
tions the Commandant determines ap-
propriate under this paragraph are 
comparable to the qualifications for a 
provider of child care services in a 
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Coast Guard child development center 
or family home day care. 
‘‘(b) DIRECT PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a child care 
subsidy program under subsection (a)(1), subject to 
paragraph (3), the Commandant shall provide finan-
cial assistance under the program to an eligible mem-
ber or individual the Commandant considers appro-
priate by direct payment to such eligible member or 
individual through monthly pay, direct deposit, or 
other direct form of payment. 
‘‘(2) POLICY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Com-
mandant shall establish a policy to provide direct 
payment as described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
PROVIDER
FUNDING
CONTINU-
ATION.—With the approval of an eligible member or 
an individual the Commandant considers appro-
priate, which shall include the written consent of such 
member or individual, the Commandant may con-
tinue to provide financial assistance under the child 
care subsidy program directly to an eligible provider 
on behalf of such member or individual. 
‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to affect any preexisting 
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reimbursement arrangement between the Coast Guard 
and a qualified provider.’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis 
for chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 2926 the following: 
‘‘2927. Child care subsidy program.’’. 
(2) EXPANSION OF CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Commandant 
shall— 
(i) evaluate potential eligible uses for 
the child care subsidy program established 
under section 2927 of title 14, United States 
Code (referred to in this paragraph as the 
‘‘program’’); 
(ii) expand the eligible uses of funds 
for the program to accommodate the child 
care needs of members of the Coast Guard 
(including such members with nonstandard 
work hours and surge or other deployment 
cycles), including in-home care as described 
in section 2927(a)(3) of title 14, United 
States Code, and including by providing 
funds directly to such members instead of 
care providers; and 
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(iii) streamline enrollment policies, 
practices, paperwork, and requirements for 
eligible child care providers to reduce bar-
riers for members to enroll in such pro-
viders. 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In evaluating po-
tential eligible uses under subparagraph (A), the 
Commandant shall consider in-home child care 
services, care services such as supplemental care 
for children with disabilities, and any other 
child care delivery method the Commandant con-
siders appropriate. 
(C) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing ex-
panded eligible uses of funds for the program, the 
Commandant shall ensure that such uses— 
(i) are in the best interests of the Coast 
Guard; 
(ii) provide flexibility for members of 
the Coast Guard, including such members 
and employees with nonstandard work 
hours; and 
(iii) ensure a safe environment for de-
pendents of such members and employees. 
(D) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
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Act, the Commandant shall publish an updated 
Commandant Instruction Manual (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘‘manual’’) that describes 
the expanded eligible uses of the program. 
(E) REPORT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Commandant shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a re-
port outlining the expansion of the pro-
gram. 
(ii) ELEMENTS.—The report required 
by clause (i) shall include the following: 
(I) An analysis of the consider-
ations described in subparagraph (B). 
(II) A description of the analysis 
used to identify eligible uses that were 
evaluated and incorporated into the 
manual under subparagraph (D). 
(III) A full analysis and justifica-
tion with respect to the forms of care 
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that were ultimately not included in 
the manual. 
(IV) Any recommendation with 
respect to funding or additional au-
thorities necessary, including proposals 
for legislative change, to meet the cur-
rent and anticipated future child care 
subsidy demands of the Coast Guard. 
(V) A description of the steps 
taken to streamline enrollment policies, 
practices, and requirements for eligible 
child care providers in accordance with 
paragraph (2)(A)(iii). 
SEC. 11402. ARMED FORCES ACCESS TO COAST GUARD 
CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 
Section 2922(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a)(1) The Commandant may make child develop-
ment services available, in such priority as the Com-
mandant considers to be appropriate and consistent with 
readiness and resources and in the best interests of depend-
ents of members and civilian employees of the Coast Guard, 
for— 
‘‘(A) members and civilian employees of the 
Coast Guard; 
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‘‘(B) surviving dependents of service members 
who have died on active duty, if such dependents were 
beneficiaries of a Coast Guard child development serv-
ice at the time of the death of such members; 
‘‘(C) members of the armed forces (as defined in 
section 101(a) of title 10); and 
‘‘(D) Federal civilian employees. 
‘‘(2) Child development service benefits provided under 
the authority of this section shall be in addition to benefits 
provided under other laws.’’. 
SEC. 11403. CADET PREGNANCY POLICY IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
prescribe regulations for the Coast Guard Academy con-
sistent with regulations required to be promulgated by sec-
tion 559(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 
2022 (Public Law 117–81). 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on 
the development of the regulations required by subsection 
(a). 
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SEC. 11404. COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION. 
(a) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date on 
which the initial report is submitted under this subsection, 
the Commandant shall submit a report and provide an in- 
person briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives on the implementation of section 221 of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
120; 10 U.S.C. 1413a note). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report and briefing required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of methods to educate members 
and retirees on the combat-related special compensa-
tion program. 
(2) Statistics regarding enrollment in such pro-
gram for members of the Coast Guard and Coast 
Guard retirees. 
(3) A summary of each of the following: 
(A) Activities carried out relating to the 
education of members of the Coast Guard par-
ticipating in the Transition Assistance Program 
with respect to the combat-related special com-
pensation program. 
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(B) Activities carried out relating to the 
education of members of the Coast Guard who 
are engaged in missions in which they are sus-
ceptible to injuries that may result in qualifica-
tion for combat-related special compensation, in-
cluding flight school, the National Motor Lifeboat 
School, deployable special forces, and other train-
ing programs as the Commandant considers ap-
propriate. 
(C) Activities carried out relating to train-
ing physicians and physician assistants em-
ployed by the Coast Guard, or otherwise sta-
tioned in Coast Guard clinics, sickbays, or other 
locations at which medical care is provided to 
members of the Coast Guard, for the purpose of 
ensuring, during medical examinations, appro-
priate counseling and documentation of symp-
toms, injuries, and the associated incident that 
resulted in such injuries. 
(D) Activities relating to the notification of 
heath service officers with respect to the combat- 
related special compensation program. 
(4) The written guidance provided to members of 
the Coast Guard regarding necessary recordkeeping to 
ensure eligibility for benefits under such program. 
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(5) Any other matter relating to combat-related 
special compensation the Commandant considers ap-
propriate. 
(c) DISABILITY DUE TO CHEMICAL OR HAZARDOUS 
MATERIAL EXPOSURE.—Section 221(a) of the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–120; 10 U.S.C. 
1413a note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘department 
is’’ and inserting ‘‘department in’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and hazardous’’ and 
inserting ‘‘hazardous’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or a duty in which 
chemical or other hazardous material expo-
sure has occurred (such as during marine 
inspections or pollution response activities)’’ 
after ‘‘surfman)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking‘‘paragraph (1) or para-
graph (2) of’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, including—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘search and rescue; or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The policy required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A requirement that any member of the Coast 
Guard who is undergoing the Physical Disability 
Evaluation System, or a related formal or informal 
process, shall be placed in a duty status that allows 
the member the opportunity to attend necessary med-
ical appointments and other activities relating to the 
Physical Disability Evaluation System, including 
completion of any application of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and career transition planning. 
(2) In the case of a Medical Evaluation Board 
report that is not completed not later than 120 days 
after the date on which an evaluation by the Medical 
Evaluation Board was initiated, the option for such 
a member to enter permissive duty status. 
(3) A requirement that the date of initiation of 
an evaluation by a Medical Evaluation Board shall 
include the date on which any verbal or written affir-
mation is made to the member, command, or medical 
staff that the evaluation by the Medical Evaluation 
Board has been initiated. 
(4) An option for such member to seek an intern-
ship under the SkillBridge program established under 
section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, and 
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