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‘‘(f) COUNTER-UAS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘counter- 
UAS’ has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 
49.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 11 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1157 the following: 
‘‘1158. Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to pro-
cure cost-effective, advanced technology for mission-critical needs.’’. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that— 
(A) describes the use of the authority pursuant to 
section 1158 of title 14, United States Code (as added 
by this section); and 
(B) assesses the mission and operational benefits of 
such authority. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 11206. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS 
PLANNING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant shall incorporate the most 
recent oceanic and atmospheric data relating to the increasing 
rates of extreme weather, including flooding, into planning scenarios 
for Coast Guard infrastructure and mission deployments with 
respect to all Coast Guard Missions. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant 
shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere to ensure the incorporation of the 
most recent environmental and climatic data; and 
(2) request technical assistance and advice from the Under 
Secretary in planning scenarios, as appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the manner in which the best-available 
science from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
has been incorporated into at least 1 key mission area of the 
Coast Guard, and the lessons learned from incorporating such 
science. 
SEC. 11207. AQUA ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, establish a pilot program to improve the 
issuance of alerts to facilitate cooperation with the public to render
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aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, United 
States Code. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM CONTENTS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Commandant shall, to 
the maximum extent possible— 
(1) include a voluntary opt-in program under which mem-
bers of the public, as appropriate, and the entities described 
in subsection (c), may receive notifications on cellular devices 
regarding Coast Guard activities to render aid to distressed 
individuals under section 521 of title 14, United States Code; 
(2) cover areas located within the area of responsibility 
of 3 different Coast Guard sectors in diverse geographic regions; 
and 
(3) provide that the dissemination of an alert shall be 
limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the 
rendering of aid to distressed individuals. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pilot program under sub-
section (a), the Commandant shall consult— 
(1) the head of any relevant Federal agency; 
(2) the government of any relevant State; 
(3) any Tribal Government; 
(4) the government of any relevant territory or possession 
of the United States; and 
(5) any relevant political subdivision of an entity described 
in paragraph (2), (3), or (4). 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2026, 
the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the implementation of this section. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commandant shall make 
the report submitted under paragraph (1) available to the 
public. 
SEC. 11208. PILOT PROJECT FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD CUTTER 
READINESS 
THROUGH 
CONDITION-BASED 
MAINTE-
NANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a pilot project 
to enhance cutter readiness and reduce lost patrol days through 
the deployment of condition-based program standards for cutter 
maintenance, in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection 
(b). 
(b) CRITERIA
FOR CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE EVALUA-
TION.—In conducting the pilot project under subsection (a), the 
Commandant, in cooperation with government and industry part-
ners, shall— 
(1) select at least 1 class of cutters under construction 
with respect to which the application of the pilot project would 
enhance readiness; 
(2) use condition-based program standards which incor-
porate artificial, intelligence, prognostic based maintenance 
planning; 
(3) create and model a full ship digital twin for the cutters 
selected under paragraph (1);
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(4) install or modify instrumentation capable of producing 
full hull, mechanical, and electrical data necessary to analyze 
cutter operational conditions with active maintenance alerts; 
and 
(5) evaluate and weight efficacy of potential emergent 
repairs as well as planned depot maintenance activities. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—Prior to developing the pilot project in 
this section, the Commandant shall evaluate commercially available 
products, technology, applications, standards, and technology for 
development and implementation of the pilot program. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Commandant shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives— 
(1) an interim report not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act on the progress in carrying 
out the pilot project described in subsection (a); and 
(2) a final report not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act on the results of the pilot project 
described in subsection (a) that includes— 
(A) options to integrate condition-based program stand-
ards with prognostic based maintenance planning to Coast 
Guard cutters; and 
(B) plans to deploy condition-based program standards 
with prognostic based maintenance planning to Coast 
Guard cutters. 
SEC. 11209. STUDY ON LAYDOWN OF COAST GUARD CUTTERS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the laydown of Coast 
Guard Fast Response Cutters to assess Coast Guard mission readi-
ness and to identify areas of need for asset coverage. 
SEC. 11210. ACQUISITION LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES. 
Section 1132(e) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) TYPES OF ESTIMATES.—For each Level 1 or Level 2 
acquisition project or program, in addition to life-cycle cost 
estimates developed under paragraph (1), the Commandant 
shall require that— 
‘‘(A) life-cycle cost estimates developed under para-
graph (1) be updated before— 
‘‘(i) each milestone decision is concluded; and 
‘‘(ii) the project or program enters a new acquisi-
tion phase; and 
‘‘(B) an independent cost estimate or independent cost 
assessment, as appropriate, be developed to validate life- 
cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 11211. DISPOSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO E–LORAN. 
Section 914 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 914. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Commandant may dismantle or dispose of any real or personal 
property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard and 
used for the LORAN–C system.
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‘‘(b) RESTRICTION.—No action described in subsection (a) may 
be taken unless and until— 
‘‘(1) the Commandant notifies the Secretary of Transpor-
tation and the Secretary of Defense in writing of the proposed 
dismantling or disposal of a LORAN–C system; and 
‘‘(2) a period of 90 calendar days expires following the 
day on which the notice has been submitted. 
‘‘(c) RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION.—If, not later than 90 calendar 
days of receipt of the written notification under subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Defense notifies 
the Commandant, in writing, of a determination under section 
312(d) of title 49 that the property is required to provide a posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing system to provide redundant capa-
bility in the event the Global Positioning System signals are dis-
rupted, the Commandant shall transfer the property to the Depart-
ment of Transportation without any consideration. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION EXPIRATION.—If, at the end of the 90 cal-
endar day period no notification under subsection (b) has been 
received, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations 
in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate that the period in subsection (b)(2) has expired, 
and may proceed with the dismantling and disposal of the personal 
property, and disposing of the real property in accordance with 
section 2945 of this title. 
‘‘(e) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition on actions in subsection (b) 
does not apply to actions necessary for the safety of human life.’’. 
Subtitle B—Great Lakes 
SEC. 11212. GREAT LAKES WINTER COMMERCE. 
(a) GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives a report on Coast Guard icebreaking 
in the Great Lakes. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subpara-
graph (A) shall evaluate— 
(i) the economic impact of vessel delays or cancella-
tions associated with ice coverage on the Great Lakes; 
(ii) mission needs of the Coast Guard Great Lakes 
icebreaking program; 
(iii) the impact that the proposed standards 
described in paragraph (2) would have on— 
(I) Coast Guard operations in the Great Lakes; 
(II) Northeast icebreaking missions; and 
(III) inland waterway operations; 
(iv) a fleet mix analysis for meeting such proposed 
standards;