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Sec. 11252. Strategy for retention of cuttermen. 
Sec. 11253. Study on performance of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command. 
Sec. 11254. Study on frequency of weapons training for Coast Guard personnel. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 11255. Modification of prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made 
unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 11256. Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations. 
Sec. 11257. Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness. 
Sec. 11258. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes. 
Sec. 11259. National Coast Guard Museum funding plan. 
Sec. 11260. Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 11261. Transfer and conveyance. 
Sec. 11262. Transparency and oversight. 
Sec. 11263. Study on safety inspection program for containers and facilities. 
Sec. 11264. Operational data sharing capability. 
Sec. 11265. Feasibility study on construction of Coast Guard station at Port Mans-
field. 
Sec. 11266. Procurement of tethered aerostat radar system for Coast Guard Station 
South Padre Island. 
Sec. 11267. Prohibition on major acquisition contracts with entities associated with 
Chinese Communist Party. 
Sec. 11268. Review of drug interdiction equipment and standards; testing for 
fentanyl during interdiction operations. 
Sec. 11269. Public availability of information on monthly migrant interdictions. 
Sec. 11270. Cargo waiting time reduction. 
Sec. 11271. Study on Coast Guard oversight and investigations. 
Subtitle H—Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Response and Prevention 
Sec. 11272. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. 
Sec. 11273. Policy on requests for permanent changes of station or unit transfers 
by persons who report being the victim of sexual assault. 
Sec. 11274. Sex offenses and personnel records. 
Sec. 11275. Study on Special Victims’ Counsel program. 
TITLE CXIII—ENVIRONMENT 
Subtitle A—Marine Mammals 
Sec. 11301. Definitions. 
Sec. 11302. Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port oper-
ations on marine mammals. 
Sec. 11303. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large cetaceans. 
Sec. 11304. Pilot program to establish a Cetacean Desk for Puget Sound region. 
Sec. 11305. Monitoring ocean soundscapes. 
Subtitle B—Oil Spills 
Sec. 11306. Report on changing salvors. 
Sec. 11307. Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response contracts. 
Sec. 11308. Improving oil spill preparedness. 
Sec. 11309. Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria. 
Sec. 11310. Coast Guard claims processing costs. 
Sec. 11311. Calculation of interest on debt owed to national pollution fund. 
Sec. 11312. Per-incident limitation. 
Sec. 11313. Access to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. 
Sec. 11314. Cost-reimbursable agreements. 
Sec. 11315. Oil spill response review. 
Sec. 11316. Additional exceptions to regulations for towing vessels. 
Sec. 11317. Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer. 
Subtitle C—Environmental Compliance 
Sec. 11318. Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established anchorage 
grounds. 
Sec. 11319. Study on impacts on shipping and commercial, Tribal, and recreational 
fisheries from development of renewable energy on West Coast. 
Sec. 11320. Use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of marking fishing 
gear. 
Subtitle D—Environmental Issues 
Sec. 11321. Notification of communication outages. 
Sec. 11322. Improvements to communication with fishing industry and related 
stakeholders.
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Sec. 11323. Advance notification of military or other exercises. 
Sec. 11324. Modifications to Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 11325. Load lines. 
Sec. 11326. Actions by National Marine Fisheries Service to increase energy pro-
duction. 
Sec. 11327. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. 
Sec. 11328. Safety standards. 
Subtitle E—Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention 
Sec. 11329. Definitions. 
CHAPTER 1—COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH SEAFOOD IMPORT 
MONITORING 
Sec. 11330. Enhancement of Seafood Import Monitoring Program Message Set in 
Automated Commercial Environment system. 
Sec. 11331. Data sharing and aggregation. 
Sec. 11332. Import audits. 
Sec. 11333. Availability of fisheries information. 
Sec. 11334. Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program. 
Sec. 11335. Authorization of appropriations. 
CHAPTER 2—STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TO COMBAT 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 11336. Denial of port privileges. 
Sec. 11337. Identification and certification criteria. 
Sec. 11338. Equivalent conservation measures. 
Sec. 11339. Capacity building in foreign fisheries. 
Sec. 11340. Training of United States observers. 
Sec. 11341. Regulations. 
TITLE CXIV—SUPPORT FOR COAST GUARD WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Support for Coast Guard Members and Families 
Sec. 11401. Coast Guard child care improvements. 
Sec. 11402. Armed Forces access to Coast Guard child development services. 
Sec. 11403. Cadet pregnancy policy improvements. 
Sec. 11404. Combat-related special compensation. 
Sec. 11405. Study on food security. 
Subtitle B—Healthcare 
Sec. 11406. Development of medical staffing standards for Coast Guard. 
Sec. 11407. Healthcare system review and strategic plan. 
Sec. 11408. Data collection and access to care. 
Sec. 11409. Behavioral health policy. 
Sec. 11410. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain 
injury. 
Sec. 11411. Improvements to Physical Disability Evaluation System and transition 
program. 
Sec. 11412. Expansion of access to counseling. 
Sec. 11413. Expansion of postgraduate opportunities for members of Coast Guard 
in medical and related fields. 
Sec. 11414. Study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs. 
Sec. 11415. Study on Coast Guard telemedicine program. 
Subtitle C—Housing 
Sec. 11416. Study on Coast Guard housing access, cost, and challenges. 
Sec. 11417. Audit of certain military housing conditions of enlisted members of 
Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. 
Sec. 11418. Study on Coast Guard housing authorities and privatized housing. 
Sec. 11419. Strategy to improve quality of life at remote units. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 11420. Report on availability of emergency supplies for Coast Guard per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 11421. Fleet mix analysis and shore infrastructure investment plan. 
TITLE CXV—MARITIME 
Subtitle A—Vessel Safety 
Sec. 11501. Responses to safety recommendations.
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Sec. 11502. Requirements for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels. 
Sec. 11503. Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passenger vessels. 
Sec. 11504. At-sea recovery operations pilot program. 
Sec. 11505. Historic wood sailing vessels. 
Sec. 11506. Certificates of numbers for undocumented vessels. 
Sec. 11507. Comptroller General review and report on Coast Guard oversight of 
third-party organizations. 
Sec. 11508. Articulated tug-barge manning. 
Sec. 11509. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 11510. Exemptions for certain passenger vessels. 
Subtitle B—Merchant Mariner Credentialing 
Sec. 11511. Modernizing merchant mariner credentialing system. 
Sec. 11512. Assessment regarding application process for merchant mariner creden-
tials. 
Sec. 11513. GAO report. 
Sec. 11514. Military to Mariners Act of 2022. 
Sec. 11515. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 11516. Nonoperating individual. 
Sec. 11517. Oceanographic research vessels. 
Sec. 11518. Port access routes briefing. 
Sec. 11519. Definition of stateless vessel. 
Sec. 11520. Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in aquaculture ac-
tivities. 
Sec. 11521. Report on securing vessels and cargo. 
Sec. 11522. Report on enforcement of coastwise laws. 
Sec. 11523. Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California. 
Sec. 11524. Prohibition on entry and operation. 
Sec. 11525. Floating dry docks. 
Sec. 11526. Updated requirements for fishing crew agreements. 
TITLE CXVI—SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION 
AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 11601. Definitions. 
Sec. 11602. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial. 
Sec. 11603. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or rev-
ocation. 
Sec. 11604. Accommodation; notices. 
Sec. 11605. Protection against discrimination. 
Sec. 11606. Alcohol at sea. 
Sec. 11607. Surveillance requirements. 
Sec. 11608. Master key control. 
Sec. 11609. Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment. 
Sec. 11610. Safety management system. 
Sec. 11611. Reports to Congress. 
TITLE CXVII—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
Officer Corps 
Sec. 11701. Definitions. 
Sec. 11702. Requirement for appointments. 
Sec. 11703. Repeal of requirement to promote ensigns after 3 years of service. 
Sec. 11704. Authority to provide awards and decorations. 
Sec. 11705. Retirement and separation. 
Sec. 11706. Improving professional mariner staffing. 
Sec. 11707. Legal assistance. 
Sec. 11708. Acquisition of aircraft for agency air, atmosphere, and weather recon-
naissance and research mission. 
Sec. 11709. Report on professional mariner staffing models. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 11710. Conveyance of certain property of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration in Juneau, Alaska. 
TITLE CXVIII—TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING 
AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 11801. Terms and vacancies.
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Sec. 11802. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. 
Sec. 11803. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 11804. Transportation worker identification credential technical amendments. 
Sec. 11805. Reinstatement. 
Sec. 11806. Determination of budgetary effects. 
Sec. 11807. Technical amendment. 
Sec. 11808. Lighthouse service amendments. 
SEC. 11002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ means the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, the term 
‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating. 
SEC. 11003. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this division may be construed— 
(1) to satisfy any requirement for government-to-govern-
ment consultation with Tribal governments; or 
(2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any 
Tribal government. 
(b) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Tribal government’’ means the recognized governing body of any 
Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu-
nity, component band, or component reservation, individually identi-
fied (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 
104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 
(25 U.S.C. 5131). 
TITLE CXI—AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 11101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2020 and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 and 
2023’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and 
(ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(ii) $10,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘$17,035,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$23,456,000’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘, (A)(ii) 
$17,376,000’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(ii), $24,353,000’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and 
(ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(ii) $3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking clauses (i) and 
(ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(ii) $20,808,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(A) $7,476,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) $14,681,084 for fiscal year 2023.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $240,577,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) $252,887,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
SEC. 11102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 
TRAINING. 
Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2020 and 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2020 and 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’. 
SEC. 11103. AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, there are authorized 
to the Commandant for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023— 
(1) $25,000,000 for the child care subsidy program as estab-
lished under section 11401and any additional eligible uses 
established by the Commandant under the amendment made 
by subsection (c) of section 11401; 
(2) $1,300,000 for expansion of behavioral health services 
in the Coast Guard under section 11412; 
(3) $3,000,000 for the Aqua Alert Notification System pilot 
program established under section 11207; and 
(4) $1,000,000 to prepare the evaluation of requirements 
for the Arctic Security Cutter. 
SEC. 11104. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR ACQUISITION OF ADDI-
TIONAL VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under section 4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code, as 
amended by section 11101, for fiscal year 2023— 
(1) $300,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition 
of a twelfth National Security Cutter; 
(2) $420,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition 
of 6 Fast Response Cutters; 
(3) $172,500,000 is authorized for the program manage-
ment, design, and acquisition of 12 Pacific Northwest heavy 
weather boats that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 
52-foot motor surfboat; 
(4) $167,200,000 is authorized for the third Polar Security 
Cutter; 
(5) $150,000,000 is authorized for the acquisition or 
procurement of an available icebreaker (as such term is defined 
under section 11223); 
(6) for fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000 shall be authorized 
for the acquisition of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as 
capable as Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw (WLBB–30); 
(7) in addition to amounts authorized under paragraph 
(6), $20,000,000 shall be authorized for the design and selection 
of icebreaking cutters for operation in the Great Lakes, the 
Northeastern United States, and the Arctic as appropriate, 
that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 140-foot 
icebreaking tugs; and
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TITLE CXII—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Infrastructure and Assets 
SEC. 11201. REPORT ON SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILI-
TIES PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, the Com-
mandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes— 
(1) a detailed list of Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure 
projects contemplated in each Coast Guard Sector area of 
responsibility and planned within the 7 years following the 
submission of the annual report for all Coast Guard facilities 
located within each Coast Guard Sector area of responsibility 
in the order of priority, including recapitalization, maintenance 
needs in excess of $100,000, dredging, and other shoreside 
infrastructure needs of the Coast Guard; 
(2) the estimated cost of projects to fulfill each project, 
to the extent available; and 
(3) a general description of the state of planning, including 
design and engineering, for each such project. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include all unfunded shoreside infrastructure and facility priorities 
meeting the criteria under subsection (a) recommended to the Com-
mandant for consideration for inclusion in the unfunded priority 
list report to Congress under section 5108 of title 14, United States 
Code, regardless of whether the unfunded shoreside infrastructure 
project is included in the final annual unfunded priority list to 
Congress. 
SEC. 11202. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON RESOURCING STRATEGY FOR 
WESTERN PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation 
with the Coast Guard Commander of the Pacific Area, the 
Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report outlining the resourcing needs of the Coast Guard to 
achieve optimum operations in the Western Pacific region. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the risks and associated needs— 
(i) to United States strategic maritime interests, 
in particular such interests in areas west of the Inter-
national Date Line, including risks to bilateral mari-
time partners of the United States, posed by not fully 
staffing and equipping Coast Guard operations in the 
Western Pacific region;
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(ii) to the Coast Guard mission and force posed 
by not fully staffing and equipping Coast Guard oper-
ations in the Western Pacific region; and 
(iii) to support the call of the President, as set 
forth in the Indo-Pacific Strategy, to expand Coast 
Guard presence and cooperation in Southeast Asia, 
South Asia, and the Pacific Islands, with a focus on 
advising, training, deployment, and capacity building. 
(B) A description of the additional resources, including 
shoreside resources, required to fully implement the needs 
described in subparagraph (A), including the United States 
commitment to bilateral fisheries law enforcement in the 
Pacific Ocean. 
(C) A description of the operational and personnel 
assets required and a dispersal plan for available and 
projected future Coast Guard cutters and aviation forces 
to conduct optimum operations in the Western Pacific 
region. 
(D) An analysis with respect to whether a national 
security cutter or fast response cutter located at a United 
States military installation in a foreign country in the 
Western Pacific region would enhance United States 
national security, partner country capacity building, and 
prevention and effective response to illegal, unreported, 
and unregulated fishing. 
(E) An assessment of the benefits and associated costs 
involved in— 
(i) increasing staffing of Coast Guard personnel 
within the command elements of United States Indo- 
Pacific Command or subordinate commands; and 
(ii) designating a Coast Guard patrol force under 
the direct authority of the Commander of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command with associated forward- 
based assets and personnel. 
(F) An identification of any additional authority nec-
essary, including proposals for legislative change, to meet 
the needs identified in accordance with subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) and any other mission requirement in the 
Western Pacific region. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the Commandant submits the report under subsection (a), the Com-
mandant, or a designated individual, 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 findings and conclusions of such 
report. 
SEC. 11203. STUDY AND REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DRUG 
TRAFFICKING THREATS IN FLORIDA STRAITS, CUBA, 
AND CARIBBEAN REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall conduct a study on 
threats to national security, drug trafficking, and other relevant 
threats the Commandant considers appropriate in the Florida 
Straits and Caribbean region, including Cuba.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of— 
(A) new technology and evasive maneuvers used by 
transnational criminal organizations to evade detection and 
interdiction by Coast Guard law enforcement units and 
interagency partners; and 
(B) capability gaps of the Coast Guard with respect 
to— 
(i) the detection and interdiction of illicit drugs 
in the Florida Straits and Caribbean region, including 
Cuba; and 
(ii) the detection of national security threats in 
such region. 
(2) An identification of— 
(A) the critical technological advancements required 
for the Coast Guard to meet current and anticipated threats 
in such region; 
(B) the capabilities required to enhance information 
sharing and coordination between the Coast Guard and 
interagency partners, foreign governments, and related 
civilian entities; and 
(C) any significant developing threats to the United 
States posed by illicit actors in such region. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 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 Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the results of the study under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 11204. COAST GUARD YARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the Coast Guard Yard, the 
uses of the amounts authorized under sections 11105(a)(2) and 
11106 are to— 
(1) improve resilience and capacity; 
(2) maintain and expand Coast Guard organic manufac-
turing capacity; 
(3) expand training and recruitment; 
(4) enhance safety; 
(5) improve environmental compliance; and 
(6) ensure that the Coast Guard Yard is prepared to meet 
the growing needs of the modern Coast Guard fleet. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Coast 
Guard Yard receives improvements that include the following: 
(1) Facilities upgrades needed to improve resilience of the 
shipyard, its facilities, and associated infrastructure. 
(2) Acquisition of a large-capacity drydock. 
(3) Improvements to piers and wharves, drydocks, and cap-
ital equipment utilities. 
(4) Environmental remediation. 
(5) Construction of a new warehouse and paint facility. 
(6) Acquisition of a new travel lift. 
(7) Dredging necessary to facilitate access to the Coast 
Guard Yard. 
(c) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall
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submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, a workforce development 
plan that— 
(1) outlines the workforce needs of the Coast Guard Yard 
with respect to civilian employees and active duty members 
of the Coast Guard, including engineers, individuals engaged 
in trades, cyber specialists, and other personnel necessary to 
meet the evolving mission set of the Coast Guard Yard; and 
(2) includes recommendations for Congress with respect 
to the authorities, training, funding, and civilian and active- 
duty recruitment, including the recruitment of women and 
underrepresented minorities, necessary to meet workforce needs 
of the Coast Guard Yard for the 10-year period beginning 
on the date of submission of the plan. 
SEC. 11205. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN 
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS TO PROCURE COST-EFFEC-
TIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR MISSION NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1158. Authority to enter into transactions other than con-
tracts 
and 
grants 
to 
procure 
cost-effective, 
advanced technology for mission-critical needs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Com-
mandant may enter into transactions (other than contracts, coopera-
tive agreements, and grants) to operate, test, and acquire cost- 
effective technology for the purpose of meeting the mission needs 
of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(b) 
OPERATION, 
TESTING, 
AND
ACQUISITION.—Operation, 
testing, and acquisition of technologies under subsection (a) shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) carried out in accordance with Coast Guard policies 
and guidance; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with the operational requirements of the 
Coast Guard. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Commandant may not enter into a 
transaction under subsection (a) with respect to a technology that— 
‘‘(1) does not comply with the cybersecurity standards of 
the Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(2) is sourced from an entity domiciled in the People’s 
Republic of China, unless the Commandant determines that 
the prototype or procurement of such a technology is for the 
purpose of— 
‘‘(A) counter-UAS or surrogate testing; or 
‘‘(B) intelligence, electronic warfare, and information 
warfare, testing, and analysis. 
‘‘(d) EDUCATION AND TRAINING.—The Commandant shall ensure 
that management, technical, and contracting personnel of the Coast 
Guard involved in the award or administration of transactions 
under this section are provided adequate education and training 
with respect to the authority under this section. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Commandant shall prescribe regula-
tions as necessary to carry out this section.