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This bill funds the Coast Guard and updates many rules to improve safety, protect waterways, and better support service members and families. It also establishes a Secretary of the Coast Guard.
Key changes for people and communities:
Amends the pilot program duration in the Don Young Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2022 (section 11304(a)(2)(A)(i)), striking "4 years" and inserting "6 years", thereby extending the pilot program referenced at 16 U.S.C. 1390.
Modifies Section 5 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504): strikes the first sentence of subsection (a) and replaces subsection (f) with a new NEPA compliance provision that defines 'lead agency' per NEPA and designates the Maritime Administration as the Federal lead agency for NEPA purposes for deepwater port applications; states that compliance with NEPA in accordance with this provision fulfills the Federal lead agency requirement.
Amends Section 9(b) of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) by striking the specified text in that subsection (administrative-costs-related text is removed as indicated).
Amends section 30(c) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356(c)) to revise and reformat the exemptions from manning and crewing requirements: replaces paragraph (1) with new text, modifies paragraph (1)(C), and replaces paragraph (2) with a reorganized exemption structure for certain foreign-owned vessels, rigs, platforms, and other structures.
Adds a new section 955 to title 14 requiring a comprehensive policy and procedures on retention of and access to evidence and records relating to covered misconduct involving Coast Guard members, including objectives, required elements, and minimum retention periods (including 50-year retention rules for certain sexual-assault evidence and records).
Adds a new section 956 to title 14 requiring the Commandant to maintain certain investigative work product and case documentation and prescribing a retention period and contents of a case action summary.
Adds a new section 1909 to title 14 establishing a 'safe-to-report' policy for the Coast Guard to govern handling of minor collateral misconduct when a member is an alleged victim or reporting witness of sexual assault.
Amends 14 U.S.C. 1902 by adding a new subsection (g) that provides for consideration of transfer requests by cadets who are victims of sexual assault or related offenses; sets timing and procedural requirements for processing such requests.
Adds new 14 U.S.C. 2132 authorizing the Secretary to designate a limited number of Coast Guard officers as having particular expertise in military justice or healthcare, sets promotion/grade rules (not included on active duty promotion list, promoted under section 2126, not promoted above captain) and includes related clerical amendments
Conforming amendment to section 2102(a) inserting officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to the new section (2132) into the second sentence's list of officers described in that sentence
And 106 more affected sections...
Introduced July 2, 2025 by Samuel Graves · Last progress July 23, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 12 (Roll no. 218). (text: CR H3572-3617)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 12 (Roll no. 218). (text: CR H3572-3617: 4)