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The bill expands DoD-managed grant support and formalizes coordination to strengthen Coast Guard mission infrastructure and community support, at the cost of increased federal spending and added interagency complexity that may slow projects and raise oversight questions.
Coast Guard installations and nearby communities (including local and rural governments) become eligible for DoD-managed grants to fund roads, utilities, and other infrastructure that directly support Coast Guard missions and local economic activity.
DoD is required to seek the Coast Guard Commandant's concurrence when prioritizing projects, formalizing DoD–Coast Guard coordination and improving interagency planning for mission-supporting investments.
Taxpayers may face increased federal spending because the bill creates additional grant eligibility and potential new obligations funded by DoD or future appropriations.
Local governments and Coast Guard personnel could experience slower timelines for awarding grants and completing projects due to the added interagency coordination step.
Extending DoD-managed grants to support DHS Coast Guard missions could create jurisdictional and oversight questions between DoD and DHS about project priorities and long-term maintenance responsibilities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds Coast Guard installations and missions to the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program and requires DoD to seek Coast Guard concurrence on related project selections.
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include installations of the Coast Guard in the defense community infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 28, 2026 by Jimmy Patronis · Last progress April 28, 2026
Expands the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program to cover Coast Guard installations and missions. It requires the Secretary of Defense to obtain the Commandant of the Coast Guard’s concurrence when evaluating and prioritizing community-infrastructure projects that support Coast Guard installations, makes grants available for authorized Coast Guard missions, and clarifies that Coast Guard installations under Department of Homeland Security jurisdiction count as "military installations" for the program.