H.R. 4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Bill · 119th Congress (2025–2026). Passed House, 23 Jul 2025. Introduced 2 Jul 2025.

Official title: To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, to establish the Secretary of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Vote results

House, 23 Jul 2025: Passed, 399 Yea, 12 Nay, 0 Present, 19 Not voting. The House’s roll call
Senate: not yet considered.
President: Not before the President yet: both chambers must pass it first.

How each member voted

Senate

Not yet considered.

House

Yea (399): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11); Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); Ken Calvert (R-CA-41); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Brad Sherman (D-CA-32); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Mike Thompson (D-CA-4); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10); Darrell Issa (R-CA-48); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Jim Costa (D-CA-21); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Al Green (D-TX-9); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); André Carson (D-IN-7); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-5); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Tom McClintock (R-CA-5); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); Judy Chu (D-CA-28); John Garamendi (D-CA-8); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); David Schweikert (R-AZ-1); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-6); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Lois Frankel (D-FL-22); Richard Hudson (R-NC-9); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25); Mark Takano (D-CA-39); Juan Vargas (D-CA-52); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); Ted Lieu (D-CA-36); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); David G. Valadao (R-CA-22); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-16); James Comer (R-KY-1); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Josh Harder (D-CA-9); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Lucy McBath (D-GA-6); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Cleo Fields (D-LA-6); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-18); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51); Young Kim (R-CA-40); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1); Barry Moore (R-AL-1); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Mark Alford (R-MO-4); Becca Balint (D-VT-AL); Aaron Bean (R-FL-4); Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13); Greg Casar (D-TX-35); Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31); Mike Collins (R-GA-10); Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30); Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1); Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15); Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17); Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11); Mike Ezell (R-MS-4); Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4); Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10); Russell Fry (R-SC-7); Robert Garcia (D-CA-42); Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3); Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10); Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL); Erin Houchin (R-IN-9); Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4); Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38); Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4); Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1); John James (R-MI-10); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37); Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7); Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2); Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3); Nick LaLota (R-NY-1); Greg Landsman (D-OH-1); Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23); Michael Lawler (R-NY-17); Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15); Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12); Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13); Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8); Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2); Richard McCormick (R-GA-7); Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3); Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8); Max L. Miller (R-OH-7); Cory Mills (R-FL-7); Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1); Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23); Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15); Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3); Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5); Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7); Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3); Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6); Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3); Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17); Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5); Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13); Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13); Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2); Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2); Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4); Gabe Amo (D-RI-1); Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2); Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26); Vince Fong (R-CA-20); Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6); LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10); Tony Wied (R-WI-8); Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3); Tom Barrett (R-MI-7); Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5); Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK-AL); Wesley Bell (D-MO-1); Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3); Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8); Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5); Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3); Jeff Crank (R-CO-5); Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3); Troy Downing (R-MT-2); Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3); Gabe Evans (R-CO-8); Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-AL); Shomari Figures (D-AL-2); Laura Friedman (D-CA-30); Brandon Gill (R-TX-26); Laura Gillen (D-NY-4); Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12); Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2); Adam Gray (D-CA-13); Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8); Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8); Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10); Mark Harris (R-NC-8); Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3); Brian Jack (R-GA-3); Julie Johnson (D-TX-32); Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3); Brad Knott (R-NC-13); George Latimer (D-NY-16); Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16); Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7); John W. Mannion (D-NY-22); Sarah McBride (D-DE-AL); April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6); Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8); Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6); John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5); Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8); Dave Min (D-CA-47); Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2); Tim Moore (R-NC-14); Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3); Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2); Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3); Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9); Emily Randall (D-WA-6); Josh Riley (D-NY-19); Luz M. Rivas (D-CA-29); Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2); Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6); Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12); Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10); David J. Taylor (R-OH-2); Derek Tran (D-CA-45); Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7); George Whitesides (D-CA-27); Randy Fine (R-FL-6); Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1); David Scott (D-GA-13); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20).

Nay (12): Andy Harris (R-MD-1); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2); Eric Burlison (R-MO-7); Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2); Keith Self (R-TX-3).

Not voting (19): Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6); Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14).

Speaker, not listed (1): Mike Johnson (R-LA-4).

Not in office (14): James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11); Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Matt Van Epps (R-TN-7); Christian D. Menefee (D-TX-18); Clay Fuller (R-GA-14); Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11); James Gallagher (R-CA-1); Everton Blair Jr. (D-GA-13); Aisha Wahab (D-CA-14); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Sylvester Turner (D-TX-18).

Summary

Main subject: Authorizes appropriations and personnel strength levels for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and changes Coast Guard organization, acquisition, personnel, shipping, oil pollution and sexual misconduct response laws. Sec. 101, Sec. 102, Sec. 201, Sec. 233, Sec. 301, Sec. 401, Sec. 502

Its core areas: Coast Guard appropriations and end strength authorization; Coast Guard organization and the Secretary of the Coast Guard; Coast Guard acquisition oversight and reporting to Congress; Coast Guard Academy governance and safety; Sexual assault and sexual harassment response and covered misconduct reporting; Merchant mariner credentialing; Vessel safety, ports and waterways; Oil pollution response and Comptroller General reports.

Unexpected Items: 57 provisions

These provisions fall outside the bill’s main subject or apply narrowly. This describes the text; it is not a judgment.

Not related to the bill’s main subject (40)

Sec. 203: Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs: Creates a Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs in the Coast Guard and requires briefings to committees on the position and on research collaboration with Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
Sec. 204: Reinstatement of training course on workings of Congress: Replaces the existing Coast Guard training course on the workings of Congress and requires a separate in-person course for congressional affairs personnel.
Sec. 205: Services and use of funds for, and leasing of, the National Coast Guard Museum: Amends the authority for the National Coast Guard Museum to cover design, engineering, construction administration and quality assurance services, and allows the Coast Guard to lease the Museum and adjacent property from the Association.
Sec. 211: Public availability of information: Moves and amends a requirement to publish information on drug and person interdictions, including numbers, drug types, unaccompanied minors, and Coast Guard sectors where incidents occurred.
Sec. 212: Cyber coordination and support in foreign territories: Allows the Coast Guard to coordinate with foreign entities on cyber prevention and response assistance for marine transportation systems outside the United States, with reimbursement authority.
Sec. 213: Modification of treatment of minor construction and improvement project management: Raises a dollar threshold in the minor construction project management provision from $1,500,000 to $4,000,000.
Sec. 214: Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in tsunami inundation zones: Requires location-specific tsunami preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties in tsunami inundation zones, with annual exercises and a briefing to committees.
Sec. 215: Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions: Adds to quarterly reports the status of use of renovated Coast Guard facilities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, and a plan for a hangar near the St. Paul airport.
Sec. 216: Scientific mission for USCGC Storis: Amends the law on the USCGC Storis scientific mission, requiring a memorandum of agreement for research use by the Under Secretary and barring fees to the Under Secretary or other agreement parties.
Sec. 217: Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund: Amends the Department of the Treasury forfeiture fund statute to treat the Coast Guard as a Treasury law enforcement organization and eliminates separate Coast Guard funds.
Sec. 241: Family leave policies for Coast Guard: Amends Coast Guard family leave policy to cover reserve component members and placement of a minor child for adoption or long-term foster care, and allows leave to be taken after the one-year period in certain cases.
Sec. 242: Modifications to career flexibility program: Shortens a time period in the career flexibility program from 2 months to 30 days and adds benefit and access provisions for participating members, including victims of alleged sex-related offenses.
Sec. 243: Direct hire authority for certain personnel: Lets the Commandant hire candidates for listed Coast Guard positions without regard to most competitive-service hiring rules, when there is a shortage or critical hiring need, through September 30, 2030.
Sec. 244: Command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska: Requires the Commandant, on request, to grant command sponsorship to dependents of Coast Guard members assigned to Unalaska, Alaska.
Sec. 245: Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers: Authorizes a cash maternity uniform allowance for pregnant Coast Guard officers, in an amount set by Secretary policy rather than in the text.
Sec. 246: Consolidation of authorities for college student precommissioning initiative: Rewrites the Coast Guard college student precommissioning program, including eligibility for institutions with at least 50 percent enrollment from listed groups, and allows other expenses of up to $25,000 per academic year.
Sec. 248: Behavioral health: Directs the Commandant to set up a pilot program placing behavioral health technicians at 3 or more Coast Guard clinics, ending September 30, 2029, and to hire at least 5 more behavioral health specialists.
Sec. 249: Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to Alaska: Requires a policy reimbursing airfare for Coast Guard members assigned to a duty location in Alaska to travel within the United States or its territories, with the travel time treated as leave.
Sec. 250: Tuition Assistance and Advanced Education Assistance Pilot Program: Creates a pilot program under which active-duty members who complete a sea duty tour get a 1-year cut in service obligation and a tuition assistance cap of up to double the standard cap; it ends 6 years after it is established.
Sec. 251: Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard in remote locations: Requires an incentive program of recruitment, relocation and retention bonuses for civilian firefighters employed by the Coast Guard in remote locations, with locations identified by the Commandant.
Sec. 252: Notification: Requires the Commandant to notify committees before the end of each fiscal year or continuing resolution about funding status, the Coast Guard's status as an armed force, members serving overseas, and past shutdown impacts.
Sec. 271: Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses: Requires the Coast Guard to update its overdose medication policy so naloxone or similar medication is available on all installations and in each operational environment, and to join a DoD tracking system.
Sec. 272: Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug trafficking: Requires the Commandant to develop a policy to address and interdict maritime trafficking of controlled substances and precursors, including seizure or disposal of vessels, and to brief committees on it.
Sec. 274: Feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and deployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific: Requires a feasibility study of additional Coast Guard port visits and deployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific, including homeporting fast response cutters in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 275: Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aviation hangar: Requires a study and gap analysis of the aviation hangar at one named Coast Guard air station and its capacity for current and additional aircraft.
Sec. 276: Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems: Requires a report on how the Joint Travel Regulations affect Coast Guard members who travel to or from locations served by ferry systems.
Sec. 277: Report on Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program: Requires a report on the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, including participating schools, funding by school and year, and whether to expand it.
Sec. 278: Report and briefings on implementing section 564 of title 14: Requires the Commandant to brief committees on the cost to the Coast Guard of meeting the requirements of section 564 of title 14 in fiscal years 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Sec. 279: Report on role of Coast Guard: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the role the Coast Guard is expected to play in assisting the military departments over the next 5, 10 and 20 years.
Sec. 280: Report on Coast Guard personnel skills: Requires a report analyzing Coast Guard personnel skills transferable to the dredging industry and a plan for outreach and recruitment of separating personnel into that industry.
Sec. 281: Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations: Requires an annual report on search and rescue operations at Coast Guard facilities or stations designated as schedule mission stations or closed under the Assignment Year 2024 or 2025 Force Alignment Initiative.
Sec. 282: Report on alternative sites for the location of Station St. Thomas: Requires a report examining alternative sites on St. Thomas for Station St. Thomas, with a cost estimate for acquiring an alternative site and relocating the station.
Sec. 341: Information on type approval certificates: Requires the Commandant, on request, to give States, the District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and territories the Coast Guard's data on ballast water management systems with type approval certificates.
Sec. 342: Clarification of authorities: Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to make the Maritime Administration lead agency for environmental review, and moves certain Coast Guard deepwater port authorities to the Secretary of Transportation within 18 months, except for applications submitted before enactment.
Sec. 344: Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for Puget Sound region: Extends a pilot program for a cetacean desk for the Puget Sound region from 4 years to 6 years.
Sec. 349: Administrative costs: Removes the limit of 5 percent per fiscal year for administrative costs from the Marine Debris Act authorization.
Sec. 602: Comptroller General review of quality and availability of Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel wellness: Directs the Comptroller General to review the quality and availability of behavioral health care for Coast Guard personnel, starting with Training Center Cape May, then the Coast Guard Academy and other training locations.
Sec. 603: Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs and other entities: Directs the Comptroller General to study Coast Guard efforts to reduce missing or incomplete medical records and to share medical data with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 234: Great Lakes icebreaking: Requires a strategy for a Great Lakes icebreaker and a Bay class tug replacement report, and creates a five-season pilot program on keeping Great Lakes waterways open.
Sec. 504: Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare: Lets the Secretary designate a limited number of Coast Guard officers with expertise in military justice or healthcare, who are off the active duty promotion list and capped at the grade of captain.

Applies only to a specific place or group (1)

Sec. 268: Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations: Lets the Secretary authorize a defined category of nonprofit foundations to use Coast Guard Academy facilities or equipment, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.

Funds a specific named project or event (1)

Sec. 405: Investment of Exxon Valdez oil spill court recovery in high yield investments and marine research: Amends the law governing Exxon Valdez oil spill court recovery funds, allowing deposits in outside accounts and directing that grants prioritize habitat protection and restoration.

Exception or delay for a subset (10)

Sec. 232: Acquisition improvements: Exempts Coast Guard service life extension programs from the requirements that apply to Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition projects.
Sec. 235: Entity other than the Coast Guard: Notwithstanding section 1105(a) of title 14, lets the Commandant have an entity other than the Coast Guard contract for the Arctic Security Cutters and other vessels funded under section 40001 of Public Law 119–21.
Sec. 301: Merchant mariner credentialing: Allows, from enactment through December 31, 2065, up to 50 percent of unlicensed seamen on certain vessels to be aliens of the kinds described in the cited paragraph, notwithstanding the existing limit in subparagraph (A).
Sec. 332: Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed maritime systems: For 2 years after enactment, exempts small uncrewed maritime systems owned, operated, or chartered by NOAA, or surveying under a NOAA agreement, from vessel inspection, design, operations, navigation, credentialing, and training requirements that a NOAA official determines would harm data collection.
Sec. 346: Classification societies: Changes conditions for delegating authority to foreign classification societies and states that nothing authorizes a delegation to a classification society from the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 348: Offshore operations: Extends vessel fuel-transfer provisions to non-mineral energy production, and if the Commandant does not amend regulations and a manual within 60 days, directs the Secretary not to apply section 3702 to certain non-tanker vessels transferring fuel to offshore facilities.
Sec. 406: Additional response assets: Exempts certain vessels engaged in oil spill response from inspection when they operate in the Western Alaska or Prince William Sound Captain of the Port Zones, and repeals section 11316 of Public Law 117–263.
Sec. 233: Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards: Restates the bar on procuring vessels with major hull or superstructure components built in foreign shipyards, and lets the President authorize exceptions on national security grounds after written notice to committees.
Sec. 312: Performance driven examination schedule: Lets the Secretary adopt a performance-driven examination schedule that sets how often eligible foreign vessels are examined, instead of the annual examination, for vessels with no detention, proved violation or marine casualty in the last 36 months.
Sec. 102: Authorized levels of military strength and training: Raises Coast Guard end strength and training levels for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and delays application of 10 U.S.C. 517(a) to the Coast Guard until October 1, 2027.

Delays or blocks a specific regulation (4)

Sec. 316: St. Lucie River railroad bridge: Requires the Commandant to conduct an independent boat traffic study at mile 7.4 of the St. Lucie River before adopting a final rule in the named docket.
Sec. 317: Large recreational vessel regulations: Changes the Act referenced in section 3529(a)(3) of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which is titled large recreational vessel regulations, from 'this Act' to the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025.
Sec. 327: Anchorages: Directs the Secretary to suspend establishing new anchorage grounds on a stretch of the Hudson River, and keeps the earlier Port of New York boundary points in place for 20 years.
Sec. 345: Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of marking fishing gear: Changes the end of a suspension of enforcement on the use of AIS-broadcasting devices to mark fishing gear to December 31, 2029.

Changes a government process (1)

Sec. 403: Timing of review: Bars any person from bringing an action challenging an on-scene coordinator's decision about a removal action until the removal action is completed.

What it does

Sec. 101: Amends section 4902 of title 14 to set Coast Guard authorizations of appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, including $11,287,500,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $15,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 in its first funding category.
Sec. 102: Raises authorized Coast Guard active-duty end strength to 50,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, 55,000 for fiscal year 2027, and 60,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
Sec. 201: Establishes a Secretary of the Coast Guard, appointed by the President with Senate consent, with powers over Coast Guard affairs, and requires the Commandant to report to that Secretary.
Sec. 113: Requires the Commandant to brief congressional committees each quarter on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs, covering cost, schedule, risks and contractors.
Sec. 233: Prohibits the Commandant from leasing, chartering or procuring a vessel with a major hull or superstructure component built in a foreign shipyard, unless the President authorizes a national security exception and submits a written explanation.
Sec. 505: Requires the Commandant to establish a safe-to-report policy on minor collateral misconduct involving members and cadets who are alleged victims or reporting witnesses of sexual assault.
Sec. 502: Requires a Coast Guard policy on retaining evidence and records of covered misconduct, with physical, forensic and documentary evidence of rape or sexual assault kept not less than 50 years.
Sec. 301: Changes the sea service periods required for merchant mariner deck and entry-level credentials and allows approved training days to be substituted for days of sea service.
Sec. 261: Establishes a Board of Visitors to the Coast Guard Academy with congressional and presidentially designated members, and requires it to meet at least annually.
Sec. 347: Prohibits owners and operators from abandoning non-barge vessels on navigable waters, authorizes a civil penalty of not more than $500, and requires a national inventory of abandoned vessels.

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