Sec. 215. Recognized organizations; oversight
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Section 3316 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection
(g)as subsection (h), and by inserting after subsection
(f)the following: There shall be within the Coast Guard an office that conducts comprehensive and targeted oversight of all recognized organizations that act on behalf of the Coast Guard. The staff of the office shall include subject matter experts, including inspectors, investigators, and auditors, who possess the capability and authority to audit all aspects of such recognized organizations. In this subsection the term recognized organization has the meaning given that term in section 2.45–1 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Hamm Alert Maritime Safety Act of 2018 . . The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish the office required by the amendment made by subsection
(a)by not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.