Sec. 9605. Sense of Congress and report on implementation of policy on issuance of warrants and subpoenas and whistleblower protections by agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service

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It is the sense of Congress that— Coast Guard components with investigative authority should exercise such authority with due respect for the rights of whistleblowers; and the Commandant should— ensure compliance with the legal requirements intended to protect whistleblowers; seek to shield the disclosure of the identities of whistleblowers; and create an environment in which whistleblowers do not fear reprisal for reporting misconduct. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the policy of the Coast Guard on the issuance of warrants and subpoenas and whistleblower protections by agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.

The report required by subsection

(b)shall include the following: A discussion of current and any new policy of the Coast Guard on the issuance of warrants and subpoenas and whistleblower protections by agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including Coast Guard Investigative Service Criminal Investigation Operating Procedure CIOP 2019–02, and the differences between such current policies and new policies. A plan (including milestones) for the implementation of the following: Incorporation of Coast Guard Investigative Service Criminal Investigation Operating Procedure CIOP 2019–02 into the next revision of the relevant Coast Guard investigative manual. Training on the policy described in paragraph

(1)for the following: Agents and legal counsel of the Coast Guard Investigative Service. Personnel of the Office of General Law. Relevant Coast Guard headquarters personnel. Such other Coast Guard personnel as the Commandant considers appropriate.