Sec. 403. Unmanned maritime systems
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The Commandant shall regularly assess available unmanned maritime systems for potential use to support missions of the Coast Guard. The Commandant shall make the assessment required under paragraph
(1)after consultation with the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, the academic sector, and developers and manufacturers of unmanned maritime systems. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, 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 actual and potential effects of the use of available unmanned maritime systems on the mission effectiveness of the Coast Guard. Each report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: An inventory of available unmanned maritime systems used by the Coast Guard, an overview of such usage, and a discussion of the mission effectiveness of such systems, including any benefits realized or risks or negative aspects of such usage. A prioritized list of Coast Guard mission requirements that could be met with additional unmanned maritime systems, and the estimated costs of acquiring and operating such systems. This list should take into consideration interoperability with the current and future fleet of National Security Cutters, Fast Response Cutters, Offshore Patrol Cutters, Polar Security Cutters, and in-service legacy cutters such as the 270-foot, 210-foot, and 225-foot Buoy Tenders. In this section: The term unmanned maritime system means a remotely operated or autonomous vehicle that— is produced by the commercial sector; is designed to travel in the air, on or under the ocean surface, on land, or any combination thereof; and functions without an on-board human presence. The term unmanned maritime system includes— associated components, such as control and communications, data transmission, and processing systems; an unmanned undersea vehicle; an unmanned surface vehicle; an unmanned aerial vehicle; an autonomous underwater vehicle; an autonomous surface vehicle; and an autonomous aerial vehicle. The term available unmanned maritime systems includes unmanned maritime systems that can be purchased commercially or are available to the Coast Guard in coordination with the Department of Defense or other Federal agency.