Sec. 206. Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through condition-based maintenance

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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct a pilot project to enhance cutter readiness and reduce lost patrol days through the deployment of commercially developed condition-based program standards for cutter maintenance, in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b). In conducting the pilot project under subsection (a), the Commandant shall— select at least 1 legacy cutter asset and 1 class of cutters under construction with respect to which the application of the pilot project would enhance readiness; use commercially developed condition-based program standards similar to those applicable to privately owned and operated vessels or vessels owned or operated by other Federal agencies (such as those currently operating under the direction of Military Sealift Command); create and model a full ship digital twin for the cutters selected under paragraph (1); install or modify instrumentation capable of producing full hull, mechanical, and electrical data necessary to analyze cutter operational conditions with active maintenance alerts; and deploy artificial intelligence, prognostic-based integrated maintenance planning modeled after standards described in paragraph (2).

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— an interim report not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act on the progress in carrying out the pilot project described in subsection (a); and a final report not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act on the results of the pilot project described in subsection

(a)that includes— options to integrate commercially developed condition-based program standards for cutter maintenance to Coast Guard cutters; and plans to deploy commercially developed condition-based program standards for cutter maintenance to Coast Guard cutters.