Sec. 286. Transparency and oversight

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Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or the designee of the Secretary, shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress and the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs not later than 3 full business days before— making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000; making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a Coast Guard multiple award contract, or issuing a letter of intent totaling more than $4,000,000; awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Coast Guard funds; making a sole-source grant award; or announcing publicly the intention to make or award an item described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

A notification under this subsection shall include— the amount of the award; the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type of contract; an identification of the entity awarded the contract, such as the name and location of the entity; and the account from which the funds are to be drawn. If the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines that compliance with subsection

(a)would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, the Secretary— may make an award or issue a letter described in that subsection without the notification required under that subsection; and shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued. Subsection

(a)shall not apply to funds that are not available for obligation. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.