Sec. 281. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the search and rescue operations at impacted Coast Guard facilities that contains the following: The number of impacted Coast Guard facilities. The number of active Coast Guard facilities operating as scheduled mission stations.
The number of active search and rescue personnel at each impacted Coast Guard facility. The number of search and rescue personnel at each impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter. A description of active and past first responder cooperative agreements made between each impacted Coast Guard facility and local law enforcement or first responders for search and rescue operations. The average response time for all search and rescue operations at each impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter.
The number of lives lost during search and rescue operations at each impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter. The number of vessel safety checks administered by an impacted Coast Guard facility beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter. The number of search and rescue incidents in which a facility responded to a search and rescue incident in an area previously covered by an impacted Coast Guard facility but was unable to fulfill the mission, including— the distance traveled to the destination of each incident; the duration time traveled to reach the destination of each incident; whether the incident resulted in a loss of life; whether the search and rescue team was able to reach the destination of the incident to complete operations; whether the Coast Guard had to rely on local authorities to address the incident due to operational limitations for Coast Guard; and identifying the local authorities addressing search and rescue incidents under subparagraph (E).
The number of ice rescue missions taken by impacted Coast Guard facilities beginning in 2021 and accounted for annually thereafter. The area of responsibility covered by each impacted Coast Guard facility. Any other metrics determined to be relevant by the Commandant to convey the changes to search and rescue operations at impacted Coast Guard facilities. In this section, the term impacted Coast Guard facility means a facility or station that was designated as a schedule mission station or closed under either the Assignment Year 2024 Force Alignment Initiative or the Assignment Year 2025 Force Alignment Initiative.