Sec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training
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Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— in subsection
(a)by striking 44,500 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 and inserting 50,000 for fiscal years 2026, and 55,000 for fiscal year 2027 ; and in subsection (b)— in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 ; in paragraph
(1)by striking 2,500 student years and inserting 4,000 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 ; in paragraph
(2)by striking 165 student years and inserting 250 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 ; in paragraph
(3)by striking 385 student years and inserting 700 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 ; and in paragraph
(4)by striking 1,200 student years and inserting 1,600 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 . In any fiscal year in which the submission required under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, does not include a proportional increase in the Operations and Support funding under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, to support the end strengths authorized under the amendments made by subsection (a)— the Commandant shall provide 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 on the plan of the Coast Guard to achieve growth in the Coast Guard’s military strength to 60,000, which shall include— proposed missions and purposes for the growth of the Coast Guard in military strength; for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032— the additional estimated cost of salaries and all benefits, including housing, education, and medical benefits; estimated recruiting and training resources and costs; and estimated resources and costs required to achieve sufficient training capacity for growth in enlisted and officer corps; and an explanation for why the estimated cost in subparagraph
(B)was not included in the submission required under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and the Commandant may not delegate the briefing required in paragraph (1). Section 517(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the Coast Guard until October 1, 2027.