Sec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3

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Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: CHAPTER 3—COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION SUBCHAPTER I–Organization 301. Grades and ratings SUBCHAPTER II–Positions 302. Commandant; appointment 303. Vice Commandant; appointment 304. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant 305. Vice admirals 306. Retirement 307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade 308.

Chief Acquisition Officer 309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director 310. Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service 311. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; Director 312. Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program 313. Chief of Staff to President: appointment 314. Captains of the port 315. Congressional affairs; Director 316. Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate 317. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian affairs 318. Judge Advocate General;

Deputy Judge Advocate General SUBCHAPTER III–Programs and Composition 331. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response 332. Marine industry training program 333. Training course on workings of Congress 334. National Coast Guard Museum 335. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program 336. Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project 337. Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 338. Redistricting notification requirement 339.

Prevention and response workforces . The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph

(2)are amended— by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 3 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. The table referred to in paragraph

(1)is the following: Table 14 section number before redesignation Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) Title 14 section number after redesignation 301 Grades and ratings 301 302 Comma- ndant; appointment 302 303 Retirement of Comman- dant or Vice Com- mandant 304 304 Vice Comm- andant; appointment 303 305 Vice admirals 305 306 Retirement 306 307 Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade 307 308 Chief Acquisition Officer 308 309 Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director 309 310 Chief of Staff to President: appointment 313 311 Captains of the port 314 312 Prevention and response workforces 339 313 Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response 331 314 Marine industry training program 332 315 Training for con- gressional affairs personnel 333 316 National Coast Guard Museum 334 317 United States Coast Guard Band; composition; Director 311 318 Environm- ental Compliance and Restoration Program 335 319 Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project 336 320 Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 337 321 Congre- ssional affairs; Director 315 322 Redis- tricting notification requirement 338 323 Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program 312 Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended— by inserting before section 301 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: ; by inserting before section 302 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: ; and by inserting before section 331 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: . Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— in section 502 by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; by redesignating section 503 as subsection

(b)of section 502 and transferring such section as redesignated to appear after subsection

(a)of section 502, as amended in paragraph (1); and in subsection

(b)of section 502, as so redesignated, by striking the section enumerator and heading and all that follows through The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary . Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— in section 301 by amending it to read as follows: In the Coast Guard, there shall be— admirals (two); vice admirals; rear admirals; rear admirals (lower half); captains; commanders; lieutenant commanders; lieutenants; lieutenants (junior grade); ensigns; chief warrant officers; cadets; warrant officers; and enlisted members. Enlisted members shall be distributed in ratings established by the Secretary. ; in section 303 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) by— inserting before

(a)Appointment.— The President ; by striking , who may be reappointed for further periods of four years ; by inserting the following after Chief of the Coast Guard : In time of war or during a national emergency declared by Congress, the Commandant may be reappointed for a term of not more than 4 years. ; by striking The term of an appointment and inserting the following: The term of an appointment ; and by striking The Commandant while and inserting the following: The Commandant while ; in section 305(a)(1) (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b))— in the matter preceding subparagraph

(A)by striking may and inserting shall ; in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking be the chief of staff of the Coast Guard and inserting oversee personnel management, workforce, and dependent support, training, and related matters ; in section 307 in the section heading by striking and inserting Admiral ; Admirals by inserting after section 309 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: There shall be a Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service. The Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service shall report directly to and be under the general supervision of the Commandant, acting through the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard. ; by inserting after section 315 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: There shall be in the Coast Guard a Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate who is a judge advocate in a grade of O-6. The Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate shall be assigned to the staff of the Commandant in the first regularly scheduled O-6 officer assignment panel to convene following the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 and perform such duties relating to legal matters arising in the Coast Guard as such legal matters relate to the Commandant, as may be assigned. In accordance with Federal trust responsibilities and treaty obligations, laws, and policies relevant to Indian Tribes and in support of the principles of self-determination, self-governance, and co-management with respect to Indian Tribes, and to support engagement with Native Hawaiians, there shall be in the Coast Guard a Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs (in this section referred to as the ‘Special Advisor’), who shall— be selected by the Secretary and the Commandant through a competitive search process; have expertise in Federal Indian law and policy, including government-to-government consultation; to the maximum extent practicable, have expertise in legal and policy issues affecting Native Hawaiians; and have an established record of distinguished service and achievement working with Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. The position of Special Advisor shall be a career reserved position at the GS–15 level or greater. The Special Advisor shall— ensure the Federal government upholds the Federal trust responsibility and conducts consistent, meaningful, and timely government-to-government consultation and engagement with Indian Tribes, which shall meet or exceed the standards of the Federal Government and the Coast Guard; ensure meaningful and timely engagement with— Native Hawaiian organizations; and Tribal organizations; advise the Commandant on all policies of the Coast Guard that have Tribal implications in accordance with applicable law and policy, including Executive Orders; work to ensure that the policies of the Federal Government regarding consultation and engagement with Indian Tribes and engagement with Native Hawaiian organizations and Tribal organizations are implemented in a meaningful manner, working through Coast Guard leadership and across the Coast Guard, together with— liaisons located within Coast Guard districts; the Director of Coast Guard Governmental and Public Affairs; and other Coast Guard leadership and programs and other Federal partners; and support Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations in all matters under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. No officer or employee of the Coast Guard or the Department of Homeland Security may interfere with the ability of the Special Advisor to give direct and independent advice to the Secretary and the Commandant on matters related to this section. In this section: The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Native Hawaiian organization has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 ) except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The term Tribal organization has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates. The term of office is not more than 4 years. The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard shall be appointed from those officers who at the time of appointment are members of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a State, and who have had at least 8 years of experience in legal duties as commissioned officers. The Judge Advocate General, in addition to other duties prescribed by law— is the legal adviser of the Commandant of the Coast Guard and of all officers and agencies of the Coast Guard; shall direct the officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates in the performance of their duties; and shall receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings of courts of inquiry and military commissions. The Deputy Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard shall be appointed by the Commandant, from civilians in the Senior Executive Service (career reserved) who meet the qualifications set forth in subsection (b). The term of office of the Deputy Judge Advocate General is not more than four years with reappointment for an additional term of 4 years. When there is a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, or during the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Deputy Judge Advocate General shall perform the duties of the Judge Advocate General until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate General position overlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Judge Advocate General from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates with the qualifications in subsection (b). When there is a vacancy of the position of Deputy Judge Advocate General, to include during the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge Advocate from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates with the qualifications in subsection (b). Such officer shall perform the duties of the Deputy Judge Advocate General until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate General position overlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge Advocate from civilians in the Senior Executive Service (career reserved), or GS-15s, who meet the qualifications in subsection (b). The Commandant shall ensure compliance with this section not later than 30 days after enactment of this section. No officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security may interfere with— the ability of the Judge Advocate General to give independent legal advice to the Commandant or Vice Commandant; or the ability of judge advocates of the Coast Guard assigned or attached to, or performing duty with, military units to give independent legal advice to commanders. ; by striking section 333 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) and inserting the following: The Commandant, and such other individuals and organizations as the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop a training course on the workings of Congress. The training course developed in subparagraph

(A)shall be offered at least once each year. The training developed under subparagraph

(A)may be provided more than once a year to facilitate timely receipt by covered recipients. At least once each year, any covered recipients shall receive the training developed under paragraph (1). In this paragraph, the term covered recipients means— flag officers serving in the Coast Guard; members of the senior executive service (career reserved) serving in positions in the Coast Guard; and political appointees— serving in positions in the Coast Guard; or at the Department of Homeland Security with Coast Guard in their portfolio, including any Senior Advisor to the Secretary for the Coast Guard. The training course required by this subsection shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including— the history and structure of Congress and the committee systems of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including the functions and responsibilities of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; the documents produced by Congress, including bills, resolutions, committee reports, and conference reports, and the purposes and functions of such documents; the legislative processes and rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including similarities and differences between the 2 processes and 2 sets of rules, including— the congressional budget process; the congressional authorization and appropriation processes; the Senate advice and consent process for Presidential nominees; and the Senate advice and consent process for treaty ratification; all relevant notification and reporting requirements in statute, policy, or any other agreement to Congress; the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff in the legislative process; and the concept and underlying purposes of congressional oversight within the governance framework of separation of powers; the roles of independent oversight entities, including the Offices of the Inspector Generals, the Government Accountability Office, and other independent entities, with respect oversight of the Coast Guard; the legal and ethical requirements of complying with oversight conducted by such independent oversight entities, including compliance with congressionally mandated oversight; an overview of section 552a of title 5 (popularly known at the Privacy Act of 1974) with respect to working with Congress and independent oversight; an overview of the right of all Coast Guard members and staff to engage with Congress as a constitutionally protected right; and with respect to Coast Guard covered recipients, an overview of any law administered by the Coast Guard and any policy implemented by the Coast Guard the understanding of which is necessary to improve— compliance with such law and policy; ethics; professionalism; and timeliness of response to Congressional oversight requests, including requests from independent oversight entities. The Commandant shall develop a training course on the workings of Congress, which shall be administered in person for to any required participant. In this subsection, the term required participant means— any member of the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs selected for a position as— a fellow; a liaison; a counsel; or administrative staff; a Coast Guard district or area governmental affairs officer; an individual who reviews, makes edits, or transmits formal or informal correspondence with respect to the Coast Guard to Congress, including relevant program level personnel; an individual who serves in— the Office of Coordination, Programs, and Accountability or successor office; or the Force Design 2028 office; and Coast Guard Office of General Law personnel, including such personnel detailed to the Coast Guard. The training course required under this subsection shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including— the items described in subparagraphs

(C)through

(K)of subsection (a)(2); the roles of Coast Guard fellows, liaisons, counsels, governmental affairs officers, the Coast Guard Office of Program Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters program offices, and any other entity the Commandant considers relevant; the roles and responsibilities of Coast Guard public affairs and external communications personnel with respect to Members of Congress and the staff of such Members necessary to enhance communication between Coast Guard units, sectors, and districts and Member offices and committees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visibility of Coast Guard activities; and with respect to Coast Guard required participants, an overview of any law administered by the Coast Guard and any policy implemented by the Coast Guard the understanding of which is necessary to improve— compliance with such law and policy; ethics; professionalism; and timeliness of response to Congressional oversight requests, including requests from independent oversight entities. At the written request of a receiving congressional office, the training course required under this section shall include a multi-day detail within the Coast Guard Office of Coordination, Programs, Accountability to ensure adequate exposure to Coast Guard policy, oversight, and requests from Congress. A detail under this paragraph is not required to be consecutive with the balance of the training. A member of the Coast Guard selected for a position described in subsection

(a)shall complete the training required by this section before the date on which such member reports for duty for such position. The Commandant shall ensure that not less than 60 percent of the lecturers, panelists, and other individuals providing education and instruction as part of the training courses required under this section are experts on Congress and the Federal legislative process who are not employed by the executive branch of the Federal Government. In satisfying the requirement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall seek, and may accept, educational and instructional services of lecturers, panelists, and other individuals and organizations provided to the Coast Guard on a pro bono basis. ; and in section 334 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b))— by amending subsection

(b)to read as follows: The Secretary may expend funds appropriated to the Coast Guard on— the design of a Museum; engineering, construction, construction administration, and quality assurance services for a Museum, including construction, construction administration, and quality assurance services carried out by the Association; and providing Federal financial assistance to the Association for the activities under subsection (d). ; and by amending subsection

(g)to read as follows: With respect to the services related to the activities for which the Secretary can expend funds under subsection (b), or for maintenance or operation of the Museum, the Secretary may, with respect to any entity— solicit and accept such services; and enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement to acquire such services. . Nothing in chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, or any other law, may be construed to require the Coast Guard to construct, own, or operate a Museum as a condition of providing financial support to the Association for the purposes for which assistance is authorized under such chapter. In paragraph (1), the terms Association and Museum have the meanings given such terms in chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code. The training required by subsection

(a)of section 333 of title 14, United States Code (as amended by this Act), shall replace the training that was required by the Commandant on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the manner in which the Special Advisor for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs will be incorporated into the governance structure of the Coast Guard, including a timeline for the incorporation that is completed not later than 1 year after date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 1 year after the date of the establishment of the position of the Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs under section 317 of title 14, United States Code, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the duties, responsibilities, and actions of the Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs, including management of best practices. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on potential collaborations on and research and use of indigenous place-based knowledge and research. In providing the briefing under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall identify current and potential future opportunities to improve coordination with Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations to support— Coast Guard mission needs, such as the potential for research or knowledge to enhance maritime domain awareness, including opportunities through the ADAC–ARCTIC Center of Excellence of the Department of Homeland Security; and Coast Guard efforts to protect indigenous place-based knowledge and research. In this subsection: The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Native Hawaiian organization has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 ) except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The term Tribal organization has the meaning given the such in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). Nothing in this subsection, or an amendment made by subsection (d)(6), shall be construed to impact— the right of any Indian Tribe; or any government-to-government consultation. Section 11237 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117–263 ) is amended— in subsection

(a)by striking section 312 of title 14 and inserting section 339 of title 14 ; and in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking section 312 of title 14 and inserting section 339 of title 14 . Section 807(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–282 ) is amended by striking section 313 of title 14 and inserting section 331 of title 14 . Section 3533(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ) is amended by striking section 315 of title 14 and inserting section 333 of title 14 . Section 311(j)(9)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(9)(D) ) is amended by striking section 323 of title 14 each place it appears and inserting section 312 of title 14 each such place. Section 102 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking The Coast Guard shall and inserting the following: The Coast Guard shall . Section 888(a) of Public Law 107–296 is transferred to appear in section 102 of title 14, United States Code, before subsection (b). Section 2516 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— in subsection

(a)by inserting described in section 102 after Coast Guard operations ; and by striking subsection (d). Section 221 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016 ( 10 U.S.C. 1413a note) is amended by striking section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( and inserting 6 U.S.C. 468(a) ) section 102 of title 14, United States Code .

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