Sec. 233. MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE POLICY ASSESSMENT

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## SEC. 233 MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSISTANCE POLICY ASSESSMENT ###

(a)In General The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall assess the Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy as it relates to State and local responders. ###

(b)Scope The assessment under subsection

(a)shall consider, at a minimum— ####

(1)the extent to which Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators have entered into domestic search and rescue agreements with State and local responders under the National Search and Rescue Plan; ####

(2)whether the domestic search and rescue agreements include the Maritime Search and Rescue Assistance Policy; and ####

(3)the extent to which Coast Guard sectors coordinate with 911 emergency centers, including ensuring the dissemination of appropriate maritime distress check-sheets. ###

(c)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit a report on the assessment under subsection

(a)to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. # TITLE III SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION