Sec. 3522. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION

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## SEC. 3522 PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION Section 573 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)(3), by— #####

(A)striking “require that safety concerns identified” and inserting “ensure that independent third parties and Government employees that identify safety concerns”; and #####

(B)striking “Coast Guard shall be communicated as” and inserting “Coast Guard communicate such concerns as”; ####

(2)in subsection (b)(4), by striking “Any safety concerns that have been reported to the Chief Acquisition Officer for an acquisition program or project shall be reported by the Commandant” and inserting “The Commandant shall ensure that any safety concerns that have been communicated under paragraph

(3)for an acquisition program or project are reported”; ####

(3)in subsection (b)(5)— #####

(A)by striking the matter preceding subparagraph

(A)and inserting the following: > > #### “(5) Asset already in low, initial, or full-rate production > > The Commandant shall ensure that if an independent third party or a Government employee identifies a safety concern with a capability or asset or any subsystems of a capability or asset not previously identified during operational test and evaluation of a capability or asset already in low, initial, or full-rate production—” > ; #####

(B)in subparagraph (A), by inserting “the Commandant, through the Assistant Commandant for Capability, shall” before “notify”; and #####

(C)in subparagraph (B), by striking “notify the Chief Acquisition Officer and include in such notification” and inserting “the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support shall notify the Commandant and the Deputy Commandant for Operations of the safety concern within 50 days after the notification required under subparagraph (A), and include in such notification”; and ####

(4)in subsection (c)— #####

(A)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “and that are delivered after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (5), by striking “and delivered after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010”.