Sec. 8249. COAST GUARD AUTHORITIES STUDY

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## SEC. 8249 COAST GUARD AUTHORITIES STUDY ###

(a)In General The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act under which the Academy shall prepare an assessment of Coast Guard authorities. ###

(b)Assessment The assessment under subsection

(a)shall provide— ####

(1)an examination of emerging issues that may require Coast Guard oversight, regulation, or action; ####

(2)a description of potential limitations and shortcomings of relying on current Coast Guard authorities to address emerging issues; and ####

(3)an overview of adjustments and additions that could be made to existing Coast Guard authorities to fully address emerging issues. ###

(c)Report to the Congress Not later than 1 year after entering into an arrangement with the Secretary under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences 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 the assessment under this section. ###

(d)Emerging Issues In this section, the term “emerging issues” means changes in the maritime industry and environment that in the determination of the National Academy of Sciences are reasonably likely to occur within 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, including— ####

(1)the introduction of new technologies in the maritime domain; ####

(2)the advent of new processes or operational activities in the maritime domain; and ####

(3)changes in the use of navigable waterways. ###

(e)Form The assessment required under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.