One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025, Section 100001 ("Coast guard assets necessary to secure the maritime border and interdict migrants and drugs")

Summary

Appropriates $140 million for long-range unmanned aircraft systems and related infrastructure to improve the US Coast Guard's capabilities.

Allocates $180 million for maritime domain awareness equipment and services, including $75 million specifically for autonomous maritime systems.

Allows, through 2030, for entities other than the Coast Guard to acquire, procure, or construct floating dry docks, provided they meet defined requirements.

Limits design, planning, and engineering expenses to 15% of specified funding allocations for maintenance facilities.

Exempts acquisitions funded under this act from sections 1131, 1132, and 1133 of title 14, United States Code.

Mandates compliance with reporting requirements and submission of an expenditure plan to relevant Congressional committees.

Prohibits expenditure during any fiscal year if the Coast Guard is non-compliant with specified sections of title 14, United States Code.

Requires prior notification to Congress before procurement actions affecting cost or timelines.

Appropriates funds to the Coast Guard for aircraft, cutters, infrastructure, maintenance, and maritime domain equipment.

(a) In General.--For the purpose of the acquisition, sustainment, improvement, and operation of United States Coast Guard assets, in addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Commandant of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029-- (1) $571,500,000 for fixed wing aircraft and spare parts, training simulators, support equipment, and program management for such aircraft; (2) $1,283,000,000 for rotary wing aircraft and spare parts, training simulators, support equipment, and program management for such aircraft; (3) $140,000,000 for long-range unmanned aircraft systems and base stations, support equipment, and program management for such systems; (4) $4,300,000,000 for Offshore Patrol Cutters and spare parts and program management for such Cutters; (5) $1,000,000,000 for Fast Response Cutters and spare parts and program management for such Cutters; (6) $4,300,000,000 for Polar Security Cutters and spare parts and program management for such Cutters; (7) $4,978,000,000 for Arctic Security Cutters and domestic icebreakers and spare parts and program management for such Cutters and icebreakers; (8) $3,154,500,000 for design, planning, engineering, construction of, and program management for shoreside infrastructure, of which-- (A) $400,000,000 is provided for hangers and maintenance and crew facilities for the fixed wing aircraft for which funds are appropriated under paragraph (1) and rotary wing aircraft for which funds are appropriated under paragraph (2); (B) $2,329,500,000 is provided for homeports for the Cutters for which funds are appropriated under paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), National Security Cutters, and other Fast Response Cutters; and (C) $425,000,000 is provided for design, planning, engineering, construction of, and program management for enlisted boot camp barracks, multi-use training centers, and other related facilities; (9) $1,300,000,000 for aviation, cutter, shoreside facility depot maintenance, and C5I service maintenance, of which $500,000,000 is provided to acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock under subsection (b) and conduct channel dredging necessary to allow Cutters for which funds are appropriated under paragraph (4) and National Security Cutters to be maintained and repaired in such dry dock; and (10) $180,000,000 for equipment and services for maritime domain awareness, of which $75,000,000 is provided to contract the services of, acquire, or procure autonomous maritime systems.

Prohibits acquiring a floating dry dock unless facilitated externally or commercially available until 2030.

(b) Requirements.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commandant may not acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard Yard with amounts appropriated under subsection (a). (2) Permissible acquisition, procurement, or construction methods.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection and section 1105(a) of title 14, United States Code, the Commandant may, through September 30, 2030-- (A) provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to contract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a floating dry dock by contract, purchase, or other agreement; (B) construct a floating dry dock at the Coast Guard Yard; or (C) acquire or procure a commercially available floating dry dock. (3) Floating dry dock defined.--In this section, the term ``floating dry dock'' means equipment that is-- (A) documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code; and (B) capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security Cutter.

Limits 15% funding for design. Exempts specified sections during acquisitions. Permits non-Coast Guard contracting.

(c) Limitation.--Not more than 15 percent of the amounts provided in paragraph (9) of subsection (a) shall be available for design, planning, and engineering of the facilities described in such paragraph. (d) Application.--In carrying out acquisitions or procurements for which funds are appropriated under subsection (a), sections 1131, 1132, and 1133 of title 14, United States Code, shall not apply. (e) Entity Other Than the Coast Guard.--Notwithstanding section 1105(a) of title 14, United States Code, in carrying out acquisition, procurement, or construction of Arctic Security Cutters or domestic icebreakers for which funds are appropriated under subsection (a)(7), the Commandant may provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to contract for such acquisition, procurement, or construction.

Prohibits fund use if Commandant non-compliant; mandates reporting and notification to specific committees.

(f) Compliance With Applicable Reporting Requirements.--None of the amounts provided in-- (1) this section may be obligated or expended during any fiscal year in which the Commandant is not compliant with sections 5102 and 5103 (excluding section 5103(e)) of title 14, United States Code; and (2) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) may be obligated or expended until the Commandant provides the report required under section 11217 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117- 263) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (g) Notification Requirement.--The Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not less than 1 week prior to taking any procurement actions impacting estimated costs or timelines for acquisitions or procurements funded with amounts appropriated under this section.

Requires the Commandant to submit a detailed expenditure plan to Congressional committees within 90 days.

(h) Expenditure Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 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 a detailed expenditure plan, including projected project timelines for each acquisition and procurement funded under this section and a list of project locations to be funded under paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection (a). (i) Exception.--If the President authorizes an exception under section 1151(b) of title 14, United States Code, for any Coast Guard vessel, or the hull or superstructure of such vessel for which funds are appropriated under paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (a), no such funds shall be obligated until the President submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a written explanation of the circumstances requiring such an exception in the national security interest, including-- (1) a confirmation that there are insufficient qualified United States shipyards to meet the national security interest without such exception; and (2) actions taken by the President to enable qualified United States shipyards to meet national security requirements prior to the issuance of such an exception.