Top Summary
This section of the US bill amends the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to include additional reports in quarterly submissions after the 2025 Coast Guard Authorization Act is enacted. These reports must detail the status of recently renovated facilities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, including projected dates for full use, and provide a detailed plan for acquiring and constructing a hangar near the existing airport to support Coast Guard operations in the Bering Sea.
Original Bill Text:
SEC. 215.Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions.
Section 11221 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(e) Additional reports on status of use of facilities and helicopter basing.—Beginning with the first quarterly report required under subsection (a) submitted after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall include in each such report—
“(1) the status of the use of recently renovated Coast Guard housing facilities, food preparation facilities, and maintenance and repair facilities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, including a projected date for full use and occupancy of such facilities in support of Coast Guard missions in the Bering Sea; and
“(2) a detailed plan for the acquisition and construction of a hangar in close proximity to existing St. Paul airport facilities for the prosecution of Coast Guard operational missions, including plans for the use of land needed for such hangar.”.