,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gii  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fbjf  ,report ,no4 #aae-ajbj  ,,in     
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,june #be1 #bjah ,mr4 ,garamendi 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,hunter7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,november #ac1 #bjah   
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,commandant of   
the ,coast ,guard to establish a ,blue  
,technology center of expertise1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,coast ,guard 
,blue ,technology ,center of ,expertise 
,act4  #b4 ,coast ,guard ,blue          
,technology center of expertise  7a7    
,establishment ,not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and subject to the availability of 
appropriations1 the ,commandant shall   
establish under section #eh of title    

#ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 a ,blue     
,technology center of expertise4  7b7   
,missions ,in addition to the missions  
listed in section #eh7;b7 of title #ad1 
,united ,states ,code1 the ,center--    
7#a7 shall--  7,a7 promote awareness    
within the ,coast ,guard of the range   
and diversity of ,blue ,technologies and
 their potential to enhance ,coast      
,guard mission readiness1 operational   
performance1 and regulation of such     
technologies2  7,b7 function as an      
interactive conduit to enable the       
sharing and dissemination of ,blue      
,technology information between the     
,coast ,guard and representatives from  
the private sector1 academia1 nonprofit 
organizations1 and other ,federal       
agencies2  7,c7 increase awareness among
 ,blue ,technology manufacturers1       
entrepreneurs1 and vendors of ,coast    
,guard acquisition policies1 procedures1
 and business practices2 and  7,d7      
provide technical support1 coordination1
 and assistance to ,coast ,guard        

districts and the ,coast ,guard         
,research and ,development ,center1 as  
appropriate2 and  7#b7 subject to the   
requirements of the ,coast ,guard       
,academy1 may coordinate with the       
,academy to develop appropriate         
curricula regarding ,blue ,technology to
 be offered in professional courses of  
study to give ,coast ,guard cadets and  
officer candidates a greater background 
and understanding of ,blue              
,technologies4  7c7 ,blue ,technology   
exposition2 briefing ,not later than #f 
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,commandant shall     
provide to the ,committee on            
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a        
briefing on the costs and benefits of   
hosting a biennial ,coast ,guard ,blue  
,technology exposition to further       
interactions between representatives    
from the private sector1 academia1 and  

nonprofit organizations1 and the ,coast 
,guard and examine emerging technologies
 and ,coast ,guard mission demands4  7d7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,center ,the term ,center means the     
,blue ,technology center of expertise   
established under this section4  7#b7   
,commandant ,the term ,commandant means 
the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard4   
7#c7 ,blue technology ,the term ,blue   
,technology means any technology1       
system1 or platform that--  7,a7 is     
designed for use or application above1  
on1 or below the sea surface or that is 
otherwise applicable to ,coast ,guard   
operational needs1 including such a     
technology1 system1 or platform that    
provides continuous or persistent       
coverage2 and  7,b7 supports or         
facilitates-- 7i7 maritime domain       
awareness1 including--  7,i7            
surveillance and monitoring2  7,,ii7    
observation1 measurement1 and modeling3 
or  7,,iii7 information technology and  
communications2  7ii7 search and rescue2

  7iii7 emergency response2  7iv7       
maritime law enforcement2  7v7 marine   
inspections and investigations2 or  7vi7
 protection and conservation of the     
marine environment4  ,november #ac1     
#bjah ,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed