HouseH.R. 10308119th Congress

Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10308 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10308

To amend title 46, United States Code, to delegate to the Commandant of 
   the Coast Guard authority to enter into intergovernmental support 
  agreements relating to installation-support services, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2026

Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Ezell, and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to delegate to the Commandant of 
   the Coast Guard authority to enter into intergovernmental support 
  agreements relating to installation-support services, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Coast Guard 
Communities Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. COAST GUARD INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS AUTHORITY.

    Chapter 5 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
``Sec. 506. Coast Guard intergovernmental support agreements authority
    ``(a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may exercise 
the authority of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating under section 2679 of title 10.
    ``(b) Notification.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the Commandant exercises the authority described in subsection (a), the 
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written notification 
of such exercise of authority, including a description of any 
intergovernmental support agreement entered into under such 
exercise.''.
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