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Text of Senate Amendment 6185

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6185" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6185

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3370] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6185. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: SEC. 1094. SHORE-TO-SHIP AUTOMATIC MARITIME COMMUNICATION NETWORK. (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall procure a services contract with a private entity to advance the implementation, operation, and maintenance of a nationwide shore-to-ship automatic maritime communication network along State and territorial coastlines for public and private use-- (1) to support navigation; and (2) to communicate critical safety, security, environmental, marine mammal, and waterways management information directly to all vessels that are required to carry, or that elect to carry, an Automatic Identification System. (b) Requests for Messaging.--The Commandant shall establish procedures by which other Federal agencies, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and other public and private stakeholders may request messaging through the network. (c) Use of Existing Infrastructure.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall, to the maximum extent practicable-- (1) leverage shore-to-ship Automatic Identification System stations that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are operated by private or non-Federal entities under permits issued by the Coast Guard and the Federal Communications Commission; (2) ensure that a services contract entered into under that subsection provides for the continued operation of such existing stations if such continued operation is consistent with the technical, operational, and coverage requirements of the network; and (3) avoid duplication of shore-to-ship Automatic Identification System coverage already provided by such existing stations. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6185 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3370] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6185. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: SEC. 1094. SHORE-TO-SHIP AUTOMATIC MARITIME COMMUNICATION NETWORK. (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall procure a services contract with a private entity to advance the implementation, operation, and maintenance of a nationwide shore-to-ship automatic maritime communication network along State and territorial coastlines for public and private use-- (1) to support navigation; and (2) to communicate critical safety, security, environmental, marine mammal, and waterways management information directly to all vessels that are required to carry, or that elect to carry, an Automatic Identification System. (b) Requests for Messaging.--The Commandant shall establish procedures by which other Federal agencies, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and other public and private stakeholders may request messaging through the network. (c) Use of Existing Infrastructure.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant shall, to the maximum extent practicable-- (1) leverage shore-to-ship Automatic Identification System stations that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are operated by private or non-Federal entities under permits issued by the Coast Guard and the Federal Communications Commission; (2) ensure that a services contract entered into under that subsection provides for the continued operation of such existing stations if such continued operation is consistent with the technical, operational, and coverage requirements of the network; and (3) avoid duplication of shore-to-ship Automatic Identification System coverage already provided by such existing stations. ______