Pacific Ready Coast Guard Act
Sponsored By: Representative Kelly (MS)
In Committee
Summary
Expand and institutionalize U.S. Coast Guard engagement across the Indo-Pacific. It would create a new Center of Expertise, require annual Pacific plans and budget displays, and force reports on bases, attaches, and a standing multinational maritime group.
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- Coast Guard personnel and planners would get a new Center of Expertise to run education, training, and research and to help build regional state capacity. The Center could accept data, staff, and funding support from federal agencies and partner countries.
- Indo-Pacific governments and navies would gain more U.S. training and coordination and new options for joint operations on humanitarian aid, anti-piracy, emergency response, and fisheries enforcement. The Act requires a report on forward operating bases with a timeline to establish bases by January 1, 2030.
- Congress would get an annual, unclassified Pacific operations plan by December 31, 2025 and an annual budget display by February 15, 2026, each followed by briefings to specified committees. Plans must include 10-year demand projections and resource needs across procurement, research, operations, and personnel.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual Pacific plan and budget report
The Coast Guard would send a Pacific operations plan by December 31, 2025, and every year after. It would set goals, areas for more presence, a 10‑year demand forecast, and needed staff, gear, and facilities. The plan would be unclassified with an optional classified annex. The Commandant would brief Congress by February 15, 2026 and yearly. A detailed Pacific budget display would also be due by February 15, 2026 and yearly, tied to the plan’s forecast and broken out by procurement, RDT&E, operations and maintenance, and personnel. All items would go to six named House and Senate committees.
New Coast Guard Indo-Pacific training center
This bill would create a Coast Guard Center of Expertise for Indo-Pacific maritime governance. The Center would offer training, education, and research to build partner capacity. Federal agencies could share data and loan staff to help. The Coast Guard would seek deals where partner countries provide services or funds, or work with their universities to support the Center.
Study of Pacific forward operating bases
The Coast Guard would report within 1 year on possible forward operating bases in the Indo-Pacific. It would list gaps, propose fixed and mobile base sites, and explain why. It would estimate costs, list needed approvals and agreements, and set a timeline to complete by January 1, 2030.
Plan to expand Coast Guard attaches
Within 6 months, the Coast Guard would report on attaches in Indo-Pacific embassies. It would count current attaches and name embassies where more would help U.S. goals. It would include a plan to add attaches and the resources and approvals needed.
Study for a regional maritime group
Within 120 days, the Coast Guard would report on forming a standing Indo-Pacific maritime group. It would review roles like humanitarian aid, anti‑piracy, emergency response, maritime domain awareness, and stopping unregulated fishing. The report could include other relevant issues.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kelly (MS)
MS • R
Cosponsors
Case
HI • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Dunn (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
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