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§10105 Reports to Congress

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part G— - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › Chapter CHAPTER 101— - GENERAL › § 10105

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 1 year after the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 became law, and each year after, the Commandant must send a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The report must show counts and results for reports, penalties, open and closed investigations, audits under the safety rules, a statistical review of safety-management compliance, how many credentials were denied or revoked for sexual harassment or assault, and recommendations (including needed funding and law changes) to meet title CXVI and its amendments. When collecting this information, the Commandant must protect the privacy rights of the people involved.

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Title 46, §10105

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(a)Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, and on an annual basis thereafter, 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 report that includes—
(1)the number of reports received under section 10104;
(2)the number of penalties issued under such section;
(3)the number of open investigations under such section, completed investigations under such section, and the outcomes of such open or completed investigations;
(4)the number of assessments or audits conducted under section 3203 and the outcome of those assessments or audits;
(5)a statistical analysis of compliance with the safety management system criteria under section 3203;
(6)the number of credentials denied or revoked due to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or related offenses; and
(7)recommendations to support efforts of the Coast Guard to improve investigations and oversight of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the maritime sector, including funding requirements and legislative change proposals necessary to ensure compliance with title CXVI of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and the amendments made by such title.
(b)In collecting the information required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall collect such information in a manner that protects the privacy rights of individuals who are subjects of such information.

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The date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of division K of Pub. L. 117–263, which was approved Dec. 23, 2022. Title CXVI of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, referred to subsec. (a)(7), is title CXVI of division K of Pub. L. 117–263, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4145. For complete classification of title CXVI to the Code, see Tables.

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46 U.S.C. § 10105

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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