This bill creates a new position of Secretary of the Coast Guard, to be appointed by the President with Senate approval. Currently, the Coast Guard operates under the Department of Homeland Security without a dedicated secretary at the cabinet level. The new Secretary would have direct authority over Coast Guard operations, report only to the Secretary of the department where the Coast Guard operates (removing intermediate reporting requirements), and would oversee the Commandant, who would report directly to the Secretary. The bill also makes technical updates to federal law to define this new position within the Coast Guard's statutory framework. No specific funding or implementation timeline is included in the legislation.
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