This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to study how Coast Guard personnel can transition into careers in the dredging industry, which maintains waterways critical to national security and the economy. The report, due within 180 days of the bill's enactment, must analyze transferable skills among Coast Guard members (particularly those with engineering, navigation, and equipment operation experience), propose recruitment strategies to connect separating or retiring service members with dredging jobs, evaluate whether new certification programs could validate their skills for the private sector, and describe coordination efforts with the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies. The bill essentially aims to create a pathway for Coast Guard veterans to support the maintenance of federally important waterways through private-sector employment. No specific funding is allocated in the legislation—it focuses on planning and reporting requirements rather than direct appropriations.
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