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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 51 — Reports

§ 5115. Major grants, contracts, or other transactions

Statutory text

(a)

Notification.—

(1)

In general.—

Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress and the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs not later than 3 full business days in advance of the Coast Guard—

(A)

making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000;

(B)

making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order for the Coast Guard on the multiple award contract, or issuing a letter of intent totaling more than $4,000,000;

(C)

awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Coast Guard funds;

(D)

making a sole-source grant award; or

(E)

announcing publicly the intention to make or award an item described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(2)

Element.—

A notification under this subsection shall include—

(A)

the amount of the award;

(B)

the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated;

(C)

the type of contract;

(D)

an identification of the entity awarded the contract, such as the name and location of the entity; and

(E)

the account from which the funds are to be drawn.

(b)

Exception.—

If the Commandant determines that compliance with subsection (a) would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, the Commandant—

(1)

may make an award or issue a letter described in such subsection without the notification required under such subsection; and

(2)

shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued.

(c)

Applicability.—

Subsection (a) shall not apply to funds that are not available for obligation.

(d)

Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—

In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(1)

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(2)

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022

    Pub. L. 117–263 div. K title CXII § 11262(a) · 136 Stat. 2395

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 5115

    (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11262(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4060.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11262(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4060.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 5115. Major grants, contracts, or other transactions “(a) Notification.— “(1) In general.— Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress and the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs not later than 3 full business days in advance of the Coast Guard— “(A) making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000; “(B) making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order for the Coast Guard on the multiple award contract, or issuing a letter of intent totaling more than $4,000,000; “(C) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Coast Guard funds; “(D) making a sole-source grant award; or “(E) announcing publicly the intention to make or award an item described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. “(2) Element.— A notification under this subsection shall include— “(A) the amount of the award; “(B) the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated; “(C) the type of contract; “(D) an identification of the entity awarded the contract, such as the name and location of the entity; and “(E) the account from which the funds are to be drawn. “(b) Exception.— If the Commandant determines that compliance with subsection (a) would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, the Commandant— “(1) may make an award or issue a letter described in such subsection without the notification required under such subsection; and “(2) shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued. “(c) Applicability.— Subsection (a) shall not apply to funds that are not available for obligation. “(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.— In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— “(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and “(2) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.” .

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(Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11262(a), , 136 Stat. 4060.)

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