Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to allegations of certain special victim offenses

(a) In general Section 573 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy after Secretary of Defense; and (B) by striking Secretary of each military department and inserting Secretary concerned; (2) in subsection (b) by striking or Air Force Office of Special Investigations and inserting, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, or Coast Guard Investigative Services; (3) in subsection (c) by inserting or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy after Secretary of Defense; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting or the Commandant of the Coast Guard after Secretary of a military department; and (ii) by inserting or the Coast Guard after within the military department; (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting or the Coast Guard after within a military department; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (h) Time for establishment for Coast Guard Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Secretary 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 containing all the items described in subsections (e) and (f) as applied to the Coast Guard.. (b) Briefing Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the Commandant’s assessment and implementation, as appropriate, of the recommendations included in the Center for Naval Analyses report titled Assessing the USCG’s Special Victims’ Counsel Program, issued in June 2024, including— (1) the implementation status of each adopted recommendation, as appropriate; (2) for each adopted recommendation, a description of actions taken to implement such recommendation; (3) in the case of an adopted recommendation that has not been fully implemented— (A) a description of actions taken or planned to address such recommendation; (B) an estimated completion date; and (C) a description of the milestones necessary to complete the recommendation; (4) a description of any recommendation that will not be adopted and an explanation of the reason the recommendation will not be adopted; (5) a description of the metrics and milestones used to ensure completion and effectiveness of each adopted recommendation; (6) a description of any additional actions the Commandant is taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Coast Guard; (7) any legislative change proposal necessary to implement the adopted recommendations; and (8) an overview of any funding or resource necessary to implement each adopted recommendation in a timely and effective manner, including a list of personnel needed for such implementation.