S4533-119

In Committee

Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act

119th Congress Introduced May 14, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires requirement for Coast Guard to buy certain articles from American sources Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Department of Defense and inserting Department. It relies on definition changes and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are National Security, Environment, and Defense.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires requirement for Coast Guard to buy certain articles from American sources Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Department of Defense and inserting Department...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires requirement for Coast Guard to buy certain articles from American sources Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Department of Defense and inserting Department.

Key Policy Areas

National Security, Environment, Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill requires requirement for Coast Guard to buy certain articles from American sources Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Department of Defense and inserting Department.

Policy Domains

National Security Environment Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
  • Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
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Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause:
National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 14, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

May 14, 2026

Introduced in Senate

May 14, 2026

Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
National Security Environment Defense

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