H.R. 7659 — what changed

Section 12111(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

“(3) Energy production or transmission facility defined—In this subsection, the term energy production or transmission facility means a floating offshore facility that is—

“(A) not a vessel;

changed “(B) securely and substantially moored to the seabed, but not by driven pile anchors; seabed; and

“(C) equipped with wind turbines which are used for the generation and transmission of non-mineral energy resources.”

added Section 8437 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—

added “(c) Prohibition—The Commandant shall prohibit any vessel anchoring on the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection (a) unless such anchoring is within any anchorage established before January 1, 2021.”

“955. Requirement to maintain certain records

changed “(a) In general—The Commandant shall maintain all work product related to final action documenting a disposition decision on an investigation by the Coast Guard Investigative Service or other law enforcement entity investigating a Coast Guard member accused of misconduct for not less than 7 years from date an offense against chapter 47 of the disposition decision.title 10.

changed “(b) Final action memo—Upon a final Record retention period—Work product documents and the case action documenting a disposition decision summary described in subsection (a), the convening authority or final decision making authority, as applicable, (c) shall sign be maintained for a final action memo that includes period of not less than 7 years from date of the following:disposition decision.

changed “(1) A reference “(c) Case action summary—Upon a final disposition action for cases described in subsection (a), except for offenses of wrongful use or possession of a controlled substance under section listing 912a of title 10 (article 112a of the materials reviewed in making Uniform Code of Military Justice) where the member accused is an officer of pay grade O-4 and below or an enlisted member of pay grade E-7 and below, a disposition decision.convening authority shall sign a case action summary that includes the following:

changed “(2) “(1) The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of investigation listed as either a reference or an enclosure.disposition actions.

changed “(3) “(2) The prosecution memo, signed by the convening authority or the final decision making authority, listed name and included as an enclosure.command of the referral authority.

changed “(4) The completed Coast Guard Investigative Service report of adjudication listed and included “(3) Records documenting when a referral authority consulted with a staff judge advocate or special trial counsel, as an enclosure.applicable, before a disposition action was taken, to include the recommendation of the staff judge advocate or special trial counsel.

changed “(5) The “(4) A reference section listing the materials reviewed in making a disposition decision.

changed “(c) Work product—In this section, the term work product includes—“(5) The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of investigation.

changed “(1) a prosecution memo;“(6) The completed Coast Guard Investigative Service report of adjudication included as an enclosure.

added “(d) Work product—In this section, the term “work product” includes—

added “(1) a prosecution memorandum;

“(2) emails, notes, and other correspondence related to a disposition decision; and

added “(3) the contents described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c).

added “(e) Savings clause—Nothing in this section authorizes or requires, or shall be construed to authorize or require, the discovery, inspection, or production of reports, memoranda, or other internal documents or work product generated by counsel, an attorney for the government, or their assistants or representatives.”

removed “(3) the content described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b).”