§ 5115. Major grants, contracts, or other transactions

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