Require the Government Accountability Office to assess whether the Coast Guard has the resources, workforce, and tools necessary to meet its cyber mission.

Addison P. McDowell · North Carolina · Republican

oversight impact 2.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

This legislation would support the Coast Guard by requiring the Government Accountability Office to assess whether the Coast Guard has the resources, workforce, and tools necessary to meet its cyber mission.

McDowell introduced the MTS CYBER Act, which directs a GAO assessment of Coast Guard cyber mission capacity and needs.

McDowell Introduces MTS CYBER Act to Support Coast Guard Cybersecurity Mission | Congressman Addison McDowell
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Evaluating the sufficiency of the Coast Guard’s funding to carry out its cybersecurity responsibilities, including for personnel, training, and enforcement

The bill requires a review of whether Coast Guard cyber funding is sufficient for staffing, training, and enforcement.

McDowell Introduces MTS CYBER Act to Support Coast Guard Cybersecurity Mission | Congressman Addison McDowell
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Evaluating the Coast Guard’s ability to ensure that regulated entities like ports, cargo ships, etc., comply with cybersecurity requirements

The bill directs GAO to examine Coast Guard enforcement capacity over regulated maritime entities' cybersecurity compliance.

McDowell Introduces MTS CYBER Act to Support Coast Guard Cybersecurity Mission | Congressman Addison McDowell
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Evaluating the cybersecurity guidance that the Coast Guard provides to industry stakeholders (incl. ports, shippers, etc.) and ensuring they are practicable and in alignment with federal benchmarks and industry best practices

The bill requires a review of Coast Guard cybersecurity guidance for maritime industry stakeholders.

McDowell Introduces MTS CYBER Act to Support Coast Guard Cybersecurity Mission | Congressman Addison McDowell
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Evidence

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Press Release: Congressman McDowell and Congresswoman Bice Introduce Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act. May 29, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official site newsroom shows a May 29, 2026 release, but it is unrelated to Coast Guard cyber mission oversight. Inference: no concrete sign in the lookback window that McDowell delivered, partially delivered, blocked, or reversed the GAO-assessment promise.

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Congressman Addison McDowell | Representing North Carolina's 6th District
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

McDowell has served in federal office only since January 3, 2025. In the available record here, there is no evidence that he introduced, sponsored, passed, or materially advanced a measure requiring the Government Accountability Office to assess whether the Coast Guard has the resources, workforce, and tools needed for its cyber mission. The supplied official-site evidence is unrelated to Coast Guard cyber oversight. Given the thin record, this is better scored as unresolved rather than a confirmed failure or delivery.

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